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WorksheetsHuman Growth & Development
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which of the following differentiates between the terms growth and development?
Development and growth are the same.
Growth is an increase in size and development is an increase in complexity.
Development does not involve growth.
Children who are 3, 4, and 5 years old
Newborn
Preschooler
School Age
One to three years olds
Toddlers
Adolescents
11 to 18-years-olds
Infants
Preschoolers
Adolescents
An example of gross motor skills is:
buttoning a shirt
jumping on a trampoline
eating cheerios
pushing a button
Learning to control a tantrum is an example of which type of development?
Cognitive/Intellectual
Physical
Social
Emotional
Learning to get along with others is what type of development?
Cognitive
Moral
Social
Physical
All of the areas of development have specific traits but are all dependent on each other and interrelated.
True
False
When is brain development most rapid?
old age
early childhood
middle adulthood
adolescence
Suppose a child has learned the word "dog" and associates it as a 4 legged animal. Then she sees a cow, but calls it "dog." This is known as:
Assimiliation
Accommodation
When a child understands that not all four legged animals are dogs, this is changing their existing schema. This is called:
Assimilation
Accommodation
When a child realizes things still exist even though they cannot see them or touch them, (for instance their parents or a toy) this is called:
Schemas
Assimilation
Scaffolding
Object Permanence
A mental representation of things in our world is called?
Object permanence
Schema
Scaffold
When we try to fit something new into an existing schema, this is called?
Assimilation
Accomodation
When we change an existing schema, this is called?
Assimilation
Accommodation
What type of thinking is where a child has trouble understanding someone else's perspective?
egocentric
inclusive
tolerant
Scaffolding is when those around a child model, support, and guide them until they are ready to be independent.
True
False
Fine motor skills include the following EXCEPT
Shooting a basketball
Drawing with crayons
holding a pencil
playing the piano
____________ occurs when a child's schemas can deal with most new information through assimilation.
Assimilation
Accommodation
Equilibrium
Within the classroom learning should be student-centered and accomplished through active discovery learning. The role of the teacher is to facilitate learning and encourage...
Focus on the process of learning, rather than the end product of it
Using active methods that require rediscovering or reconstructing "truths."
Using collaborative, as well as individual activities (so children can learn from each other).
Evaluating the level of the child's development so suitable tasks can be set.
