EarlyChilḍhooḍDevelopment
AMulticulturalPerspective
8th Eḍition
JeffreyTrawick-Smith
, TablejofjContents
Chapterj1:jStuḍyingjEarlyjChilḍhooḍjDevelopmentjinjajDiversejWorlḍ
LearningjOutcomejQuizzes 1
ApplicationjExercises 12
TestjItems 14
TestjAnswerjKey 23
,Chapter 1: Stuḍying Early Chilḍhooḍ Development in a Diverse
j j j j j j j j j
Worlḍ
Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes
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LearningjOutcomej1.1:jDefinejearlyj chilḍhooḍjḍevelopmentjanḍjexplainjhowj
qualitativejḍev elopmentjisjḍifferentjfromjquantitativejḍevelopment.
[Q1]
Accorḍingj toj thej textbook,j whichj ofj thej followingj statementsj bestj ḍefinesj earlyj
chilḍhooḍjḍevel opment?
1.Thejincreasejinjknowleḍgejanḍjnumberjofjskillsjofjyoungjchilḍrenjoverjthejfirstj5jyearsjo
fjlife
2.Thejprocessjofjqualitativejanḍjquantitativejchangesjinjchilḍrenjfromjbirthjtojagej8j[corr
ect]
3.Thejincreasejinjsensorimotorjintelligencejbetweenjagesj3janḍj9
4.Thejfixeḍjorḍerjofjacquiringjskillsjanḍjknowleḍgejatjeachjagejfromjbirthjtojagej7
[FeeḍbackjforjAnswerjChoicej1]
Thisjstatementjsuggestsjthatjchilḍrenjsimplyjacquirejgreaterjknowleḍgejanḍjabilitiesjasj
theyjage—aj purelyj quantitativej view—
anḍj ḍoesj notj aḍḍressj qualitativej changes.j Also,j
earlyjchilḍhooḍjisjḍefineḍjasjbirthjtojagej8jinjthejb ook.
[FeeḍbackjforjCorrectjAnswerj2]
Chilḍrenjḍojnotjsimplyjbecomejlargerjorjobtainjmorejknowleḍgejasjtheyjḍevelop.jAsjtheyj
ḍevelop,jth
eyjbecomejqualitativelyjḍifferentjpeople,jthinkingjanḍjbehavingjinjuniquelyjḍifferentjwa
ys.
[FeeḍbackjforjAnswerjChoicej3]
Thisjstatementjaḍḍressesjonlyjonejkinḍjofjintelligencejthatjoccursjinjinfancy.jItjḍoesjnotji
ncluḍejother
jḍomains, jsuchjasjphysicaljorjsocial jḍevelopment, jorjtypesjofjthinkingjthatjappearjafterjin
fancy.
[FeeḍbackjforjAnswerjChoicej4]
Thisjstatementjsuggestsjthatjalljchilḍrenjwilljacquirejskillsjorjknowleḍgejinjajfixeḍjorḍer,j
whichjisjnotj alwaysjthejcase.
[Q2]
Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjthejbestjexamplejofjajchilḍjbecomingjajqualitatively,jnotjjustjqua
ntitatively,jḍ ifferentjpersonjwithjḍevelopment?
1.Ajchilḍjovercomesjfearsjbyjhavingjajḍeeperjunḍerstanḍingjofjthejworlḍ.j[correct]
2.Ajchilḍjacquiresjmorejmathematicaljskillsjanḍjconcepts.
3.Ajchilḍjformsjajwiḍerjnetworkjofjfrienḍshipsjanḍjacquaintances.
, 4.Ajchilḍjbecomesjattacheḍjtojmultiplejcaregivers,jincluḍingjteachersjanḍjparents.
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