Introduction
Physical
Social/Emotional
Language
Cognitive
100

Development is ___________________.

Sequential and progresses from simple to more complex.

100

To increase long-term memory teachers often integrate a variety of learning strategies to build on previous knowledge by providing connections. Name one effective strategy.

spiraled curriculum, graphic organizers, or multi-disciplinary studies                  

100

A child's Sense of Self is most influenced by ____________.

How other people treat them

100

Maintaining eye contact, providing adequate wait time, and allowing for acceptable personal space are all examples of __________.

pragmatics

100

As a second-grade teacher reads a book about explorers, she points to Antarctica on a globe. Jacquie seems really puzzled and asks, "How come they don't fall off the earth?" 

From Piaget's perspective, Jacquie can best be described as experiencing ___________

Disequilibrium

200

As a teacher in a classroom of 25 students, you are responsible for providing opportunities to meet the unique learning needs for each individual student.  This reflects the concept of _______.

Diversity

200

Maria understands that children are born with natural tendencies regarding motivation to learn. Josh believes that children's motivation to learn is influenced by nutrition, physical activity, experiences with adult role-models and peers. This difference of perspective reflects the concepts of ________.–

Nature and Nurture

200

Mohammad does not believe that he can be academically successful. Considering factors that promote positive self-perceptions, a teacher should:

Put Mohammad in situations in which he will experience academic success.

200

Ms. Francis is frustrated with Johnnie, an English Language Learner in her class, who sociallizes in English easily with friends in the hallway, yet doesn't communicate ideas in the classroom.  Johnnie is showing proficiency in _____________, yet not in ______________.

Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills and Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency

       


200

Which one of the following children is definitely working in his or her Zone of Proximal Development.

A.Phu is learning basic keyboarding skills and often confuses the "home row," except when his teacher consistently models and reminds him of the correct location.

B.While Bryan is playing the clarinet in the band, he finds that he can more easily keep tempo if he taps the beat with his foot.

C.Catie finds it nearly impossible to solve mathematical word problems, even when her teacher gives her support.

D.Sam almost always uses correct grammar and punctuation when he writes short stories for the school's literary magazine.

A.Phu is learning basic keyboarding skills and often confuses the "home row," except when his teacher consistently models and reminds him of the correct location.

300

Maria understands that children are born with natural tendencies regarding motivation to learn. Josh believes that children's motivation to learn is influenced by nutrition, physical activity, experiences with adult role-models and peers. This difference of perspective reflects the concepts of ________

Nature and Nurture

300

In a primary classroom, a teacher often helps students develop gross motor skills.  Which of the following activities might a teacher implement?

A.playing the recorder

B.cutting out a snowflake for a winter scene

C.painting a pictures of their favorite animal

D.hopping on one foot from the circle rug to their desks

D.hopping on one foot from the circle rug to their desks

300

A child with poor attachment capacity is generally ____________.      

much harder to "shape" and teach.              

300

After soccer practice, 5-year-old Jenny shared, "We eated at McDonalds yesterday." Jenny's comment shows

overregulation

300

Piaget's view for how children acquire knowledge about the world includes...

Children are not passive learners, but instead must actively construct their own view of the world from their experiences.              

400

When considering Nature and Nurture, one should understand  ______________.

Genetic tendencies have profound influences on an individual's responses to environmental factors.              

400

If early adolescent students, at times, exhibit immature behaviors it may be due to _______.

Early adolescent brains have not yet reached the maturity level of adults.              

400

From the perspective of Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, children's development of shame/doubt stems from:      

being ridiculed and parents demanding too much, too soon.

400

Sawyer uses the term truck to refer to all of his toy vehicles, including cars, motorcycles, construction vehicles, tractors, etc.. In doing so, he is showing

overgeneralization

400

In regard to Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development, children make sense of their world by ____________.

interacting with an experienced person who provides learning opportunities.              

500

In terms of typical development, Universality refers to _______________.

Developmental progressions shared by virtually all human beings.              

500

Which one of the following illustrates the personal fable as psychologists use the term?

A.Alex feels alienated from his classmates due to not being selected for the Honors Choir

B.Benjamin feels he is just like everyone else a "nobody" so he isn't very popular.

C.Francis has attempted to gain popularity by telling his classmates that his uncle is a professional basketball player.

D.Isabelle and her friends spend their Friday nights driving country roads, speeding, and drinking alcohol.

D.Isabelle and her friends spend their Friday nights driving country roads, speeding, and drinking alcohol.

500

Which outcomes are results of an insecure-attachment developed from infancy?

Increased susceptibility to prolonged sickness and diseases and increased occurrence of long-term aggression and depression.                         

500

Which one of the following statements best illustrates telegraphic speech?

"You're being silly."

"Yes!"

"Want candy."

"I love you, Daddy."              

"Want candy."

500

While considering assimilation and accommodation which statement below is true? Both explain how one _____________

A.connects oral communication to written communication.

B.develops concrete operational thought processes from abstract ideas.

C.relates new information to prior knowledge.

D.learns to detach new learning from prior experiences.

C.relates new information to prior knowledge.

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