Deck 1: An Introduction To Observation

Question 1

State the importance of understanding the domains or areas of child development when observing and recording the activity of young children.

Answer 1

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Question 2

Briefly describe what is meant by developmental guidelines.

Answer 2

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Question 3

Explain why observations of children during play are some of the most significant pieces of documentation you can record.

Answer 3

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Question 4

Why is the term transformation so pivotal in understanding social relationships in the early childhood profession?

Question 5

Who popularized the Ages and Stages maturational approach to child development?

A) Jean Piaget
B) Arnold Gesell
C) Sigmund Freud
D) Jerome Kagan

Question 6

What is the difference between an informal setting and a formal setting in early childhood?

Question 7

How does hearing of the voices of others contribute to a philosophy of transformation?

Question 8

Describe the important role observation has played in helping to uncover what we know about children today.

Question 9

What is the term for groupings of similar,related behaviours,skills or attitudes that form a particular pattern?

A) cultural frameworks
B) normal guidelines
C) areas of development
D) rates of development

Question 10

Explain the relationship between observation and the responsive,inclusive educator.

Question 11

Identify three of the reasons we observe children and provide a rationale for each as to why it is important.

Question 12

Define the term appreciative inquiry.

Question 13

See Exhibit 1.5 The Cultural Iceberg in your text.What are the pedagogical implications of this cultural iceberg in a classroom or learning environment?

Question 14

Using the reasons outlined in chapter 1,describe two purposes for observing young children.

Question 15

What role do formal settings in research play in further understanding what we know about the development of young children?

Question 16

There are two very different examples of Principles of Development in chapter 1.Shouldn't those principles be the same? Why/why not?

Question 17

Which of the following is included in the four guiding principles of Te Whāriki?

A) Domains of development are closely related.
B) Family and community links should be strengthened.
C) Children demonstrate different modes of learning.
D) Children learn better through teacher directed experiences.

Question 18

Identify the qualities associated with a responsive,inclusive educator.

Question 19

Why is it important to note the changes happening in the early childhood profession?

Question 20

Which of the following describes pedagogical documentation?

A) a method of documentation used only by educators to observe children
B) a documentation approach used specifically to understand the strengths and needs of children
C) a theme-based approach to help inform how to plan curriculum
D) an inquiry-based documentation approach used by children, families and educators