Oae Exam 012: Ece

OAE Exam 012: ECE What did Jean Piaget sought to explain? - How maturation, activity, and interpersonal experiences interact to influence cognitive development Which informal assessment tool would be most useful for documenting a preschool child's ability to perform social skills? - A rating scale: A quick, efficient way to gather information without disrupting learning Piaget's four stages of cognitive development - As children mature, they progress through four stages of cognitive development and that at each stage, their experiences are filtered through the cognitive structure characteristic at that stage What would be a second grade teacher's best strategy for promoting all students' sense of competence and motivation to learn? - Differentiating instruction: -Present each student with tasks that can be achieved with persistence: - Supportive learning environments - Allows teachers to set learning expectations at the appropriate level for each student Second grade teacher reads a story aloud to the class each day and discusses it with the class. Several students are ELLs and the teacher wants to use the discussions to promote and extend these students' oral language skills. What should she do? - Meet with the ELLs beforehand to pre-teach key vocabulary and make connections to prior knowledge - If ELLs are unfamiliar with key words/concepts in a story, they will be unable to participate - Pre-teaching will facilitate comprehension and lead to participation Student writing the letter "K" remarking that it says her full name. This behavior suggests she has an understanding of: - The function of print: Making a distinction between letters and pictures. Recognizes that letters are used to represent spoken language Best way for a third grade teacher to promote student's comprehension of a new chapter that they are about to begin reading in their science textbook: - Helping the class generate a chart of what they know about the subject and what they would like to learn (similar to KWL chart) Good strategy for teaching three-year olds fine motor skills prerequisite for writing: - Engaging children in activities such as doing finger plays and playing with interlocking blocks and beads The development of the fine-motor skills required for writing starts in - babyhood Preschool teachers can further development of fine-motor strength and control by - Providing appealing activities with manipulative materials First-grade teacher is planning an art activity in which students will explore texture. What would best foster students' understanding of this visual art concept? - Crayon rubbing Student safety: Which feature of a school playground should a kindergarten teacher be most concerned about? - The surface below the climbing structure consists of packed earth - Climbing structures should consist of a material that will absorb an impact (wood chips or rubberized materials have been proven effective for this purpose) Third Grade: Each student stands on a large sheet of 1 inch graph paper while a partner creates an outline of the student's foot by tracing around it. Students then count the number of squares inside each outline. This activity would best help students understand: - area What is a great strategy for a third grade teacher for integrating art within the study of local history? - Looking at local historical paintings and comparing features of daily life in earlier times, such as clothing and transportation, with those of today Which of the following animals is classified as a vertebrate? Butterfly, hummingbird, earthworm, or jellyfish? - A hummingbird