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Early childhood educators are encouraged to observe, record, and assess learning for all but which of the following reasons? |
| | A) | to grade or categorize the children |
| | B) | to determine if the children are developing and learning |
| | C) | to understand the children in the context of their homes, families, and cultures |
| | D) | to understand the children in the context of the program |
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Which of the following would be appropriate for an early childhood professional to include in anecdotal records? |
| | A) | a poem made by a child |
| | B) | snippets of conversation representing developing language skills |
| | C) | lyrics from a song that a child repeatedly sings while swinging |
| | D) | any of the above |
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Compared to anecdotal records, running record observation tends to be _______. |
| | A) | more brief. |
| | B) | less detailed. |
| | C) | focused on only one child. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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Dontarius Egolf works in a university-based early childhood education program. Today Egolf's job is to observe one child and capture, in writing, a lengthy, detailed description of exactly what that child does minute by minute. Which type of recording method is Egolf using? |
| | A) | incident reports |
| | B) | running record observation |
| | C) | anecdotal records |
| | D) | journals |
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Event sampling is another name for which recording method? |
| | A) | journals |
| | B) | anecdotal records |
| | C) | checklists |
| | D) | incident reports |
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The journaling method of recording is richest when it's kept by _______. |
| | A) | the child care professional |
| | B) | the administrator |
| | C) | the child care professional and the parents together |
| | D) | the social worker |
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Which of the following two recording tools serve a similar purpose? |
| | A) | environmental checklists and mapping |
| | B) | environmental checklists and developmental checklists |
| | C) | developmental checklists and mapping |
| | D) | journaling and mapping |
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Mary Catherine Gallagher works in a church-based preschool for 3-year-olds. While her co-worker Martin leads the 20-minute circle time, Gallagher observes and records the behavior of each student at 5-minute intervals. Her checklist includes items like "participates," "attends," "interacts," and "involved with self." Which method of recording is Gallagher using? |
| | A) | mapping |
| | B) | developmental checklist |
| | C) | time sample |
| | D) | incident reports |
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Which of the following is least likely to characterize an assessment program utilizing a diagnosis and prescription approach? |
| | A) | a goal of understanding children's level of development and their areas of weakness |
| | B) | the use of a variety of observational and recording methods continually throughout the year |
| | C) | a developmental assessment conference with parents that reports on progress and areas that need improvement |
| | D) | a pass-or-fail orientation |
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At Cloud Nine Early Childhood Education Center, the teachers prepare a collection of samples of each child's work. The samples are used as assessment devices throughout the year, as well as at the end of the year. Which type of assessment tool is being used at this center? |
| | A) | portfolios |
| | B) | journals |
| | C) | standardized tests |
| | D) | mapping |
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Preschool teacher Russell Wills asks a child, "What do you like best about your work?" Wills is trying to encourage which type of assessment? |
| | A) | portfolio assessment |
| | B) | diagnostic and prescriptive assessment |
| | C) | environmental assessment |
| | D) | self-assessment |
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The early childhood educator should use self-observation and self-reflection for all but which of the following goals? |
| | A) | to grade their job performance and abilities |
| | B) | to discover their own strengths |
| | C) | to know which skills they should upgrade |
| | D) | to improve the educational program |
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Which of the following assessment questions represents a "bottom-up" approach to assessment? |
| | A) | How does the program fit state regulations and standards? |
| | B) | How profitable is the program? |
| | C) | What would it be like to be a 3-year-old in this program? |
| | D) | What are the program strengths, and what areas need improvement? |
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In early childhood education programs, assessment is typically driven from which viewpoint? |
| | A) | administrators and boards |
| | B) | staff |
| | C) | parents |
| | D) | community |
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To eliminate "button pushing," your text author recommends: |
| | A) | being consistent in your responses to emotional issues. |
| | B) | never showing that a child has "pushed your buttons." |
| | C) | minimizing your contact with children who "push your buttons." |
| | D) | finding and using the gap between stimulus and response. |
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