WorksheetsECE207 QUIZ 1120
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
According to Bruner, young children learn from an ___________ mode to an ___________ mode and then, finally, to a __________ mode.
sensory, symbolic, preoperational
iconic, enactive, symbolic
enactive, iconic, symbolic
imaginative, iconic, symbolic
Based on Piaget's theory, children at this stage normally would face difficulties in acquiring language of conservation of numbers, volume and capacity. The learning stage described is:-
Enactive mode
Preoperational thinking
Concrete operational stage
Formal operational stage
Below are the characteristics of well prepared environment:-
A well-organized classroom with easy access to the outdoors.
Teachers will spontaneously create learning activities based on the materials available in the class.
Considerations are given to the traffic patterns, ventilation and room movement.
Parents are made available in the learning sessions.
What are the common assessment strategies for children in mathematics?
Worksheets and portfolio
End-of-chapter assessment
Videotapes and audiotapes
Observation and performance task
The ultimate motive of an educator in teaching Mathematics for young children is:-
Designing meaningful and authentic learning experience.
Incorporate mathematical lessons in every single thing that children are doing.
Ensure children understand mathematical operations as early as possible.
Creating enjoyable learning lesson for children.
The abbreviation for C-P-A Method stand for:-
Cognitive, Psychomotor, Affective
Creativity, Physical, Artistic
Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract
Concrete, Play, Abstract
Below are the strategies that can be used to develop children's Math language:-
Nursery rhymes, "Eensy Weensy Spider".
Storybook, "The very hungry caterpillar".
Musical activity, "Musical chair".
Outdoor play, Playing on the slides.
When teaching Mathematics for younger children, several considerations need to be taken....
Children learn through formal strategies first before being exposed to informal strategies.
Young children need directed teaching approach from teachers to learn mathematics.
Children need to be exposed to mathematical terms as young as possible.
Several adaptations need to be taken for children who are not using common language like Bahasa/English in the group.
Choose the best strategy for children to practice reading and writing numerals:-
Forming the numerals with clay.
Watch music videos of people reciting numbers.
Teachers showing them by writing on the board.
Children singing and dancing to the traditional songs.
Why do you think some teachers interviewing children while playing, in Mathematical perspective?
To initiate a friendly conversation.
To discover children underlying learning motive.
To keep children learning interest.
Teachers are interested in participating in the activity.
Choose manipulatives suitable for 2-year-old child.
If a child is given one apple, what are the mathematical concepts a teacher can explore with the child?
Speed
Division
Pattern
Texture
Below are the topics that can be covered under Geometry.
Grid and coordination
Angles
3D shapes
Topological geometry
What are the significance of children learning measurement concept in their daily life?
Deciding which cup has the greater amount of juice.
Refill boxes of sands to create a sand castle.
Choosing the best story books from a book store.
Knowing when is the time suits to play and when to reach home.
Which of the following is the word for positional math?
date
beyond
days
inches/feet
How does a young child could be able to learn pattern in music?
Through repeated shapes.
From the beats and rhythms.
Through creative movements they created.
Repeated syllables or words in the lyrics.
What the possible challenges when it comes to teaching mathematics with young children?
Insufficient learning materials and equipments.
All teachers are equipped with teachers training.
A group of children have various learning needs and requirements.
Teachers unable to modify learning lesson according to the appropriate child's development.
These materials are suitable to be accommodated in teaching place value:-
Ropes
Base-ten blocks
Unifix cubes
Abacus
What are the mathematical skills that can be explored in the story of "Goldilocks and the three bears"?
Problem solving
Classifying
Ordering and seriation
Comparing
A portfolio may contain the following items:-
Children's worst tests
Individual or group work samples
Teachers' summary from the parent conference
Dictated reports
