EDC 323 Revision - 502

Play should start with the children’s lived experience and should use clues from the world around them - this is part of play definition by which educator?

• Maria Montessori

• John Dewey

• Friedrich Froebel

What is symbolic play?

• interacting with others to develop and improve social skills.

• using intellectual and academic tools (including math, science, geography, etc.) to understand something or solve a problem.

• Using symbolic representations to communicate ideas.

Which of the following are ways to integrate curriculum? (choose all that apply)

• Using projects

• Using content

• Using themes

• Using scaffolding

Theory of mind is:

• About how to use what children know to teach them what they don’t know.

• Internal images of experience, which children then label with words.

• The ability to understand that other people's thoughts and beliefs may be different from your own.

• Situating mental and individual learning process in a social context (that has a culture, language, religion, etc.).

According to Brian Sutton-Smith, adaptive variability in play means:

• Play makes children adapt to the environment

• There is equality in play

• Children understand their limits when they play

• play teaches children to be flexible

One of the main assessment strategies in early childhood is watching children in their environment. What is this assessment strategy called?

• Monitoring

• Observation

• Evaluating

• Scaffolding

Before you observe, you must have __________

• An idea

• A purpose

• A portfolio

• An observation tool

Inquiry-based learning is

• A teaching method in which students learn by actively engaging in real-world and personally meaningful projects.

• Involving students in posing questions and bringing real-life experiences to them.

• The organization of content and materials around a specific topic, which can be differentiated across a variety of student levels.

Which of the following teaching methods engage children in active learning? (choose all that apply)

• Project-based learning

• Inquiry-based learning

• Lecturing

• Role play

Which of the following is NOT an example of real-world experience

• Lectures

• Field trips

• Stories

• Guest speakers