Theories
Which theorist viewed children as little scientists?
Piaget
Intentional teaching requires teachers to be purposeful in their...
decisions and actions.
What type of treatment should children with different abilities receive -- equal or equity?
Equity (being fair)
What is the difference between curriculum and standards?
Curriculum are written plans that describe the goals for children’s learning and provide teaching strategies that are used to help children achieve those goals.
Standards are expectations children need to meet.
According to Bandura's Social Learning Theory, children learn by...
observing a behavior and then modeling it.
Which early learning system resource outlines the skills an early childhood educator should possess?
Early Childhood Educator Competencies
What is person first language?
Describing what a person has rather than asserting what a person is (puts a person before a diagnosis).
Name an approach to planning curriculum.
- Integrated
- Thematic
- Webbing
- Project Approach
What does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs depict about children?
Children must have their physiological needs met first before anything else.
A teacher who carefully organizes the environment and selects/arranges the materials to promote children’s active engagement is demonstrating...
Purposeful Planning
Which early learning system resource helps child care providers learn strategies that promote inclusion and a sense of belonging for all children?
Inclusion Works!
What is an informal assessment?
Information that is gathered for teachers to use and make everyday adjustments to their teaching.
What is the Zone of Proximal Development?
The distance between the actual developmental level an individual has achieved (their independent level of problem solving) and the level of potential development they could achieve with adult guidance or through collaboration with other children.
What does DAP stand for and what is it?
Developmentally Appropriate Practice is teaching that is attuned to children’s ages, experience, abilities, and interests, and that helps them attain challenging and achievable goals.
What does IDEA stand for and what is it?
Individual with Disabilities Education Act - a federal law that provides services to children with identified disabilities
Name a basic purpose of assessment.
- Improve teaching and learning
- Identify children with special learning or developmental needs
- Evaluate programs
- Demonstrate accountability
What is assimilation and accommodation?
Assimilation - when new information or an experience is understood in connection with an existing scheme.
Accommodation - when new information does not fit within an existing scheme, resulting in a modification to the scheme or creating a new one.
What is the difference between foundations and frameworks?
Foundations describe competencies children should typically attain during an age period.
Frameworks provide early childhood professionals with a structure they can use to make informed decisions about curriculum practices.
True or False: Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences suggest children have different learning styles based on their different intelligences, and can have more than one.
True
What is the difference between formative and summative assessment?
Formative - ongoing process of gathering information about the child and using the data collected to plan effective and individualized instruction.
Summative - summary or evaluation on the effectiveness of the lesson or instruction.