DCF STUDY GUIDE: BEHAVIOR
OBSERVATION AND SCREENING TEST
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Four guidelines for observations and screening that take place in child care settings: -
ANSWER -- Be informed
- Be objective and accurate
- Be honest and fair
- Be focused
Characteristics seem in effective child care professionals who observe and screen
children: - ANSWER -- Knows the typical and atypical patterns of child growth and
development
-Familiar with the child
- Understands the programs observation and screening policies
Best practices used by skilled practitioners to obtain valid and usable results: -
ANSWER -- remain objective
- stay focused
Characteristics shared by quality instruments: - ANSWER -- easy to use
- use primarily language
- familiar materials must be accurate
Selecting a screening tool - ANSWER -should be based on the child, family, and the
program.
Follow guidelines and best practices - ANSWER -during the observation and screening
so results will be useable.
Ways to guide families through the screening process: - ANSWER -- permission to
screen
- enrollment information
- results of previous screening and health records.
Observation methods commonly seen in child care settings: - ANSWER -- checklist
- anecdotal records
- running records
- frequency count
- conversation
- time sample
OBSERVATION AND SCREENING TEST
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Four guidelines for observations and screening that take place in child care settings: -
ANSWER -- Be informed
- Be objective and accurate
- Be honest and fair
- Be focused
Characteristics seem in effective child care professionals who observe and screen
children: - ANSWER -- Knows the typical and atypical patterns of child growth and
development
-Familiar with the child
- Understands the programs observation and screening policies
Best practices used by skilled practitioners to obtain valid and usable results: -
ANSWER -- remain objective
- stay focused
Characteristics shared by quality instruments: - ANSWER -- easy to use
- use primarily language
- familiar materials must be accurate
Selecting a screening tool - ANSWER -should be based on the child, family, and the
program.
Follow guidelines and best practices - ANSWER -during the observation and screening
so results will be useable.
Ways to guide families through the screening process: - ANSWER -- permission to
screen
- enrollment information
- results of previous screening and health records.
Observation methods commonly seen in child care settings: - ANSWER -- checklist
- anecdotal records
- running records
- frequency count
- conversation
- time sample
