OAE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 012
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 EDITION
COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH DETAILED
RATIONALES OHIO TEACHER
CERTIFICATION EXAM PREP
Showing young readers how to make a story map is an effective strategy for
helping them:
a. Communicate their individual responses to particular texts
B. Understand the relationships between main events, characters, and ideas
in a text What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development? - CORRECT
ANSWER -sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal
operational
What was Piaget's theory? - CORRECT ANSWER -cognitive development
Piaget's sensorimotor stage - CORRECT ANSWER --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 -
CORRECT ANSWER -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? - CORRECT
ANSWER -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? - CORRECT
ANSWER -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) - CORRECT ANSWER -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? - CORRECT ANSWER -8-9 months
What actions shows that children understand object permanence? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Searching for an object after it is hidden or enjoying
hide and seek/peek a boo
What is a schema? - CORRECT ANSWER -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? - CORRECT ANSWER -interpreting our new
experiences in terms of our existing schemas
can fit new info in an old schema
What is accommodation? - CORRECT ANSWER -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? - CORRECT
ANSWER -It is the process of adaptation
Give Piaget's examples of schemas - CORRECT ANSWER -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? - CORRECT ANSWER -Understanding that objects
keep their number or amount even if the appearance or configuration is
changed
At what age do children understand conservation? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Age 5 according to piaget
Piaget's Preoperational Stage - CORRECT ANSWER -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 - CORRECT ANSWER -Age 6-7
Developing concrete operations
Thinking logically
Abstract thoughts are still hard
Can understand cause/effect
Can physically manipulate objects
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 EDITION
COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH DETAILED
RATIONALES OHIO TEACHER
CERTIFICATION EXAM PREP
Showing young readers how to make a story map is an effective strategy for
helping them:
a. Communicate their individual responses to particular texts
B. Understand the relationships between main events, characters, and ideas
in a text What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development? - CORRECT
ANSWER -sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal
operational
What was Piaget's theory? - CORRECT ANSWER -cognitive development
Piaget's sensorimotor stage - CORRECT ANSWER --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 -
CORRECT ANSWER -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? - CORRECT
ANSWER -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? - CORRECT
ANSWER -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) - CORRECT ANSWER -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? - CORRECT ANSWER -8-9 months
What actions shows that children understand object permanence? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Searching for an object after it is hidden or enjoying
hide and seek/peek a boo
What is a schema? - CORRECT ANSWER -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? - CORRECT ANSWER -interpreting our new
experiences in terms of our existing schemas
can fit new info in an old schema
What is accommodation? - CORRECT ANSWER -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? - CORRECT
ANSWER -It is the process of adaptation
Give Piaget's examples of schemas - CORRECT ANSWER -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? - CORRECT ANSWER -Understanding that objects
keep their number or amount even if the appearance or configuration is
changed
At what age do children understand conservation? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Age 5 according to piaget
Piaget's Preoperational Stage - CORRECT ANSWER -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 - CORRECT ANSWER -Age 6-7
Developing concrete operations
Thinking logically
Abstract thoughts are still hard
Can understand cause/effect
Can physically manipulate objects
