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Learning Theories in ECE

Authored by LILIANA ALVAREZ

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What 3 areas of development are of critical importance in how we support the whole child?

Nutrition, Games, Art

Physical-motor, cognitive, and affective development

Outdoor, Indoor, and Home environments

Answer explanation

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Physical development includes how we move our large and small muscles.

Cognitive development refers to the development of thinking across the lifespan.

Affective development includes our emotions & social interactions

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

One theory can exclusively explain everything about a child's development

True

False

Answer explanation

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No one theory exclusively explains everything about a child’s development.

Each theory focuses on a different aspect of human development.

There are many different learning theories that have been modified over time by a numerous number of theorists.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Theorist who side with ____ propose that development stems from innate genetics or heredity.

Attachment

Nature

Cognitive development

Nurture

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Theorist who side with _____ claim that it is the physical and temporal experiences or environment that shapes and influence our development.

Information Processing

Nature

Ethology

Nurture

Answer explanation

Keep in mind that many experts feel it is no longer an “either nature OR nurture” debate but rather a matter of degree; which influences development more?

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Maturation is where

The id, ego, and super ego live.

We have basic and growth needs.

Growth and development occur in orderly stages and sequence.

Personality develops in eight stages throughout a life time.

Answer explanation

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There are “typical” ages and stages

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

_____ growth and development is a slow and _____ transition that occurs over time.

discontinuous, heavy

continuous, gradual

ecological, staged

Answer explanation

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Some researchers see development as a continuous gradual process, much like a maple tree growing steadily in height and cross-sectional area.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

_____ growth and development suggest that we become different organisms altogether as we transition from one stage of development to another.

discontinuous

biological

cognitive

constructivist

Answer explanation

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Some researchers see development as a progression of discontinuous stages, involving rapid discontinuous changes, such as those in the life cycle of a ladybug, separated by longer periods of slow, gradual change.

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