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WorksheetsTheorist of child development
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Piaget was a constructivist learning theorist - this means?
a)
Children are passive learners
b)
Children learn from exploring their environment
c)
Children learn from the consequences of their experiences
d)
Children learn from others
2.
Vygotsky's theory was the Zone of Proximal Development - this means what?
a)
The gap between knowledge of the child and the teacher
b)
The gap between when they last learnt something
c)
The gap between what a child is currently able to do and what they might be able to achieve with support
d)
The gap between what they understand and what they don't
3.
Bruner argued, what allowed children to categorise ?
a)
Playing with toys
b)
Language
c)
Boxes
d)
Touching
4.
Skinner was what type of theorist?
a)
Constructivist
b)
Behaviourist
c)
Social Constructivist
d)
Pragmatist
5.
Pavlov experimented with salivating dogs to discover?
a)
When the bell rang they laid down
b)
When the bell rang, they associated this with food.
c)
When the bell rang, they associated this with praise.
d)
When the bell rang, they went to sleep.
6.
Bruner suggested that children acquire cognitive skills, which he referred to as 'modes of thinking'. These were...
a)
Enactive, Iconic, Symbolic.
b)
Reactive, systematic, Inactive.
c)
Enabled, Inactive, Simplistic.
d)
Enrich, Invalid, system.
7.
Locomotive skills are the development of...
a)
Skills that are required for the Movement of the head to enable neck movement.
b)
Movement of the brain cells and allow the cognitive functions.
c)
Skills that move the body, and allow for the ability to balance.
d)
Skills that enable children to sit up properly.
8.
Neurons are brain cells. These must be ............... to be effective.
a)
Near each other to transmit and receive electrical signals.
b)
Connected together to transmit and receive electrica signals.
c)
Alongside each other to transmit and receive electrical signals.
d)
Built up in order to transmit and receive electrical signals.
9.
Object permanence means....
a)
The recognition that when objects are out of sight, they have not disappeared.
b)
The recognition that when objects are out of sight, they are not read.
c)
The recognition that when objects can be touched they are solid.
d)
The recognition that when objects are cuddly they are permanently soft to touch.
10.
Mouthing is when children......
a)
Explore by forming words with their mouths.
b)
Explore by sounding out words.
c)
Explore by using their mouths through senses.
d)
Explore using non verbal communication.
11.
The following terms, Moro, rooting, stepping, palmer, are given to new born babies what?
a)
Fine motor skills.
b)
Eye movements.
c)
Reflexes.
d)
Growth structures.
12.
Indiscriminate attachment, when babies are happy to be held by people they don't know is likely to last until approximately what age?
a)
One year.
b)
Seven months.
c)
Twelve months.
d)
Fourteen months.
13.
Specific attachment happens around seven months and means that..
a)
Babies have formed random bonds with other people.
b)
Babies have formed special bonds with other people.
c)
Babies have formed one bond only.
d)
Babies continue to form bonds with strangers.
14.
Weaning should take place at what age?
a)
Four months.
b)
Eight months.
c)
Six months.
d)
One year.
15.
First words begin to appear at this age.
a)
Fifteen months.
b)
One Year
c)
Six months.
d)
Twenty four months.
16.
The fine motor development that babies use (index finger and thumb) is called the pincer grasp. This usually occurs at what age?They can also point to things with their index finger!
a)
Two years.
b)
Thirty six months.
c)
Twelve months.
d)
Sixteen months.
17.
At what age might a child know their own name?
a)
Twelve months.
b)
Fifteen months.
c)
Six months.
d)
Three months.
18.
A child of what age is able to respond and understand simple instructions?
a)
Twenty four months.
b)
Twelve months.
c)
Fifteen months.
d)
One Year.
19.
Children have usually accumulated four to six words by what age?
a)
Nine months.
b)
Twelve months.
c)
Fifteen months.
d)
Eleven months.
20.
A child of this age can draw circles and dots.Can use a spoon effectively to feed with.Can put on straightforward items of clothing.
a)
One Year.
b)
Two years.
21.
By this age children usually have a hand preference.
a)
Twelve months.
b)
Thirty months.
c)
Twenty months.
22.
By this age children usually have 200 words or so and are making simple sentences.
a)
Thirty months.
b)
Thirteen months.
c)
Twelve months.
23.
By this age a child can steer and pedal a tricycle.
a)
Twelve months.
b)
Twenty four months.
c)
Thirty six months.
24.
Theory of the mind means that children recognise their own conscious mind and understanding that other people will have different thoughts to them. This usually happens at what age?
a)
4 to 5
b)
6 to 7
c)
7 to 8
25.
At this age a child can probably write their own name, colour a picture and complete a twenty piece jigsaw.
a)
Three to four years.
b)
Two to three years.
c)
Four to five years.
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