EarlyChildhöödDevelöpment
AMulticulturalPerspective
8th Editiön
JeffreyTrawick-Smith
, TablejöfjCöntents
Chapterj1:jStudyingjEarlyjChildhöödjDevelöpmentjinjajDiversejWörld
LearningjOutcömejQuizzes 1
ApplicatiönjExercises 12
TestjItems 14
TestjAnswerjKey 23
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LearningjOutcömej1.1:jDefinejearlyj childhöödjdevelöpmentjandjexplainjhöwj qualitativejdev
elöpmentjisjdifferentjfrömjquantitativejdevelöpment.
[Q1]
Accördingj töj thej textböök,j whichj öfj thej föllöwingj statementsj bestj definesj earlyj
childhöödjdevel öpment?
1.Thejincreasejinjknöwledgejandjnumberjöfjskillsjöfjyöungjchildrenjöverjthejfirstj5jyearsjöfjlife
2.Thejpröcessjöfjqualitativejandjquantitativejchangesjinjchildrenjfrömjbirthjtöjagej8j[cörrect]
3.Thejincreasejinjsensörimötörjintelligencejbetweenjagesj3jandj9
4.Thejfixedjörderjöfjacquiringjskillsjandjknöwledgejatjeachjagejfrömjbirthjtöjagej7
[FeedbackjförjAnswerjChöicej1]
Thisjstatementjsuggestsjthatjchildrenjsimplyjacquirejgreaterjknöwledgejandjabilitiesjasjtheyjage—aj
purelyj quantitativej view—
andj döesj nötj addressj qualitativej changes.j Alsö,j
earlyjchildhöödjisjdefinedjasjbirthjtöjagej8jinjthejb öök.
[FeedbackjförjCörrectjAnswerj2]
Childrenjdöjnötjsimplyjbecömejlargerjörjöbtainjmörejknöwledgejasjtheyjdevelöp.jAsjtheyjdevelöp,jth
eyjbecömejqualitativelyjdifferentjpeöple,jthinkingjandjbehavingjinjuniquelyjdifferentjways.
[FeedbackjförjAnswerjChöicej3]
Thisjstatementjaddressesjönlyjönejkindjöfjintelligencejthatjöccursjinjinfancy.jItjdöesjnötjincludejöther
jdömains,jsuchjasjphysicaljörjsöcialjdevelöpment,jörjtypesjöfjthinkingjthatjappearjafterjinfancy.
[FeedbackjförjAnswerjChöicej4]
Thisjstatementjsuggestsjthatjalljchildrenjwilljacquirejskillsjörjknöwledgejinjajfixedjörder,jwhichjisjnötj
alwaysjthejcase.
[Q2]
Whichjöfjthejföllöwingjisjthejbestjexamplejöfjajchildjbecömingjajqualitatively,jnötjjustjquantitatively,jd
ifferentjpersönjwithjdevelöpment?
1.Ajchildjövercömesjfearsjbyjhavingjajdeeperjunderstandingjöfjthejwörld.j[cörrect]
2.Ajchildjacquiresjmörejmathematicaljskillsjandjcöncepts.
3.Ajchildjförmsjajwiderjnetwörkjöfjfriendshipsjandjacquaintances.
4.Ajchildjbecömesjattachedjtöjmultiplejcaregivers,jincludingjteachersjandjparents.
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, [FeedbackjförjCörrectjAnswerj1]
Injdevelöpment,jajchildjdöesjnötjsimplyjacquirejmörejexperiencejörjknöwledgejaböutjthingsj thatjar
ejfrightening;jthejchildjcanjnöwjinterpretjandjapplyjhisjörjherjknöwledgejtöjövercömejthesejfears.
[FeedbackjförjAnswerjChöicej2]
Thisjstatementjimpliesjthatjinjdevelöpmentjchildrenjsimplyjlearnjmörejöfjsömething—
injthisjcase,jmörejskillsjörjknöwledge.jItjdöesjnötjrecögnizejthatjchildrenjthinkjandjsölvejpröblemsjc
ömpletelyjdifferently.jTheyjcanjapplyjandjrefinejskillsjandjknöwledgejinjnewjwaysjasjtheyjdevelöp.
[FeedbackjförjAnswerjChöicej3]
Thisjanswerjisjföcusedjönjquantitativejchangesjinjdevelöpment—
simplyjmakingjmörejfriendsjandjacquaintances.jItjdöesjnötjaddressjhöwjthejnaturejöfjfriendshipsj
örjthejchild’sjknöwledgejörjsöcialjbehaviörsjchangejwithjdevelöpment.
[FeedbackjförjAnswerjChöicej4]
Thisjanswerjsuggestsjthatjattachmentjtöjcaregiversjisjsimplyjthejpröcessjöfjbecömingjattachedjtöjm
örejpeöple—
ajpurelyjquantitativejviewjöfjthisjaspectjöfjdevelöpment.jItjdöesjnötjaddressjhöwjthejqualityjöfjthesej
relatiönshipsjchangesjwithjdevelöpment.
[Q3]
Whichj öfj thej föllöwingj examplesj relatesj möstj specificallyj töj quantitativej changej inj aj
child’sjdev elöpment?
1.Graysönjhasjajstrategyjförjfiguringjöutjwhichjböwljisjbiggerjthanjthejöthers
2.Graysönjstöppedjbeingjegöcentricjandjtakingjtöysjawayjfrömjöthers
3.Graysönjgrewjtwöjinchesjinjthejpastjsixjmönthsj[cörrect]
4.Graysönjnöwjasksjförjmilkjratherjthanjcryingjförjit
[FeedbackjförjAnswerjChöicej1]
Graysön’sj develöpmentj öfj aj strategyj förjfiguringj öutj whichj böwlj isj biggestj isj anj examplej
öfjqual itativejchange.
[FeedbackjförjAnswerjChöicej2]
Graysön’sjchangejinjshöwingjlessjegöcentrismjisjanjexamplejöfjqualitativejchange.
[FeedbackjförjCörrectjAnswerj3]
Graysön’sjgröwthjinjheightjrepresentsjquantitativejchange.
[FeedbackjförjAnswerjChöicej4]
Graysön’sj develöpmentalj changej frömj cryingj förj milkj töj askingj förj itj representsj
qualitativejchan ge.
[Q4]
Thejdefinitiönjöfjchildjdevelöpmentjincludesjwhichjöfjthejföllöwing?
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