HDFS 2050 Exam 1 Test Questions And
Correct Answers
What is early childhood education? - CORRECT ANSWER-the growth, development,
and education of children from birth to age 8
What is NAEYC? - CORRECT ANSWER-National Association for the Education of
Young Children
A professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early
learning for all young children, birth through age
8.
2.They have a focus on PRACTICE, POLICY and RESEARCH.
3.They work for a diverse, dynamic early childhood profession and
support all who care for, educate and work on behalf of young
children.
4.They have nearly 60,000 individual members and more than 50
affiliate groups.
What are the standards of an NAEYC? - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Promotes child
development and learning
2. Builds family and community relationships
3. Observes, documents, and assesses to support young children and families
4.Uses developmentally appropriate approaches to
connect with children and families
5. Uses content knowledge to build meaningful
curriculum
6.Identifies with and acts as an early childhood professional (this will be a major focus of
this class)
What is developmentally appropriate practice? - CORRECT ANSWER-practice based
on how children grow and develop and on individual and cultural differences
What changes over the past decade have impacted early care and education? -
CORRECT ANSWER-1) Increase in scientific knowledge regarding how children grow,
develop and learn.
2) Research-based programs and curricula that enable
children to learn from birth
3)Influential research validates the value of ECE and its impact on later life. FOR
EXAMPLE:
•Perry Preschool Project in Michigan
, •Abecedarian Project in North Carolina
•Abbott Preschool Program in New Jersey
4) More than 75% of all 4-year-old children attend preschool (more than 1.3 million
attend state or federally funded preschool).
5) Politicians are re-discovering young children
(decreased funding during the Great Recession
of 2007-2010).
What is a philosophy of education? - CORRECT ANSWER-refers to a teacher's vision
of the grander purpose of education and its role in
society. it questions involve such issues as a teacher's vision of her role as a teacher,
her view of how students learn best, and her basic goals for her students.
Martin Luther - CORRECT ANSWER-(1483-1546)
• Emphasized the necessity of establishing schools to teach children to read.
• Believed that individuals were free to work out their own salvation through the
scriptures. People learned to read so that they could access the Bible.
• Beginning of teaching and learning in people's native languages, as opposed to Latin.
John Amos Comenius - CORRECT ANSWER-(1592-1670)
• Spent his life serving as a bishop, teaching school, and writing textbooks.
• Believed humans are born in the image of God so they have an obligation and duty to
be educated to the fullest extent of his or her abilities.
• Wrote the Great Didactic and Orbis Pictus (The World in Pictures), considered the first
picture book for children.
• Believed learning is best achieved when the senses
are involved.
John Locke - CORRECT ANSWER-(1632-1704)
• Popularized the tabula rasa, or blank tablet, view of children in his work, Essay
Concerning Human Understanding.
• Believed that the environment, not innate characteristics, determines what children will
become.
• The environment and experiences literally form the
mind
Jean-Jacques Rousseau - CORRECT ANSWER-(1712-1778)
• Best remembered by educators for his book Emile, he raises a hypothetical child from
birth to adolescence.
• Advocated a return to nature and an approach to educating children called naturalism.
naturalistic
education permits growth without undue interference or restrictions.
• The principle of unfolding, in which the nature of children as a result of maturation
according to their own
Correct Answers
What is early childhood education? - CORRECT ANSWER-the growth, development,
and education of children from birth to age 8
What is NAEYC? - CORRECT ANSWER-National Association for the Education of
Young Children
A professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early
learning for all young children, birth through age
8.
2.They have a focus on PRACTICE, POLICY and RESEARCH.
3.They work for a diverse, dynamic early childhood profession and
support all who care for, educate and work on behalf of young
children.
4.They have nearly 60,000 individual members and more than 50
affiliate groups.
What are the standards of an NAEYC? - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Promotes child
development and learning
2. Builds family and community relationships
3. Observes, documents, and assesses to support young children and families
4.Uses developmentally appropriate approaches to
connect with children and families
5. Uses content knowledge to build meaningful
curriculum
6.Identifies with and acts as an early childhood professional (this will be a major focus of
this class)
What is developmentally appropriate practice? - CORRECT ANSWER-practice based
on how children grow and develop and on individual and cultural differences
What changes over the past decade have impacted early care and education? -
CORRECT ANSWER-1) Increase in scientific knowledge regarding how children grow,
develop and learn.
2) Research-based programs and curricula that enable
children to learn from birth
3)Influential research validates the value of ECE and its impact on later life. FOR
EXAMPLE:
•Perry Preschool Project in Michigan
, •Abecedarian Project in North Carolina
•Abbott Preschool Program in New Jersey
4) More than 75% of all 4-year-old children attend preschool (more than 1.3 million
attend state or federally funded preschool).
5) Politicians are re-discovering young children
(decreased funding during the Great Recession
of 2007-2010).
What is a philosophy of education? - CORRECT ANSWER-refers to a teacher's vision
of the grander purpose of education and its role in
society. it questions involve such issues as a teacher's vision of her role as a teacher,
her view of how students learn best, and her basic goals for her students.
Martin Luther - CORRECT ANSWER-(1483-1546)
• Emphasized the necessity of establishing schools to teach children to read.
• Believed that individuals were free to work out their own salvation through the
scriptures. People learned to read so that they could access the Bible.
• Beginning of teaching and learning in people's native languages, as opposed to Latin.
John Amos Comenius - CORRECT ANSWER-(1592-1670)
• Spent his life serving as a bishop, teaching school, and writing textbooks.
• Believed humans are born in the image of God so they have an obligation and duty to
be educated to the fullest extent of his or her abilities.
• Wrote the Great Didactic and Orbis Pictus (The World in Pictures), considered the first
picture book for children.
• Believed learning is best achieved when the senses
are involved.
John Locke - CORRECT ANSWER-(1632-1704)
• Popularized the tabula rasa, or blank tablet, view of children in his work, Essay
Concerning Human Understanding.
• Believed that the environment, not innate characteristics, determines what children will
become.
• The environment and experiences literally form the
mind
Jean-Jacques Rousseau - CORRECT ANSWER-(1712-1778)
• Best remembered by educators for his book Emile, he raises a hypothetical child from
birth to adolescence.
• Advocated a return to nature and an approach to educating children called naturalism.
naturalistic
education permits growth without undue interference or restrictions.
• The principle of unfolding, in which the nature of children as a result of maturation
according to their own
