ECSE 204 FINAL EXAM |COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
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Environment Answer: The environment is the sum total of the physical and human
qualities that combine to create a space in which children and adults work and play
together. Environment is the context teachers arrange; it is the atmosphere they
create; it is the feeling they communicate. Environment is the total picture.
5 principles that guide the design of high-quality environments for young children
Answer: 1. Be organized, challenging, and aesthetically pleasing
2. Be capable of creating a caring community of learners that affirms diversity
3. Have clear goals that reflect a particular instructional emphasis
4. Protect the health and safety of the children
5. Allow all children equal access to age-appropriate materials and equipment
Concrete Experiences Answer: A new experience or situation that is encountered
(doing/having an experience). For example, projects, puzzles, games, "play" a bit
which provides an opportunity to experience the need to use the learning that is
taking place.
Premack Principle (Reinforcement) Answer: Involves sequencing activities so that
less probable or low probability activities are followed by high probability and
motivating activities.
Responsivity Answer: An environmental factor closely linked to academic gain. A
responsive environment is one that provides the learner with predictable and
immediate outcomes from any environmental interaction.
Stimulus control Answer: Refers to the fact that certain behaviors are more likely
to occur in the presence of stimuli while the behavior is being reinforced. For
example, color coding areas, quiet areas far from noisier areas, simulated red light
for off limits areas.
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, Self correcting materials Answer: Give immediate feedback, for example, "good
job."
Accessibility Answer: Accommodating and modifying your classroom
environment can help children be successful learners and be an active participant in
classroom activities, but remember that deciding which accommodations or
modifications are necessary to ensure physical and cognitive access and successful
goal attainment by young children with delays or disabilities. For example,
adjustable shelves, adequate pathways and turnaround space, lowered or raised
desktops and tables, lowered sinks and water fountains.
Adaptations Answer: A broader terms that describes any adjustment made by the
IFSP or IEP team to allow children with delays or disabilities to participate fully in
their learning environments. Changes in the way instruction and assessment are
carried out to allow a learner equal opportunity to demonstrate mastery of concepts
and achieve the desired learning outcomes. They are made to meet a student's needs
as identified on an individualized education program (IEP).
Modifications Answer: A change in what is being taught and the expectations for
the student. Are changes in what students are expected to learn, based on their
individual abilities. For example, use of alternate books, pass/no pass grading
option, reworded questions in simpler language, daily feedback to the student.
A Safe Environment Answer: Standards applied to home, center, and school.
Training in first aid and CPR, cluttered room not necessarily safe.
A Healthy Environment Answer: Universal precautions- disposable latex free
gloves during certain activities for cleanliness.
Selecting learning materials Answer: Focus on durability and cost, examine
information on development and field testing, accessibility, play emphasis, "loose
parts."
Outdoor learning and play spaces Answer: Access to fixed equipment, access to
"loose parts", space for outdoor eating, entire area fenced in or clear boundaries,
ground level playground equipment, elevated structures, dramatic play equipment,
play tables, water play, sandboxes, and garden areas.
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Environment Answer: The environment is the sum total of the physical and human
qualities that combine to create a space in which children and adults work and play
together. Environment is the context teachers arrange; it is the atmosphere they
create; it is the feeling they communicate. Environment is the total picture.
5 principles that guide the design of high-quality environments for young children
Answer: 1. Be organized, challenging, and aesthetically pleasing
2. Be capable of creating a caring community of learners that affirms diversity
3. Have clear goals that reflect a particular instructional emphasis
4. Protect the health and safety of the children
5. Allow all children equal access to age-appropriate materials and equipment
Concrete Experiences Answer: A new experience or situation that is encountered
(doing/having an experience). For example, projects, puzzles, games, "play" a bit
which provides an opportunity to experience the need to use the learning that is
taking place.
Premack Principle (Reinforcement) Answer: Involves sequencing activities so that
less probable or low probability activities are followed by high probability and
motivating activities.
Responsivity Answer: An environmental factor closely linked to academic gain. A
responsive environment is one that provides the learner with predictable and
immediate outcomes from any environmental interaction.
Stimulus control Answer: Refers to the fact that certain behaviors are more likely
to occur in the presence of stimuli while the behavior is being reinforced. For
example, color coding areas, quiet areas far from noisier areas, simulated red light
for off limits areas.
1
APPHIA - Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
, Self correcting materials Answer: Give immediate feedback, for example, "good
job."
Accessibility Answer: Accommodating and modifying your classroom
environment can help children be successful learners and be an active participant in
classroom activities, but remember that deciding which accommodations or
modifications are necessary to ensure physical and cognitive access and successful
goal attainment by young children with delays or disabilities. For example,
adjustable shelves, adequate pathways and turnaround space, lowered or raised
desktops and tables, lowered sinks and water fountains.
Adaptations Answer: A broader terms that describes any adjustment made by the
IFSP or IEP team to allow children with delays or disabilities to participate fully in
their learning environments. Changes in the way instruction and assessment are
carried out to allow a learner equal opportunity to demonstrate mastery of concepts
and achieve the desired learning outcomes. They are made to meet a student's needs
as identified on an individualized education program (IEP).
Modifications Answer: A change in what is being taught and the expectations for
the student. Are changes in what students are expected to learn, based on their
individual abilities. For example, use of alternate books, pass/no pass grading
option, reworded questions in simpler language, daily feedback to the student.
A Safe Environment Answer: Standards applied to home, center, and school.
Training in first aid and CPR, cluttered room not necessarily safe.
A Healthy Environment Answer: Universal precautions- disposable latex free
gloves during certain activities for cleanliness.
Selecting learning materials Answer: Focus on durability and cost, examine
information on development and field testing, accessibility, play emphasis, "loose
parts."
Outdoor learning and play spaces Answer: Access to fixed equipment, access to
"loose parts", space for outdoor eating, entire area fenced in or clear boundaries,
ground level playground equipment, elevated structures, dramatic play equipment,
play tables, water play, sandboxes, and garden areas.
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