Exam 1: The Self-Directed Learning Environment

A self-regulating method:

Linda Zane emphasizes that the early learning environment should structure space to: ​

Developmentally appropriate practice relates to:

The more direct involvement the children have with learning  activities, the longer it will take them to learn.

For children to trust the environment, they must:

The studies of Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget found that:

The Appropriate Practices Curriculum arranges learning centers based on:

Having picture books for overnight lending is not necessary  for programs having a large classroom library.

One of the three kinds of knowledge Piaget differentiated was ____________.

If the classroom is set up for children to get deeply involved in  their own learning, then the teacher will have free time to plan  for the next day.

To be developmentally appropriate, an early childhood program  should be ____________.

Teachers should set up the classroom so that:

Observations of how each child works and plays with materials is   important because it tells the teacher when to order more supplies.

The person most closely associated with developmentally appropriate practice (DAP)is ____________.

One self-regulating method a child can use to control the number  of children in a learning center is ____________.

Jean Piaget's studies led him to describe:

The teacher in an early childhood classroom should be a facilitator  of learning, so that the children can teach themselves.

Lev Vygotsky's "zone of proximal development" is:

For children to develop trust in the teacher, the teacher must:

Describe a self-directed learning environment.