DCF behavioral observation and screening
(BOAS) Exam Question With Correct Answers
Observation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Is |when |a |child |care |worker |recognizes |and |notes |and |
identifiable |performance |or |behavior |and |uses |instruments |such |as |checklists, |anecdotal |
records |and |running |records. |The |instruments |are |used |to |measure |progress |against |a |
standard |and |to |share |results |with |assessment |experts.
Screening |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Means |an |instrument |intended |to |identity |and |monitor |
normal |development |or |possible |developmental |delay. |Screening |programs |are |not |diagnostic, |
and |are |not |based |on |whether |a |child |has |passed |a |certain |curriculum.
Why |do |we |need |this |course? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-This |course |is |required |by |Florida |
statue |402.305 |which |describes |"licensing |standards, |child |care |programs."
Key |benefits |of |developmental |screening |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |early |detection |of |
problems |allows |for |timely |referral |for |invention.
- |the |caregivers |attention |can |be |focused |on |activities |that |strengthen |the |child's |skills.
- |Increased |volume |and |quality |of |information |available |to |the |parents |regarding |"in-the-
home" |activities |that |support |normal |development.
- |provides |a |common |reference |point |and |basis |for |interaction |for |parents, |child |care |workers, |
and |child |development |specialist.
Proper |screening |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Leads |to |sound |assessment |so |that |early |detection |
of |potential |developmental |delays |will |determine |the |correct |referral |and |intervention.
, Why |do |we |use |the |analogy |of |a |window |window |when |we |discuss |brain |development? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-When |a |window |is |open, |air |and |other |things |have |free |access |to |the |
space |within, |but |when |the |window |is |closed, |nothing |can |get |through |the |window.
Principles |if |child |development |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |development |in |young |children |
occurs |rapidly |and |typically |progresses |in |spurts.
- |all |children |develop |at |their |own |rates |because |each |child |is |unique. |Heredity |and |
environment |work |together |to |make |each |child |special |and |different |from |all |others. |Together,
|these |factors |account |for |the |individual |variations |you |see |in |children.
Six |developmental |domains |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Physical |health
2. |Motor |development
3. |Cognitive |development |& |general |knowledge
4. |Language |& |communication
5. |Approaches |to |learning
6. |Social |& |emotional
Physical |health |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Refer |to |the |changes |in |body |shape |and |proportion. |It
|includes |change |in |weight, |height, |and |etc.
Motor |development |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Refers |to |a |child's |ability |to |make |about |and |
control |body |parts |such |as |grasping, |rolling |over, |hopping, |etc.
Cognitive |development |and |general |knowledge |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Refers |to |a |child's |
intellectual |or |mental |abilities. |It |involves |finding |processing |and |organizing |information |and |
using |it |appropriately. |Discovering |interpreting, |sorting, |classifying, |and |remembering |
information.
(BOAS) Exam Question With Correct Answers
Observation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Is |when |a |child |care |worker |recognizes |and |notes |and |
identifiable |performance |or |behavior |and |uses |instruments |such |as |checklists, |anecdotal |
records |and |running |records. |The |instruments |are |used |to |measure |progress |against |a |
standard |and |to |share |results |with |assessment |experts.
Screening |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Means |an |instrument |intended |to |identity |and |monitor |
normal |development |or |possible |developmental |delay. |Screening |programs |are |not |diagnostic, |
and |are |not |based |on |whether |a |child |has |passed |a |certain |curriculum.
Why |do |we |need |this |course? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-This |course |is |required |by |Florida |
statue |402.305 |which |describes |"licensing |standards, |child |care |programs."
Key |benefits |of |developmental |screening |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |early |detection |of |
problems |allows |for |timely |referral |for |invention.
- |the |caregivers |attention |can |be |focused |on |activities |that |strengthen |the |child's |skills.
- |Increased |volume |and |quality |of |information |available |to |the |parents |regarding |"in-the-
home" |activities |that |support |normal |development.
- |provides |a |common |reference |point |and |basis |for |interaction |for |parents, |child |care |workers, |
and |child |development |specialist.
Proper |screening |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Leads |to |sound |assessment |so |that |early |detection |
of |potential |developmental |delays |will |determine |the |correct |referral |and |intervention.
, Why |do |we |use |the |analogy |of |a |window |window |when |we |discuss |brain |development? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-When |a |window |is |open, |air |and |other |things |have |free |access |to |the |
space |within, |but |when |the |window |is |closed, |nothing |can |get |through |the |window.
Principles |if |child |development |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |development |in |young |children |
occurs |rapidly |and |typically |progresses |in |spurts.
- |all |children |develop |at |their |own |rates |because |each |child |is |unique. |Heredity |and |
environment |work |together |to |make |each |child |special |and |different |from |all |others. |Together,
|these |factors |account |for |the |individual |variations |you |see |in |children.
Six |developmental |domains |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Physical |health
2. |Motor |development
3. |Cognitive |development |& |general |knowledge
4. |Language |& |communication
5. |Approaches |to |learning
6. |Social |& |emotional
Physical |health |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Refer |to |the |changes |in |body |shape |and |proportion. |It
|includes |change |in |weight, |height, |and |etc.
Motor |development |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Refers |to |a |child's |ability |to |make |about |and |
control |body |parts |such |as |grasping, |rolling |over, |hopping, |etc.
Cognitive |development |and |general |knowledge |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Refers |to |a |child's |
intellectual |or |mental |abilities. |It |involves |finding |processing |and |organizing |information |and |
using |it |appropriately. |Discovering |interpreting, |sorting, |classifying, |and |remembering |
information.
