Terms to know
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Do you know Theorists?
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The principle that development proceeds from the head downward.
What is cephalocaudal
100
Which term is used to descirbe a child from birth to a first year?
What is an infant?
100
The first six months of life are a key window of opportunity for developing ________.
What is vision.
100
___________ believed that children moved forward in their cognitive development with the right social interaction and guided learning.
Vygotsky
100
How do you foster independence in young children? Give at least 3 examples:
Self-feeding, toileting, dressing, hands-on exploration.
200
Theorist who believed that children built knowledge through explorations with HANDS-ON activities
What is Piaget
200
Being able to learn to relate to others is called __________ development
What is social
200
Gross-Motor development involves the small muscles of the hands and fingers. True or False?
What is False
200
People with __________ intelligence display excellent communication & social skills.
Interpersonal
200
What is the 'zone of proximal development?'
One end of the zone includes tasks that are within the child's current developmental level. The other end of the scale includes tasks too difficult to accomplish even WITH adult help.
300
Theorist who believed that intelligence is the result of complex interactions between children's heredity and experience.
What is Howard Gardner
300
According to the _________ principle, development proceeds from the center of the body outward.
What is proXimodistal principle
300
Cognitive development involves feelings and the expression of feelings. True or False?
FALSE
300
Do children move through development at their own rates?
Yes
300
Explain the middle of "Zone of Proximal development,"
The middle are tasks children cannont accomplish along and ARE achieved with peer or adult help.
400
Theorist whose eight stages included a social conflict or crisises that must be resolved.
What is Erikson
400
What is one factor that causes harmful stress to infants
What is Overstimulation
400
The brain contains billions of specilized nerve cells caled synapses? True or False?
FALSE Neurons
400
What is a window of opportunity? And why is it important?
Key times when appropriate stimulation is needed for the brain synapses to link easily and efficently. After these "key times" chances for creating stable, long lasting pathways in the brain tend to diminish.
400
Who is your favorite theorist and why?
Either Vygotsky, Piaget, Gardner, and Erickson
500
Sequence of biological changes in children
What is maturation
500
According to Erikson, during the first _________ months of life, children learn to trust or mistrust their environment.
What is 18 months?
500
Erickson's theory focuses on multiple intelligences?
FALSE
500
What is the objective of Erikson's second stage, autonomy versus shame and doubt?
The objective is to gain self-control without loss of self-esteem. Since toddlers are beginning to become self-sufficient, fostering independence is important.
500
How does knowing about the areas and principles of development help teachers, caregivers, and educators in terms of working with young children?
In order to become a nurturing, responsive teacher, you must have insight into how children grow and develop.
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