Child Development Review

Studying the history of early childhood education is important for professionals for all but which of the following reasons?

• A) Historical information helps us understand how the field has developed and changed

• B) Studying history helps us understand how social factors such as views of children, understandings of race and ethnicity, and politics and economic factors have influenced education and continue to do so

• C) Understanding the history of the field helps us learn the best ways of helping children and families

• D) Studying history helps us evaluate which knowledge is invalid and should be discarded

Vygotsky believed that the acquisition of language is the most significant cognitive development in children.

• True

• False

Developmentally appropriate practice encompasses only two criteria: knowledge about how individual children grow and develop; and knowledge about how all children grow and develop.

• True

• False

Erik Erikson’s first stage of development is:

• Initiative vs. guilt

• Autonomy vs. shame and doubt

• Basic trust vs. mistrust

• Industry vs. inferiority

Assessment refers to the collection of information for the purpose of making educational decisions about children or groups of children or to evaluate a program’s effectiveness.

• True

• False

An anecdotal record is:

• an in-depth investigation of a topic

• information gathered from various sources to provide insights into a child’s behavior

• a collection of child-produced materials such as drawings, paintings, and stories

• an informal narrative account of an incident of a child’s behavior

Observation and assessment are used for which of the following purposes?

• To monitor and evaluate progress

• To ignore individual differences

• To discourage feedback

• To avoid setting goals

The High/Scope Perry Preschool Project was originally designed to serve at-risk children from impoverished neighborhoods and has developed into a landmark long-term study of the effects of high-quality early care and education on low-income three- and four-year olds.

• True

• False

In the Reggio Emilia type of education, the child's environment is considered a "third teacher."

• True

• False

According to the NAEYC, an effectively planned curriculum does all but which of the following?

• Curriculum experiences should be logically sequenced

• Curriculum should cover many areas briefly rather than exploring fewer areas in depth

• Curriculum should integrate learning across learning domains

• Curriculum should incorporate experiences that draw on children's interests and introduce them to likely areas of new interest