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Human Diversity in Education: An Integrative Approach, 4/e

Kenneth H. Cushner, Kent State University, Kent
Averil McClelland, Kent State University, Kent
Philip Safford, Case Western Reserve University

Creating Developmentally Appropriate Classrooms: The Importance of Age and Developmental Status

Multiple Choice


1	Developmentally appropriate practices result from educational decisions based on all of the following sources of knowledge, except:
		A)	child development and learning
		B)	the child's chronological age
		C)	knowledge about the child's interests
		D)	knowledge about the child's sociocultural background


2	A major concern that prompted publication of the Developmentally Appropriate Practice guidelines was:
		A)	the need to improve children's performance on the proficiency tests they would be taking later during their school careers
		B)	criticism of the amount of time devoted to play in early childhood programs
		C)	increasing pressure to impose academic learning demands on young children
		D)	the lack of parent involvement in their children's schooling


3	A psychological theorist often cited in connection with constructivist methods in education is:
		A)	Edward Thorndike
		B)	Arnold Gesell
		C)	Alfred Binet
		D)	Jean Piaget


4	A teacher who uses a constructivist approach in teaching believes that:
		A)	Each learner must construct her or his own knowledge.
		B)	Learning is constructed through a process of one skill building on another.
		C)	Children learn best through making things with their hands.
		D)	Teachers should construct detailed plans for each instructional unit.


5	In developmentally appropriate practice, the teacher's task is to:
		A)	lecture with authority and patience
		B)	accommodate the child's readiness to learn with suitable activities
		C)	keep control of all the child's activities
		D)	none of the above


6	Which of the following educational thinkers did not make a historical contribution to constructivist theory?
		A)	Plato
		B)	Rousseau
		C)	Parker
		D)	Dewey


7	Which of the following pairs of action words best describes what teachers do in developmentally appropriate programs for young children?
		A)	direct and control
		B)	evaluate and reward
		C)	respond and facilitate
		D)	withdraw and ignore


8	According to constructivist thinking, assessment should never be used to:
		A)	keep track of children's academic progress
		B)	close an educational door to a child
		C)	make systematic observations of a child's behavior
		D)	report progress to parents


9	The "nature vs. nurture" debate refers to:
		A)	whether individual differences are positive or negative
		B)	whether individual differences are cultural or social
		C)	whether individual differences are innate or learned
		D)	whether individual differences are developed early or late


10	Milestones in development and transitions from one developmental stage to another can be influenced by all of the following, except:
		A)	gender
		B)	politics
		C)	geography
		D)	genetics

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