Question 1

Photographs, sound recordings, and videos can be an especially effective tool for capturing the processes of children's play and work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Describe each of the following methods of record keeping: anecdotal records, running record observations, incident reports, journals, photos/videos, checklists, mapping, and time samples.

Accepted Answer

Anecdotal records are brief, written descriptions of an incident or something that stands out about a child. They can be recorded as the action happens or afterward based on reflection. Running record observations are a blow-by-blow description of events in a particular observation period. They are compiled by keeping brief notes of observations and then writing these up as soon as possible after the observation period. In incident reports (or event sampling), one captures everything that happens before, during, and after a particular incident of interest. This method is helpful in recognizing patterns. Journals are a method for combining a variety of the previously mentioned record-keeping methods along with drawings or photographs. Journals are considered a two-way tool because both parents and providers contribute to the record; children can even contribute when they have the writing skills to do so. Photos, videos, and other recordings can be helpful in capturing the process, as well as the product, of children's work and play. Checklists are standardized formats for recording particular skills and abilities (developmental checklists) or use of environments (environmental checklists). Mapping involves capturing the movement of an individual child through the environment to see how the environment is being utilized. Time samples are recordings of a limited number of targeted behaviors of small groups of children. They can give information about individual and group patterns.

Question 3

In program assessment, the prevailing viewpoint is often that of

Accepted Answer

A)  administrators, board members, and funders. 
B)  the children. 
C)  staff members. 
D)  the children's families. 
A)  administrators, board members, and funders. 
B)  the children. 
C)  staff members. 
D)  the children's families. A

Question 4

Developmental checklists are useful ways to record a child's abilities, and they also are a good tool to use as a report card for the child's developmental progress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Regarding assessment in the early childhood setting, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Early childhood professionals should engage in self-assessment so that they can grade their job performance and improve their weaknesses. 
B)  Portfolios can serve as an important tool in authentic assessment. 
C)  The recording methods used to assess individual children can also be used to assess the early childhood program. 
D)  Because self-reflection and self-assessment are important skills to learn early, children should play a part in their own assessment. 
A)  Early childhood professionals should engage in self-assessment so that they can grade their job performance and improve their weaknesses. 
B)  Portfolios can serve as an important tool in authentic assessment. 
C)  The recording methods used to assess individual children can also be used to assess the early childhood program. 
D)  Because self-reflection and self-assessment are important skills to learn early, children should play a part in their own assessment.

Question 6

Observation can help an early childhood professional create an emergent plan for learning, detect problems in physical development, and help children with social-emotional conflicts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The author of your text suggests that observation, record keeping and assessment are all one synchronous process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to the text, a synchronous process of observation, record keeping, and assessment accomplishes all but which of the following goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allows adults to gain insight into the way children's understanding works, and where their interests lie. 
B)  It helps children make connections and gain continuity in their mental processes. 
C)  It helps children gain continuity and make connections in their activities. 
D)  It allows adults to understand children's internal motivation for completing activities. 
A)  It allows adults to gain insight into the way children's understanding works, and where their interests lie. 
B)  It helps children make connections and gain continuity in their mental processes. 
C)  It helps children gain continuity and make connections in their activities. 
D)  It allows adults to understand children's internal motivation for completing activities.

Question 9

Preschool teacher Sam Farouk keeps records of his students' actions and activities in order to more effectively plan curriculum for the children as individuals as well as for the group. Another term for Farouk's record keeping is

Accepted Answer

A)  assessment. 
B)  documentation. 
C)  observation. 
D)  measurement. 
A)  assessment. 
B)  documentation. 
C)  observation. 
D)  measurement.

Question 10

The NAEYC advises early childhood professionals to use formal approaches for assessment and to avoid the use of informal approaches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Mapping and environmental checklists are similar in that they both give information about how the environment is used by children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Compared to anecdotal records, running record observations are lengthier and more detailed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Event sampling is another name for the time sampling method of record keeping.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Your text recommends a diagnostic and prescriptive approach to assessing children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

To be an effective assessment tool, portfolios need to cover all areas of development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Regarding the use of journals as a record-keeping device, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  When children are able to write, they should be encouraged to contribute to their journals. 
B)  Journals can be used for infants and toddlers as well as for preschool and school age children. 
C)  In addition to drawings or photographs, journals usually contain anecdotal records; however, they rarely include running records or incident reports. 
D)  Journals are best described as a two-way tool because both parents and early childhood professionals contribute to them. 
A)  When children are able to write, they should be encouraged to contribute to their journals. 
B)  Journals can be used for infants and toddlers as well as for preschool and school age children. 
C)  In addition to drawings or photographs, journals usually contain anecdotal records; however, they rarely include running records or incident reports. 
D)  Journals are best described as a two-way tool because both parents and early childhood professionals contribute to them.

Question 17

Family child care provider Helen Yee uses a recording method in which she uses a checklist to capture children's activities at five-minute intervals. Yee checks off whether each child was attending, participating, interacting, moving away from the group, or involved with the self. Which method of recording is Helen Yee using?

Accepted Answer

A)  time sampling 
B)  incident reporting 
C)  mapping 
D)  running records observation 
A)  time sampling 
B)  incident reporting 
C)  mapping 
D)  running records observation

Question 18

Early childhood education major Fawnia Farley wants to use a running record observation to assess one child at the site of her internship. To be successful, what should Fawnia focus on?

