Deck 1: The Self-Directed Learning Environment

Question 1

Teachers should set up the classroom so that:

A)children can teach themselves.
B)observing children will be easy.
C)children will not be bored.
D)activities can be changed easily.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In a self-directed learning environment, teachers:

A)direct children to appropriate learning centers.
B)are guided by a curriculum designed by the school.
C)arrange the learning centers for children's own choice.
D)include children with disabilities in separate centers.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

For children to develop trust in the teacher, the teacher must:

A)tell them which activities to follow.
B)tell them when it is time to change activities.
C)allow them to do whatever they want.
D)show them she trusts them.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Linda Zane emphasizes that the early learning environment should structure space to: ​

A)provide areas for intentional learning.
B)reflect a welcoming and caring tone to all who enter.
C)have teachers and children work together.
D)encourage the children asking for supplies and materials as they need them.

Question 5

A self-regulating method:

A)helps children learn to take turns.
B)helps the teacher keep track of children.
C)tells children when to be quiet.
D)allows children to roam around the room.

Question 6

The studies of Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget found that:

A)teachers do not need to stand and teach .
B)young children create their own knowledge.
C)the kinds of materials are not important.
D)the number of materials is not important.

Question 7

Standards and criteria: ​

A)should replace developmentally appropriate practice.
B)discourage diversity in early childhood programs.
C)have been developed in a few states.
D)can become helpful tools to identify common expectations.

Question 8

If the classroom is set up for children to get deeply involved in  their own learning, then the teacher will have free time to plan  for the next day.

Question 9

The materials in the classroom should:

A)relate to what the children already know.
B)be changed frequently .
C)include many alphabet books.
D)relate to children's ages and stages of development.

Question 10

Having picture books for overnight lending is not necessary  for programs having a large classroom library.

Question 11

The more direct involvement the children have with learning  activities, the longer it will take them to learn.

Question 12

Jean Piaget's studies led him to describe:

A)the social context of school concepts.
B)three distinct kinds of knowledge.
C)the distance between what children can do and what help they need.
D)how teachers can help children acquire knowledge.

Question 13

Jerome Bruner found that children:

A)could learn without much adult help.
B)need an adult to scaffold the acquisition of skills.
C)behaved beyond their average age rarely.
D)need a highly controlled environment.

Question 14

The Appropriate Practices Curriculum arranges learning centers based on:

A)how they relate to one another.
B)how important they are.
C)whether they use blocks or books.
D)the size of the classroom.

Question 15

Developmentally appropriate practice relates to:

A)the appropriateness of an early childhood curriculum.
B)the formal instruction of academic skills.
C)teacher-directed activities in preschool.
D)the use of worksheets and workbooks.

Question 16

To be a facilitator of learning, a teacher should:

A)ask a child what he or she wants to do .
B)have children play with their favorite materials.
C)observe the children once a week.
D)observe how children interact with materials.

Question 17

Observations of how each child works and plays with materials is   important because it tells the teacher when to order more supplies.

Question 18

Lev Vygotsky's "zone of proximal development" is:

A)children's specific level of functioning.
B)the distance between what children can do alone and with help.
C)what children learn from their environment.
D)children's spontaneous concepts acquired through direct experience.

Question 19

The teacher in an early childhood classroom should be a facilitator  of learning, so that the children can teach themselves.

Question 20

For children to trust the environment, they must:

A)know the names of the choices available.
B)have the freedom and time to explore the choices.
C)know which activities the teacher likes best.
D)be familiar with all the materials in the centers.

Question 21

To be developmentally appropriate, an early childhood program  should be ____________.

Question 22

Describe a self-directed learning environment.

Question 23

One self-regulating method a child can use to control the number  of children in a learning center is ____________.

Question 24

The person most closely associated with developmentally appropriate practice (DAP)is ____________.

Question 25

One of the three kinds of knowledge Piaget differentiated was ____________.

Question 26

The best way for a child to gain access to ongoing play is ____________.