Exit Exam 2024

Outdoor play areas in early childhood settings should

• Encourage social interaction among peers.

• a.    Emphasize gross motor development through use of climbing material, bikes, etc

• a.    Follow the same principles as indoor areas with different activity areas and learning experiences in different areas.   

• a.    All options are correct.

Individualized assessment would be most appropriate for answering which of the following questions?

• A.   How much has the class learned about practical life skills this year?

• A.   How should I group my students for this project?

• A.   Do I need to teach about "my town" before I begin my unit on "my family"?

• A.   Does this child have a learning disability?

 In the Montessori approach, practical life activities are taught through four different types of exercises. An exercise teaching children how to greet an adult properly is an example of an exercise for:

• A.   Care of person.

• A.   Care of environment.

• A.   Analysis and control of movement.

• A.   Social relations.

Authentic assessment has all of the following characteristics except ;

• A.   It is a paper and pencil test designed by the teacher to test what has been taught in a lesson.

• A.   It assesses children on the basis of their actual work.

• A.   It provides for ongoing assessment over the entire school year.

• A.   It takes into account children's cultural, language, and other specific characteristics.

Teaching children to value diversity is not an easy task for teachers. It requires that young children experience a diverse curriculum and environment each day they enter the classroom .Which one of the following scenes of an early childhood learning environment does not seem to value diversity?

• A.   Children working with art supplies and papers reflecting the colors of various racial and ethnic groups.

• A.   Children practicing fairness and justice in cooperating with all members of their class.

• A.   Typical children playing with children with special needs involving them in their group work games and activities.

• A.   Boys playing only with boys and girls playing only with girls.

A 6-month-old boy is playing with a toy car. When his mum covers the toy car, he does not try to look for it. This is due to his lack of one of the below accomplishments:

• A.   Object permanence

• A.   Assimilation

• A.   Self-differentiation

• A.   Accommodation

Young children of today will need technology skills to be successful in the future. In order to ensure that children today will receive the technology they need for success tomorrow, early childhood teachers will _______.

• a)   learn to use technology and gain the training necessary to be computer literate.

• a)   dedicate themselves to the developmentally appropriate use of technology and software in their teaching.

• a)   recognize that technology is not just a separate or add ons activity to the curriculum.

• a)   all options are correct.

Which of the following is a characteristic of appropriate mathematics learning experiences in kindergarten?

• a)   Hands-on activities

• a)   Abstract problem solving

• a)   Memorization

• a)   All options are correct

A kindergarten child is making a puzzle in manipulative area center. At one point she starts having difficulty and asks the teacher for help. What should the teacher do based on Vygotsky's theory of development?

• a)   The teacher should present direct verbal instruction so the child will learn to make puzzles independently in future activities.

• a)   The teacher should ask the child to find a less challenging puzzle to work on.

• a)   The teacher should ask a peer - a more able puzzle maker to help the child.

• a)   The teacher should model puzzle making actually making the puzzle in front of the child and verbally describing these actions.

What is the basic theme of Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

• a)   Language development from social interaction.

• a)   Life skills learning through play based curriculum.

• a)   Modeling by a more competent peer or adult.

• Active involvement with hands on learning experiences.