Question 1

According to the text, research tends to show that Montessori education, compared to other approaches, promotes

Accepted Answer

A)  the strongest advances in attitudes toward learning 
B)  slow verbal development; advanced mathematical thinking 
C)  clear advances in all areas of achievement 
D)  little positive change; results are ambiguous 
A)  the strongest advances in attitudes toward learning 
B)  slow verbal development; advanced mathematical thinking 
C)  clear advances in all areas of achievement 
D)  little positive change; results are ambiguous A

Question 2

According to the text, the most serious criticism of Montessori is that

Accepted Answer

A)  she became too concerned with free choice 
B)  she ignored fantasy and emotional factors 
C)  research has not shown much teacher consistency across tasks 
D)  her methods are restricted to young children 
A)  she became too concerned with free choice 
B)  she ignored fantasy and emotional factors 
C)  research has not shown much teacher consistency across tasks 
D)  her methods are restricted to young children B

Question 3

In Montessori's view, the teacher should be

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A)  an authority to whom the child can turn for sound advice 
B)  mainly out of the picture 
C)  sociable and creative 
D)  affectionate but not smothering 
A)  an authority to whom the child can turn for sound advice 
B)  mainly out of the picture 
C)  sociable and creative 
D)  affectionate but not smothering B

Question 4

Montessori

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A)  frequently quoted Locke 
B)  had a relatively smooth personal life 
C)  was Italy's first female physician 
D)  initially worked with middle class children 
A)  frequently quoted Locke 
B)  had a relatively smooth personal life 
C)  was Italy's first female physician 
D)  initially worked with middle class children

Question 5

Montessori thought teachers should

Accepted Answer

A)  use only rewards, never punishments 
B)  use both rewards and punishments 
C)  use neither rewards nor punishments 
D)  use verbal punishments, but never physical punishments 
A)  use only rewards, never punishments 
B)  use both rewards and punishments 
C)  use neither rewards nor punishments 
D)  use verbal punishments, but never physical punishments

Question 6

In Montessori's view, a teacher who needs to shout at his or her children is probably making the following mistake: The teacher

Accepted Answer

A)  has not set forth the class rules clearly and forcefully 
B)  hasn't learned to use more subtle methods of control 
C)  is using individual rather than group techniques of classroom control 
D)  is not using materials that absorb the children's interests 
A)  has not set forth the class rules clearly and forcefully 
B)  hasn't learned to use more subtle methods of control 
C)  is using individual rather than group techniques of classroom control 
D)  is not using materials that absorb the children's interests

Question 7

Montessori materials with "control of error"

Accepted Answer

A)  enable children to detect their own errors 
B)  keep errors to a minimum 
C)  stimulate thinking by presenting carefully controlled errors 
D)  guide children toward mastery in gradual steps 
A)  enable children to detect their own errors 
B)  keep errors to a minimum 
C)  stimulate thinking by presenting carefully controlled errors 
D)  guide children toward mastery in gradual steps

Question 8

Montessori's sensitive periods

Accepted Answer

A)  are biologically based 
B)  are periods when children work with great enthusiasm 
C)  include walking, language, and the use of the hand 
D)  all of the above 
A)  are biologically based 
B)  are periods when children work with great enthusiasm 
C)  include walking, language, and the use of the hand 
D)  all of the above

Question 9

Children who work with concerted effort and then, when finished, appear fresh and rested, demonstrate a process Montessori called

Accepted Answer

A)  fulfillment 
B)  normalization 
C)  self-actualization 
D)  satiation 
A)  fulfillment 
B)  normalization 
C)  self-actualization 
D)  satiation

Question 10

Montessori said the best way to help children before they go to school is

Accepted Answer

A)  provide many toys 
B)  provide clear discipline 
C)  provide lots of warmth and love 
D)  be sensitive to the child's own interests 
A)  provide many toys 
B)  provide clear discipline 
C)  provide lots of warmth and love 
D)  be sensitive to the child's own interests

Question 11

Montessori

Accepted Answer

A)  valued independent thinking 
B)  thought children need lots of time in nature 
C)  taught writing before reading 
D)  all of the above 
A)  valued independent thinking 
B)  thought children need lots of time in nature 
C)  taught writing before reading 
D)  all of the above

Question 12

Montessori believed that children's language learning

Accepted Answer

A)  is a matter of cultural teaching 
B)  is governed by an innate mechanism 
C)  is primarily a matter of imitating adults and older peers 
D)  is gradual and continuous 
A)  is a matter of cultural teaching 
B)  is governed by an innate mechanism 
C)  is primarily a matter of imitating adults and older peers 
D)  is gradual and continuous

According to the text, research tends to show that Montessori education, compared to other approaches, promotes

According to the text, the most serious criticism of Montessori is that

In Montessori's view, the teacher should be

Montessori

Montessori thought teachers should

In Montessori's view, a teacher who needs to shout at his or her children is probably making the following mistake: The teacher

Montessori materials with "control of error"

Montessori's sensitive periods

Children who work with concerted effort and then, when finished, appear fresh and rested, demonstrate a process Montessori called

Montessori said the best way to help children before they go to school is

Montessori

Montessori believed that children's language learning

Early Theories: Preformationism, Locke, and Rousseau

Gesells Maturational Theory

Ethological Theories: Darwin, Lorenz, Tinbergen, and Bowlby and Ainsworth

Werners Organismic and Comparative Theory

Piagets Cognitive-Developmental Theory

Kohlbergs Stages of Moral Development

Learning Theory: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Banduras Social Learning Theory

Vygotskys Social-Historical Theory of Cognitive Development

Freuds Psychoanalytic Theory

Erikson and the Eight Stages of Life

Mahlers Separationindividuation Theory

Bettelheim on Autism

Schachtel on Childhood Experiences

Jungs Theory of Adulthood

Chomksys Theory of Language Development

Conclusion: Humanistic Psychology and Developmental Theory

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Exam 4: Montessoris Educational Philosophy

According to the text, research tends to show that Montessori education, compared to other approaches, promotes

According to the text, the most serious criticism of Montessori is that

In Montessori's view, the teacher should be

Montessori

Montessori thought teachers should

In Montessori's view, a teacher who needs to shout at his or her children is probably making the following mistake: The teacher

Montessori materials with "control of error"

Montessori's sensitive periods

Children who work with concerted effort and then, when finished, appear fresh and rested, demonstrate a process Montessori called

Montessori said the best way to help children before they go to school is

Montessori

Montessori believed that children's language learning

Early Theories: Preformationism, Locke, and Rousseau

Gesells Maturational Theory

Ethological Theories: Darwin, Lorenz, Tinbergen, and Bowlby and Ainsworth

Werners Organismic and Comparative Theory

Piagets Cognitive-Developmental Theory

Kohlbergs Stages of Moral Development

Learning Theory: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Banduras Social Learning Theory

Vygotskys Social-Historical Theory of Cognitive Development

Freuds Psychoanalytic Theory

Erikson and the Eight Stages of Life

Mahlers Separationindividuation Theory

Bettelheim on Autism

Schachtel on Childhood Experiences

Jungs Theory of Adulthood

Chomksys Theory of Language Development

Conclusion: Humanistic Psychology and Developmental Theory

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