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WorksheetsECE 1 Pre/Post Assessment 4.00
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 28mins
Understanding the use of a computer and being able to follow three commands in order are both characteristics of five-year-old children. In which domain do these characteristics belong?
Physical development and health
Language development and communication
Approaches to play and learning
Cognitive development
Two-year-old Cathy can attend or focus on the same activity much longer than her one-year-old brother. In which two domains does the characteristic of attention span belong?
Physical development and health; language development and communication
Approaches to play and learning; cognitive development
Cognitive development; emotional development
Emotional development; social development
Jamie is four years old, does not like being treated like a baby, but manages his anger well. In which domain do these characteristics belong?
Language development and communication
Approaches to play and learning
Cognitive development
Emotional development
For nine- to ten-year-old children, having a vocabulary of about 5,400 words, and being able to converse well with adults are both examples of:
physical characteristics.
language development characteristics.
approaches to play and learning.
social characteristics.
Which is an example of an approach to play and learning?
Allison pays close attention to what the teacher says.
Barry’s use of words shows he has a good foundation for learning to read.
Carolyn has grown several inches and is now one of the tallest children in the class.
Drew shows self-confidence as he tackles puzzles and other games.
Which is an example of a behavior found in the approaches to play and learning domain?
Elsie is comfortable around all of the staff members in the center.
Jenna began to show more and more imagination as she played in the housekeeping center.
Jeremy talked to the dolls as he played with them.
Patty gets lots of exercise as she participates in the outdoor games.
Which is an example of the guiding principle that preschool-age children are active learners?
The children in the kindergarten class learned to tie their shoes at different times.
The mother was concerned that her unhappy marriage and arguments might affect her young children in negative ways.
When her six-month-old began to slobber and chew on things, the mother of four suspected that her baby was teething.
Young children need activities that allow them to keep hands and bodies moving.
One of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development is the preoperational stage where children begin to think symbolically and imaginatively. Which statement means the same as this?
Children learn to create solutions and solve problems.
Children learn to engage in make-believe play and create their own ideas.
Children learn to reason and think things through.
Children learn to use their senses and motor abilities to gain information about the world.
One of the elements of behaviorism is reinforcement. Which means the same as this?
Encouraging a behavior to increase the frequency with which it occurs
Providing an example for someone who is observing to imitate
Something used to make something else happen more often
Training a person or an animal to respond by pairing stimuli, then removing one
One of the eight multiple intelligences identified by Gardner is the interpersonal intelligence, the ability to relate well with others. This might also be called:
“number smarts.”
“people smarts.”
“self smarts.”
“word smarts.”
Which characteristic illustrates the language development of two-year-olds?
Answers complex questions
Asks complex questions
Knows how to make short sentences
Knows two to five words
Which characteristics illustrate the physical development of eight-month-old infants?
Bounces on feet when held upright, can pull up and stand.
Holds her head up for a few moments, moves arms and legs together.
Likes to climb stairs and furniture, picks up things from the floor.
Rolls from back to stomach; if supported with pillows, can sit for several minutes.
Gardner believes that intelligences may be exceptional due to either well-developed parts of the brain or cultural factors. Which statement means the same as this?
Both nature and nurture explain the cognitive development of individual children.
Children may be gifted in certain ways because of either inborn mental abilities or the environments in which they are raised.
Parents and teachers who are encouraging can shape positive behaviors in children.
People will make the effort to fulfill belonging, self-esteem, and other higher needs after their physical and safety needs are met.
Which is an example of the guiding principle that children with disabilities learn best in inclusive settings? Exceptional children are:
allowed to learn from other children in natural classroom environments.
expected to play only with other children who are like them.
kept in separate classrooms away from other children.
pulled out of regular classes for special teachers in special learning settings.
