OAE: Early Childhood Education Exam QUESTIONS WITH
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What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development? - ANSWERS-sensorimotor, preoperational,
concrete operational, formal operational
What was Piaget's theory? - ANSWERS-cognitive development
Piaget's sensorimotor stage - ANSWERS--birth to 2 years
-Learn through senses, motor activities, and feedback they receive through senses by their
bodies and environment
Give an example of an action that would occur in the sensorimotor stage - ANSWERS-Kid sees
objects, reaches for it, tries to grasp it
Kid kicks their leg, they see it move, they try to grab their leg
Kid learns to throw object from their crib that their parents will pick it back up
What are the first three substages of the sensorimotor stage? - ANSWERS-Birth- 1 month:
comprehending the environment from inborn reflexes ex. sucking/looking
2nd substage: Primary Circular Reactions. 1-4 months: coordinate physical sensations with
schemas. ex. things to suck on/get pleasure
,3rd substage: Secondary Circular Reactions @ 4-8 months the kids repeat rewarding actions but
they focus on effecting the environment rather than themselves. ex. sucks on objects other than
thumb
What are the last 3 substages of the sensorimotor stage? - ANSWERS-Coordination of Reactions:
8-12 months. kids explore surroundings and imitate observed behavior. object permanence.
associate objects with their properties
Tertiary Circular Reactions: 12-18months. Trial and error ex. different sounds to get parents
attention
Early Representational Thought: 18-24 months. Children represent objects and events with
symbols and understand the world not just by actions but through mental operations
What is object permanence? (Piaget) - ANSWERS-the understanding that objects continue to
exist even when they cannot be observed
What is the average age when children begin to understand object permanence? - ANSWERS-8-
9 months
What actions shows that children understand object permanence? - ANSWERS-Searching for an
object after it is hidden or enjoying hide and seek/peek a boo
What is a schema? - ANSWERS-a concept or framework that organizes and interprets
information
a mental construct of a category or class of things
ex. file folder of the mind
What is assimilation? - ANSWERS-interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing
schemas
can fit new info in an old schema
,What is accommodation? - ANSWERS-When new info cannot go into an old schema you can
modify the schema or create a new one
What does Piaget say about assimilation and accommodation? - ANSWERS-It is the process of
adaptation
Give Piaget's examples of schemas - ANSWERS-Baby sees a man that looks like his grandfather
so he whispers hi granddaddy. He doesn't address this person as his gpa he just noticed that
they look the same because he has a gpa schema in his mind. He assimilates or puts this man
into this schema
Girl sees a dog and says moo, she says moo because she is trying to assimilate a dog into her
brown 4 legged animal schema which she has the sound moo for. If she was told this animal say
woof woof she would modify her dog schema or make a new one.
What is conservation? - ANSWERS-Understanding that objects keep their number or amount
even if the appearance or configuration is changed
At what age do children understand conservation? - ANSWERS-Age 5 according to piaget
Piaget's Preoperational Stage - ANSWERS-Age 2-6
Cannot perform mental operations
Pretend play
use objects to represent other things
thinking is intuitive not logical
egocentric
, Piaget's Concrete Operational Stage - ANSWERS-Age 6-7
Developing concrete operations
Thinking logically
Abstract thoughts are still hard
Can understand cause/effect
Can physically manipulate objects
Understands conservation
Understands reversibility
Define reversibility - ANSWERS-the understanding that both physical actions and mental
operations can be reversed
Why do older kids understand the conservation of what experiment? - ANSWERS-Logic and
reversibility
"i saw you pour the same amount of water into 2 different containers
What is animism and magical thinking? - ANSWERS-Animism is assigning human traits to
inanimate objects
ex. sun hates me so it burned me
Magical thinking is attributing cause and effect between a child's feeling and the world of events
around them
ex. kid said i hate you to a friend. the friend had a bad day so kid thinks it was their fault
According to an Austrian and German art scholar, what are the 6 stages of art development? -
ANSWERS-1. Scribble (2-4)
2. Preschematic (4-6) visual schema, no dimensions, size=importance
3. Schematic (7-9) Reflect actual proportions and colors
