DCF: Child Growth and Development CGAD 2025/2026 ACTUAL
COMPREHENSIVE FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ( VERIFIED ANSWERS) WITH
RATIONALES | ALREADY GRADED A+ |NEWEST
EXAM / JUST RELEASED!!
How does knowledge of Jean Piaget's four stages help you the
child care provider? - ANSWER-The stages help you
understand how babies and children may percieve their
envirnment.
When you plan developmentally appropriate learning activities
what is important
to keep in mind? - ANSWER-A child's stage of cognitive
development
What does Piaget's theory help you understand? -
ANSWER-Why children
make thinking
"mistakes"
,What are two primary instructional techniques that are based
on Piaget's theory? - ANSWER-Discovery learning and
supporting the developing interests of children.
Children should be exposed to a wide variety of concrete
experiences such as? - ANSWER-*Use of manipulative field
trips and working in groups to help them learn
What did Lev Vygotsky develop? - ANSWER-He
developed the social
development theory of
learning
What did Lev Vygotsky theorize? - ANSWER-That social and
cultural interaction
are the primary sources of learning and
behavior.
What were some of Vygotsky's major theory ideas? - ANSWER-
*Children acquire knowledge through culture.
*Children learn through problem solving experiences shared
with a knowledgeable abult or peer.
*A child can perform a task under adult guidance or with peer
collaboartion that could not be achieved alone. Vygotsky called
,this the zone of proximal and claimed that learning occured in
this zone.
What is scaffolding? - ANSWER-An instrumental technique
where a person interacting with the child assumes more
responsibility for guiding the learning. As the child learns,the
responsibility is gradually transferred to him.
How can child care professionals use the information from
vygotsky's theory? -
ANSWER-*Give them things within in their
range of ability
*Pair
children up
Where must Learning environments be developed? - ANSWER-
Where children
play an active role in their own education as well as the
educatiom of their
peers. The adult collaborates with children in order to create
meaing in ways
that childrencan make
their own.
, What does the culture that surrounds children and their social
interaction lead to? - ANSWER-Continous step-by-step changes
in their learning and behavior.
What factors influence child's growth and development? -
ANSWER-...This
course will teach you the basic principals of child growth
and development.
What are the developmental domains? - ANSWER-...you will
learn how these
principles affect children's
learning.
What is a theory? - ANSWER-A set of facts or principles
analyzed in relation to
one another and used to explain phenomena(a fact or
behavior that can be
observed)
How do you create a positive environment for children in your
care? - ANSWER-*Ensure learning centers have ample space
for movement.
*Reduce the number of transitions throughout the day.
*Ensure the environment feels safe for the child.
COMPREHENSIVE FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ( VERIFIED ANSWERS) WITH
RATIONALES | ALREADY GRADED A+ |NEWEST
EXAM / JUST RELEASED!!
How does knowledge of Jean Piaget's four stages help you the
child care provider? - ANSWER-The stages help you
understand how babies and children may percieve their
envirnment.
When you plan developmentally appropriate learning activities
what is important
to keep in mind? - ANSWER-A child's stage of cognitive
development
What does Piaget's theory help you understand? -
ANSWER-Why children
make thinking
"mistakes"
,What are two primary instructional techniques that are based
on Piaget's theory? - ANSWER-Discovery learning and
supporting the developing interests of children.
Children should be exposed to a wide variety of concrete
experiences such as? - ANSWER-*Use of manipulative field
trips and working in groups to help them learn
What did Lev Vygotsky develop? - ANSWER-He
developed the social
development theory of
learning
What did Lev Vygotsky theorize? - ANSWER-That social and
cultural interaction
are the primary sources of learning and
behavior.
What were some of Vygotsky's major theory ideas? - ANSWER-
*Children acquire knowledge through culture.
*Children learn through problem solving experiences shared
with a knowledgeable abult or peer.
*A child can perform a task under adult guidance or with peer
collaboartion that could not be achieved alone. Vygotsky called
,this the zone of proximal and claimed that learning occured in
this zone.
What is scaffolding? - ANSWER-An instrumental technique
where a person interacting with the child assumes more
responsibility for guiding the learning. As the child learns,the
responsibility is gradually transferred to him.
How can child care professionals use the information from
vygotsky's theory? -
ANSWER-*Give them things within in their
range of ability
*Pair
children up
Where must Learning environments be developed? - ANSWER-
Where children
play an active role in their own education as well as the
educatiom of their
peers. The adult collaborates with children in order to create
meaing in ways
that childrencan make
their own.
, What does the culture that surrounds children and their social
interaction lead to? - ANSWER-Continous step-by-step changes
in their learning and behavior.
What factors influence child's growth and development? -
ANSWER-...This
course will teach you the basic principals of child growth
and development.
What are the developmental domains? - ANSWER-...you will
learn how these
principles affect children's
learning.
What is a theory? - ANSWER-A set of facts or principles
analyzed in relation to
one another and used to explain phenomena(a fact or
behavior that can be
observed)
How do you create a positive environment for children in your
care? - ANSWER-*Ensure learning centers have ample space
for movement.
*Reduce the number of transitions throughout the day.
*Ensure the environment feels safe for the child.
