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ECE314 - Summer 2020

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are characteristics of sensori-motor stage. Select all the points which are correct

a)

Stranger anxiety

b)

Conservation

c)

Between 0-2 years

d)

Separation anxiety

e)

There is logical thinking

2.

Look at the this picture and identify what it represents in Piaget's theory

a)

Stranger anxiety

b)

Separation anxiety

c)

Object permanence

d)

Hypothetical thinking

3.

Developmentally Appropriate Practices include

a)

Practices that use only repetition or memorization

b)

Practices that are easy for students, with easy tasks to complete

c)

Practices that were taught by our parents and caregivers

d)

Practices that meet the children where they are and give them opportunities to play and explore

4.

Hana is a 3-month old infant, according to Piaget, Hana is mainly learning things through the use of senses. This is the _________ stage

a)

Formal operational Stage

b)

Sensorimotor Stage

c)

Preoperational Stage

d)

Concrete Stage

5.

The theorist that suggested that children develop the thinking and reasoning skills through a set of 4 stages of cognitive development is

a)

Lev Vygotsky

b)

Jean Piaget

c)

Maslow

d)

Erickson

6.

It is the distance between what children can do by themselves and the next learning that they can be helped to achieve with assistance

a)

Zone of Scaffolding Development

b)

Zone of Proximal Development

c)

Zone of Actual Development

d)

Zone of Social Development

7.

The term early childhood education refers to children in what age range?

a)

Birth through 5 years

b)

Birth through 3 years

c)

Birth through 10 years

d)

Birth through 8 years

8.

Which statement is true regarding children’s play?

a)

Play is a primary vehicle for children’s learning and development in all domains.

b)

Play should be used as a brief break from direct instruction.

c)

Play is only appropriate at home, not at school.

d)

While children enjoy playing, teachers should focus on more academic activities.

9.

What are the key components in Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development?

a)

Children work on simple, repetitive tasks to build confidence, teachers observe and take notes.

b)

Children are given tasks above their ability while teachers assess progress.

c)

Children watch teachers as they silently complete tasks and then they try it themselves.

d)

Children work on challenging tasks with varying assistance of more skilled teachers.

10.

Fine and gross motor skills are areas of which form of development

a)

Socio-emotional

b)

Cognitive

c)

Physical

d)

Language

11.

Processing information and using thinking skills are elements of which domain?

a)

Physical

b)

Socio-emotional

c)

Cognitive

d)

Language

12.

What is best represented by this picture:

a)

Hypothetical thinking

b)

Logical thinking

c)

Conservation

d)

Separation anxiety

13.

Name a theorist who believed that children learn best through social interaction

a)

Maslow

b)

Piaget

c)

Erickson

d)

None of the above

14.

Which letter represents the ZPD

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

None

15.

When Fatima was three months old, she had a tendency of crying whenever her mother says goodbye when going to work. Jean Piaget called this (a)   anxiety

16.

When a child looks at things from her point of view without considering others, Piaget called that ____ thinking

a)

Logical thinking

b)

Egocentric thinking

c)

Hypothetical thinking

d)

Critical thinking

17.

Which of the following is not in Vygotsky's theory

a)

Social interaction

b)

ZPD

c)

Scaffolding

d)

Language development

e)

none of the above

18.

Which of the following is false about Vygotsky?

a)

Children learn better when they are interacting with the teacher and among themselves

b)

Teachers should assist children to understand and accomplish tasks which they cannot do by themselves

c)

Children learn better by exploring and using their thinking skills

d)

Language development is very important in children's learning

19.

Which domain of development is best illustrated by this picture?

a)

Socio-emotional

b)

Cognitive

c)

Physical

d)

None of the above

20.

Which domain of development is best illustrated by this picture?

a)

Socio-emotional

b)

Cognitive

c)

Physical

d)

None of the answers

21.

Discuss four ways a teacher can apply Vygotsky's theory when teaching children in ECE.

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