What age do you develop the ability to
Conserve? - ANSWER -5 years
The cognitive ability to understand that objects or
substances retain their properties of #'s or
realizing that amounts are the same regardless amount even when their appearance, shape, or
of their appearance. - ANSWER -conserve configuration changes. - ANSWER -
Conservation
At what age are children in the Preoperational
stage? - ANSWER -Between 2-6 years What are the substages of Piaget's sensorimotor
stage? - ANSWER -1. Inborn reflexes
2. Primary Circular reactions
-symbolic representation especially during 3. Secondary circular reactions
pretend/make-believe play 4. Coordination or reactions
-not yet capable of performing mental 5. Tertiary circular reaction
"operations". 6. Earl representational thought
-intuitive thinking (rather than following logical
steps)
-Egocentric - ANSWER -Piaget's At what age are children in the sensory-motor
Preoperational stage of cognitive development stage? - ANSWER -Birth to 2 years old
Being unable to literally adopt another's point-of- What do children in the sensorimotor stage
view. - ANSWER -Egocentrism learn? - ANSWER --They learn through
environmental input they receive through their
sense, motor actions they engage in, and through
When we can fit something new into an existing feedback they receive from their bodies and the
schema. - ANSWER -Assimilation environment about their actions.
-Learn through repeated experiences.
When something new cannot be assimilated into
an existing schema; either modify the schema or What is a sign that a child has developed object
form a new schema. - ANSWER - permanence? - ANSWER -If they search for
Accommodation the object after it is moved or hidden.
What constitutes the process of adaptation? - Mental constructs or concepts that represent
elements of the environment in categories or
ANSWER -Assimilation and
Accommodation classes of things. - ANSWER -schema
Why do babies and children form schemas? - The idea that things continue to exist even when
ANSWER -It is how they learn about they are out of sight. - ANSWER -object
themselves and the world through interactions permanence
with their bodies and the environment.
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, Pect prek4 module 1 Test Questions and Answers Rated A
inclusive classroom? - ANSWER -1.
What are the characteristics of the concrete understand all cultures
operational stage? - ANSWER --Ability to 2. be open to diversity and difference
think logically 3. understand prejudices
-Trouble understanding abstract concepts or 4. respect all
hypothetical situations
-Apply logical sequence and cause and effect to
things they can see, feel, and manipulate. Evaluates students skills to apply knowledge to
-Can conserve real world concepts.
-Develop proficiency in inductive logic "Money math problems or writing stories" -
-Reversibility ANSWER -Authentic Assessment
The ability to reverse an action or operation. - Help find students who are below the norm in
ANSWER -reversibility certain areas, or students who are at risk before
diagnosing. - ANSWER -Screening Tests
Assigning human qualities, feelings, and actions
to inanimate objects. - ANSWER -animism (Pre-Assessment)
Provide teachers with students prior knowledge
and misconceptions before a learning activity
Attributing cause and effect relationships sets baseline for how much learning has taken
between own feelings, thoughts, and place from beginning to end.
environmental events where none exists. - "journaling; KWL" - ANSWER -Diagnostic
ANSWER -magical thinking Assessment
What is preschoolers' thinking based upon? - Monitor student learning to provide ongoing
ANSWER -Based upon their sensory feedback that can be used by instructors to
perceptions. improve their teaching and by students to
improve their learning low stakes-lower no point
value.
Creating a culturally inclusive classroom "draw a concepts map, one or two sentence
environement - ANSWER --Self assess showing main idea" - ANSWER -Formative
own prejudice Assessment
-Teach respect; eliminate stigmas
-Acknowledge differences
-Embrace diversity Focusing on only one property at a time. -
-Teach tolerance ANSWER -centration
-Promote acceptance
-Celebrate community
-Keep an open classroom What age do children understand their
environment through inborn reflexes? -
ANSWER -From birth to 1 month old
What the teachers have to do to have an
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