Accepted Answer

A)  taking notes with whole, complete sentences since these will serve as her report 
B)  capturing a variety of the child's work samples 
C)  making quick, brief notes that she will write up immediately after the observation period 
D)  collecting detailed descriptions of the child's behavior at 10-minute intervals 
A)  taking notes with whole, complete sentences since these will serve as her report 
B)  capturing a variety of the child's work samples 
C)  making quick, brief notes that she will write up immediately after the observation period 
D)  collecting detailed descriptions of the child's behavior at 10-minute intervals

Question 19

Compared to authentic assessment, diagnostic and prescriptive assessment is more likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  give a true picture of the child and her/his development. 
B)  focus on strengths rather than on weaknesses. 
C)  provide insight into the child's thinking process. 
D)  measure skills and bits of knowledge. 
A)  give a true picture of the child and her/his development. 
B)  focus on strengths rather than on weaknesses. 
C)  provide insight into the child's thinking process. 
D)  measure skills and bits of knowledge.

Question 20

Pauline is designing a developmental checklist for four-year-olds as a project for her early childhood education class. Which of the following is NOT an appropriate domain by which to organize her checklist?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychosocial. 
B)  gross motor. 
C)  individuality. 
D)  physical. 
A)  psychosocial. 
B)  gross motor. 
C)  individuality. 
D)  physical.

Photographs, sound recordings, and videos can be an especially effective tool for capturing the processes of children's play and work.

Describe each of the following methods of record keeping: anecdotal records, running record observations, incident reports, journals, photos/videos, checklists, mapping, and time samples.

In program assessment, the prevailing viewpoint is often that of

Developmental checklists are useful ways to record a child's abilities, and they also are a good tool to use as a report card for the child's developmental progress.

Regarding assessment in the early childhood setting, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Observation can help an early childhood professional create an emergent plan for learning, detect problems in physical development, and help children with social-emotional conflicts.

The author of your text suggests that observation, record keeping and assessment are all one synchronous process.

According to the text, a synchronous process of observation, record keeping, and assessment accomplishes all but which of the following goals?

Preschool teacher Sam Farouk keeps records of his students' actions and activities in order to more effectively plan curriculum for the children as individuals as well as for the group. Another term for Farouk's record keeping is

The NAEYC advises early childhood professionals to use formal approaches for assessment and to avoid the use of informal approaches.

Mapping and environmental checklists are similar in that they both give information about how the environment is used by children.

Compared to anecdotal records, running record observations are lengthier and more detailed.

Event sampling is another name for the time sampling method of record keeping.

Your text recommends a diagnostic and prescriptive approach to assessing children.

To be an effective assessment tool, portfolios need to cover all areas of development.

Regarding the use of journals as a record-keeping device, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Early childhood education major Fawnia Farley wants to use a running record observation to assess one child at the site of her internship. To be successful, what should Fawnia focus on?

Compared to authentic assessment, diagnostic and prescriptive assessment is more likely to

Pauline is designing a developmental checklist for four-year-olds as a project for her early childhood education class. Which of the following is NOT an appropriate domain by which to organize her checklist?

Early Childhood Education As a Career

First Things First: Health and Safety Through Observation and Supervision

Communicating With Young Children

Facilitating Young Childrens Work and Play

Guiding Young Childrens Behavior

The Teacher As Model

Modeling Adult Relationships in Early Childhood Settings

Setting up the Physical Environment

Creating a Social-Emotional Environment

Routines

Developmental Tasks As the Curriculum:how to Support Children at Each Stage

Enhancing Childrens Learning and Development Through Language and Emergent Literacy

Fostering Joy in Developmentally Appropriate Experiences in Math and Science

Integrating Art, Music, and Social Studies Into a Holistic Curriculum

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Exam 12: Observing, Recording, and Assessing

Photographs, sound recordings, and videos can be an especially effective tool for capturing the processes of children's play and work.

Describe each of the following methods of record keeping: anecdotal records, running record observations, incident reports, journals, photos/videos, checklists, mapping, and time samples.

In program assessment, the prevailing viewpoint is often that of

Developmental checklists are useful ways to record a child's abilities, and they also are a good tool to use as a report card for the child's developmental progress.

Regarding assessment in the early childhood setting, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Observation can help an early childhood professional create an emergent plan for learning, detect problems in physical development, and help children with social-emotional conflicts.

The author of your text suggests that observation, record keeping and assessment are all one synchronous process.

According to the text, a synchronous process of observation, record keeping, and assessment accomplishes all but which of the following goals?

Preschool teacher Sam Farouk keeps records of his students' actions and activities in order to more effectively plan curriculum for the children as individuals as well as for the group. Another term for Farouk's record keeping is

The NAEYC advises early childhood professionals to use formal approaches for assessment and to avoid the use of informal approaches.

Mapping and environmental checklists are similar in that they both give information about how the environment is used by children.

Compared to anecdotal records, running record observations are lengthier and more detailed.

Event sampling is another name for the time sampling method of record keeping.

Your text recommends a diagnostic and prescriptive approach to assessing children.

To be an effective assessment tool, portfolios need to cover all areas of development.

Regarding the use of journals as a record-keeping device, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Early childhood education major Fawnia Farley wants to use a running record observation to assess one child at the site of her internship. To be successful, what should Fawnia focus on?

Compared to authentic assessment, diagnostic and prescriptive assessment is more likely to

Pauline is designing a developmental checklist for four-year-olds as a project for her early childhood education class. Which of the following is NOT an appropriate domain by which to organize her checklist?

Early Childhood Education As a Career

First Things First: Health and Safety Through Observation and Supervision

Communicating With Young Children

Facilitating Young Childrens Work and Play

Guiding Young Childrens Behavior

The Teacher As Model

Modeling Adult Relationships in Early Childhood Settings

Setting up the Physical Environment

Creating a Social-Emotional Environment

Routines

Developmental Tasks As the Curriculum:how to Support Children at Each Stage

Enhancing Childrens Learning and Development Through Language and Emergent Literacy

Fostering Joy in Developmentally Appropriate Experiences in Math and Science

Integrating Art, Music, and Social Studies Into a Holistic Curriculum

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