educ205 final exam questions well
answered 2025/2026
Imagine that you are a teacher. The students in your class are able to demonstrate complex
physical movements, reason logically about ideas when presented concretely, and have a basic
sense of moral principles. Your students are most likely in the developmental period of:
a. middle childhood
b. early adolescence
c. late adolescence
d. early childhood - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔a. middle childhood
Leanna believes that children are fundamentally curious, which makes them eager to learn.
LeRoy believes that children's motivation to learn is fostered by good nutrition, positive
relationships with other people, and opportunities to explore a complex environment. This
difference in viewpoints best reflects the issue of:
a. progression vs. regression
b. universality vs. diversity
c. quantitative vs. qualitative change
d. nature vs. nurture - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔d. nature vs. nurture
Joy is worried when her 5th grade teacher says "form groups on your own." She has never
enjoyed working in groups, and fears that she will be ridiculed. She worries about it so much
that she begins to cry. This example BEST illustrates which developmental domain?
a. cognitive
b. linguistic
c. socio-emotional
d. physical - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔c. socio-emotional
,Which one of the following statements reflects developmentally INappropriate practice or is
inconsistent with developmentally-enhanced education?
a. Use development trends as a guide, but expect diversity at every turn
b. Look for and build upon children's existing talents
c. Guide children in their work but also allow for autonomy
d. Push children to acquire more advanced ways of thinking as quickly as possible - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔d. push children to acquire more advanced ways of thinking as quickly as possible
According to the mentoring manual, everyone in this class is required to do which of the
following?
a. Mentor a child in each of the three developmental periods
b. Create and carry out an art enhancement activity for one mentee
c. Mentor a total of 8 sessions, once a week
d. Write two reflections and create 10 entries in the connection chart - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔b. create and carry out an art enhancement activity for one mentee
All of the following are examples of effective ways in which teachers can use "reminding"
language to manage the behaviors in their classroom, EXCEPT:
a. Use a direct tone and neutral body language
b. Keep reminders brief and to the point
c. Use a pleading tone to ask the child to comply
d. Phrase the reminder as a question - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔c. use a pleading tone to ask the
child to comply
A staff person in your elementary school placement says firmly, "Stop. Put the scissors down
now" when she spies a child waving a pair of scissors overhead as she sings a song. This clear,
nonnegotiable demand is a good example of:
a. Reinforcing language
, b. Reminding language
c. Redirecting language
d. Open-ended language - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔c. redirecting language
Which of the following open-ended questions is BEST used to foster students' self- awareness or
reflection?
a. How could you explain how gravity works in your own words?
b. What was it about this assignment that made it so challenging?
c. What do you anticipate the outcome will be from the experiment?
d. What are some interesting facts from the reading? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔b. What was it
about this assignment that made it so challenging?
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the ways in which reminding and redirecting
language differ?
a. Reminding language is a means of external control whereas redirecting language focuses on
children's internal control.
b. The desired behavior is identified in reminding language whereas it is left unspecified in
redirecting language.
c. Reminding language is brief and to the point whereas redirecting language is lengthier with a
detailed explanation.
d. Statements and questions can be used in reminding language whereas only statements are
used in redirecting language. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔d. Statements and questions can be used
in reminding language whereas only statements are used in redirecting language.
Which of the following is an ineffective way to create and develop positive teacher-student
relationships?
a. Having empathy for children as a teacher
b. Adopting a deficit model in teaching children
c. Using teacher language appropriately when interacting with children
answered 2025/2026
Imagine that you are a teacher. The students in your class are able to demonstrate complex
physical movements, reason logically about ideas when presented concretely, and have a basic
sense of moral principles. Your students are most likely in the developmental period of:
a. middle childhood
b. early adolescence
c. late adolescence
d. early childhood - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔a. middle childhood
Leanna believes that children are fundamentally curious, which makes them eager to learn.
LeRoy believes that children's motivation to learn is fostered by good nutrition, positive
relationships with other people, and opportunities to explore a complex environment. This
difference in viewpoints best reflects the issue of:
a. progression vs. regression
b. universality vs. diversity
c. quantitative vs. qualitative change
d. nature vs. nurture - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔d. nature vs. nurture
Joy is worried when her 5th grade teacher says "form groups on your own." She has never
enjoyed working in groups, and fears that she will be ridiculed. She worries about it so much
that she begins to cry. This example BEST illustrates which developmental domain?
a. cognitive
b. linguistic
c. socio-emotional
d. physical - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔c. socio-emotional
,Which one of the following statements reflects developmentally INappropriate practice or is
inconsistent with developmentally-enhanced education?
a. Use development trends as a guide, but expect diversity at every turn
b. Look for and build upon children's existing talents
c. Guide children in their work but also allow for autonomy
d. Push children to acquire more advanced ways of thinking as quickly as possible - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔d. push children to acquire more advanced ways of thinking as quickly as possible
According to the mentoring manual, everyone in this class is required to do which of the
following?
a. Mentor a child in each of the three developmental periods
b. Create and carry out an art enhancement activity for one mentee
c. Mentor a total of 8 sessions, once a week
d. Write two reflections and create 10 entries in the connection chart - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔b. create and carry out an art enhancement activity for one mentee
All of the following are examples of effective ways in which teachers can use "reminding"
language to manage the behaviors in their classroom, EXCEPT:
a. Use a direct tone and neutral body language
b. Keep reminders brief and to the point
c. Use a pleading tone to ask the child to comply
d. Phrase the reminder as a question - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔c. use a pleading tone to ask the
child to comply
A staff person in your elementary school placement says firmly, "Stop. Put the scissors down
now" when she spies a child waving a pair of scissors overhead as she sings a song. This clear,
nonnegotiable demand is a good example of:
a. Reinforcing language
, b. Reminding language
c. Redirecting language
d. Open-ended language - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔c. redirecting language
Which of the following open-ended questions is BEST used to foster students' self- awareness or
reflection?
a. How could you explain how gravity works in your own words?
b. What was it about this assignment that made it so challenging?
c. What do you anticipate the outcome will be from the experiment?
d. What are some interesting facts from the reading? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔b. What was it
about this assignment that made it so challenging?
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the ways in which reminding and redirecting
language differ?
a. Reminding language is a means of external control whereas redirecting language focuses on
children's internal control.
b. The desired behavior is identified in reminding language whereas it is left unspecified in
redirecting language.
c. Reminding language is brief and to the point whereas redirecting language is lengthier with a
detailed explanation.
d. Statements and questions can be used in reminding language whereas only statements are
used in redirecting language. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔d. Statements and questions can be used
in reminding language whereas only statements are used in redirecting language.
Which of the following is an ineffective way to create and develop positive teacher-student
relationships?
a. Having empathy for children as a teacher
b. Adopting a deficit model in teaching children
c. Using teacher language appropriately when interacting with children
