EDU 119 Midterm Exam Questions
with Correct Answers
What are ways to support children being active and healthy in an early children
program? - Answer- Physical activities promotes healthy growth and development and
increases their motor skills.
What is a home visit and what can it provide? Pg. 43 - Answer- Home visiting is an
approach to early education that provides services to children and family members in
their homes. Home visiting may serve pregnant women or families with young children.
What are some ways to help children transition to a new program? Pg. 195-196 -
Answer- -let children know before a transition will occur.
-use music, movement, & fantasy.
-keep transitions as short as possible.
-plan games or transition activities.
-plan for children who struggle with transition.
Know the most effective strategies for preventing the spread of infectious diseases in
classrooms. Pg. 228 - Answer- -hand washing preventing the spread of disease
-diapering and toileting prevent from communicable illness
-clean, sanitizing, and disinfect
-use standard precautions to help prevent the transmission of illness
Know about SIDS and how to prevent it. - Answer- SIDS is sudden infant death
syndrome and there's no guaranteed ways to prevent SIDS, but there's ways to prevent
it like; lay the babies on back and not on stomach or make sure there's not a lot of toys
in crib.
What are anecdotal notes - Answer- a brief detailed narrative written after observation in
the past tense
What is a running record? - Answer- lengthy present tense detailed narrative, is written
while behavior or action is happening
AKA Specimen record
What are subjective observation notes? - Answer- notes allows the observer to add bias
or opinion to assume why a child is doing a certain behavior
, What are objective observation notes - Answer- notes that state exactly what a child is
doing, free of bias
What is assessment? - Answer- multipart process used for the purpose of evaluating
young children's development and learning
What is an environmental rating scale like? - Answer- used to assess process quality in
early childhood group care
How do you prepare in advance for an assessment and what should you expect on the
day of assessment? (pg. 137) - Answer- goal: to better understand and serve a child
Constant note-taking on children engagement, learning and personal teaching skills
#16 Loris Malaguzzi (pg 69-83) - Answer- Reggio Emilia; emphasis on art and
documentation
what are the QRIS components/parts? (pg. 53) - Answer- QRIS create, align and
stregthen the components of early care and education
COMPONENTS INCLUDE:
* quality standards, a process for monitoring, and a process for supporting quality
improvement
what is a QRIS? (pg. 53) - Answer- quality rating and improvement system
state developed systems that evaluate and rate the quality of child care programs
(beyond licensing requirements)
how are most programs funded? (pg. 34) - Answer- sponsorship and funding of early
childhood programs may be public (federal, state or county) or private
GREATEST percentage of programs for kids under 5 are private and tuition paid by the
families
private programs may be not-for-profit
operated by nationwide chains
what types of programs are most common? (pg. 36) - Answer- preschools, laboratory
schools, parent co-ops, Head Start, prekindergarten, home based education and care
how prevalent is child care in the US? (pg. 34-35) - Answer- very! the need for out-of-
home care for kids under age 5 has increased as growing numbers of mothers have
entered the work force
with Correct Answers
What are ways to support children being active and healthy in an early children
program? - Answer- Physical activities promotes healthy growth and development and
increases their motor skills.
What is a home visit and what can it provide? Pg. 43 - Answer- Home visiting is an
approach to early education that provides services to children and family members in
their homes. Home visiting may serve pregnant women or families with young children.
What are some ways to help children transition to a new program? Pg. 195-196 -
Answer- -let children know before a transition will occur.
-use music, movement, & fantasy.
-keep transitions as short as possible.
-plan games or transition activities.
-plan for children who struggle with transition.
Know the most effective strategies for preventing the spread of infectious diseases in
classrooms. Pg. 228 - Answer- -hand washing preventing the spread of disease
-diapering and toileting prevent from communicable illness
-clean, sanitizing, and disinfect
-use standard precautions to help prevent the transmission of illness
Know about SIDS and how to prevent it. - Answer- SIDS is sudden infant death
syndrome and there's no guaranteed ways to prevent SIDS, but there's ways to prevent
it like; lay the babies on back and not on stomach or make sure there's not a lot of toys
in crib.
What are anecdotal notes - Answer- a brief detailed narrative written after observation in
the past tense
What is a running record? - Answer- lengthy present tense detailed narrative, is written
while behavior or action is happening
AKA Specimen record
What are subjective observation notes? - Answer- notes allows the observer to add bias
or opinion to assume why a child is doing a certain behavior
, What are objective observation notes - Answer- notes that state exactly what a child is
doing, free of bias
What is assessment? - Answer- multipart process used for the purpose of evaluating
young children's development and learning
What is an environmental rating scale like? - Answer- used to assess process quality in
early childhood group care
How do you prepare in advance for an assessment and what should you expect on the
day of assessment? (pg. 137) - Answer- goal: to better understand and serve a child
Constant note-taking on children engagement, learning and personal teaching skills
#16 Loris Malaguzzi (pg 69-83) - Answer- Reggio Emilia; emphasis on art and
documentation
what are the QRIS components/parts? (pg. 53) - Answer- QRIS create, align and
stregthen the components of early care and education
COMPONENTS INCLUDE:
* quality standards, a process for monitoring, and a process for supporting quality
improvement
what is a QRIS? (pg. 53) - Answer- quality rating and improvement system
state developed systems that evaluate and rate the quality of child care programs
(beyond licensing requirements)
how are most programs funded? (pg. 34) - Answer- sponsorship and funding of early
childhood programs may be public (federal, state or county) or private
GREATEST percentage of programs for kids under 5 are private and tuition paid by the
families
private programs may be not-for-profit
operated by nationwide chains
what types of programs are most common? (pg. 36) - Answer- preschools, laboratory
schools, parent co-ops, Head Start, prekindergarten, home based education and care
how prevalent is child care in the US? (pg. 34-35) - Answer- very! the need for out-of-
home care for kids under age 5 has increased as growing numbers of mothers have
entered the work force