ACTUAL CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY
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What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development? - ANSWERS-sensorimotor, preoperational,
concrete operational, formal operational
What was Piaget's theory? - ANSWERS-cognitive development
Piaget's sensorimotor stage - ANSWERS--birth to 2 years
-Learn through senses, motor activities, and feedback they receive through senses by their
bodies and environment
Give an example of an action that would occur in the sensorimotor stage - ANSWERS-Kid sees
objects, reaches for it, tries to grasp it
Kid kicks their leg, they see it move, they try to grab their leg
Kid learns to throw object from their crib that their parents will pick it back up
What are the first three substages of the sensorimotor stage? - ANSWERS-Birth- 1 month:
comprehending the environment from inborn reflexes ex. sucking/looking
2nd substage: Primary Circular Reactions. 1-4 months: coordinate physical sensations with
schemas. ex. things to suck on/get pleasure
,3rd substage: Secondary Circular Reactions @ 4-8 months the kids repeat rewarding actions but
they focus on effecting the environment rather than themselves. ex. sucks on objects other than
thumb
What are the last 3 substages of the sensorimotor stage? - ANSWERS-Coordination of Reactions:
8-12 months. kids explore surroundings and imitate observed behavior. object permanence.
associate objects with their properties
Tertiary Circular Reactions: 12-18months. Trial and error ex. different sounds to get parents
attention
Early Representational Thought: 18-24 months. Children represent objects and events with
symbols and understand the world not just by actions but through mental operations
What is object permanence? (Piaget) - ANSWERS-the understanding that objects continue to
exist even when they cannot be observed
What is the average age when children begin to understand object permanence? - ANSWERS-8-
9 months
What actions shows that children understand object permanence? - ANSWERS-Searching for an
object after it is hidden or enjoying hide and seek/peek a boo
What is a schema? - ANSWERS-a concept or framework that organizes and interprets
information
a mental construct of a category or class of things
ex. file folder of the mind
What is assimilation? - ANSWERS-interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing
schemas
can fit new info in an old schema
,What is accommodation? - ANSWERS-When new info cannot go into an old schema you can
modify the schema or create a new one
What does Piaget say about assimilation and accommodation? - ANSWERS-It is the process of
adaptation
Give Piaget's examples of schemas - ANSWERS-Baby sees a man that looks like his grandfather
so he whispers hi granddaddy. He doesn't address this person as his gpa he just noticed that
they look the same because he has a gpa schema in his mind. He assimilates or puts this man
into this schema
Girl sees a dog and says moo, she says moo because she is trying to assimilate a dog into her
brown 4 legged animal schema which she has the sound moo for. If she was told this animal say
woof woof she would modify her dog schema or make a new one.
What is conservation? - ANSWERS-Understanding that objects keep their number or amount
even if the appearance or configuration is changed
At what age do children understand conservation? - ANSWERS-Age 5 according to piaget
Piaget's Preoperational Stage - ANSWERS-Age 2-6
Cannot perform mental operations
Pretend play
use objects to represent other things
thinking is intuitive not logical
egocentric
, Piaget's Concrete Operational Stage - ANSWERS-Age 6-7
Developing concrete operations
Thinking logically
Abstract thoughts are still hard
Can understand cause/effect
Can physically manipulate objects
Understands conservation
Understands reversibility
Define reversibility - ANSWERS-the understanding that both physical actions and mental
operations can be reversed
Why do older kids understand the conservation of what experiment? - ANSWERS-Logic and
reversibility
"i saw you pour the same amount of water into 2 different containers
What is animism and magical thinking? - ANSWERS-Animism is assigning human traits to
inanimate objects
ex. sun hates me so it burned me
Magical thinking is attributing cause and effect between a child's feeling and the world of events
around them
ex. kid said i hate you to a friend. the friend had a bad day so kid thinks it was their fault
According to an Austrian and German art scholar, what are the 6 stages of art development? -
ANSWERS-1. Scribble (2-4)
2. Preschematic (4-6) visual schema, no dimensions, size=importance
3. Schematic (7-9) Reflect actual proportions and colors
