Question 1

Record keeping allows an early childhood professional to see patterns that are not always evident through observation and reflection alone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following assessment questions would be found in a "top-down" approach to the assessment of an early childhood program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Is this a warm and friendly place where each individual gets needs met? 
B)  What would it be like to be a two-year-old in this program? 
C)  How does this program fit state regulations and professional standards? 
D)  Is this a place to feel good about oneself? 
A)  Is this a warm and friendly place where each individual gets needs met? 
B)  What would it be like to be a two-year-old in this program? 
C)  How does this program fit state regulations and professional standards? 
D)  Is this a place to feel good about oneself?

Question 3

What is the focus of record keeping in the event sampling method?

Accepted Answer

A)  to capture a blow-by-blow description of events during a predetermined observation period 
B)  to record everything that happens before, during, and after a particular incident 
C)  to record specific events and activities from a particular child's day 
D)  to capture how a specific child moves around in her/his environment 
A)  to capture a blow-by-blow description of events during a predetermined observation period 
B)  to record everything that happens before, during, and after a particular incident 
C)  to record specific events and activities from a particular child's day 
D)  to capture how a specific child moves around in her/his environment

Question 4

Compare and contrast the authentic versus the diagnostic-prescriptive approaches to assessment in the early childhood environment.

Accepted Answer

Both of these approaches have some thing

Question 5

Central Academy Preschool takes a diagnosis and prescription approach to assessing the children in its programs. Parents would be most likely to find which of the following in Central's assessment program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teachers will use a variety of methods to assess the children, which may change throughout the year. 
B)  Teachers, like doctors in a medical setting, will make recommendations for activities based on a child's results on an assessment. 
C)  Teachers will try to determine each individual child's thinking process. 
D)  Teachers will use portfolios. 
A)  Teachers will use a variety of methods to assess the children, which may change throughout the year. 
B)  Teachers, like doctors in a medical setting, will make recommendations for activities based on a child's results on an assessment. 
C)  Teachers will try to determine each individual child's thinking process. 
D)  Teachers will use portfolios.

Question 6

The story of preschool teacher Cathy presented in your text demonstrates which point about observation, record keeping, and assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are really one synchronous process. 
B)  They take up a good deal of time. 
C)  They are a series of formal, independent steps. 
D)  They require a good deal of specialized knowledge and equipment. 
A)  They are really one synchronous process. 
B)  They take up a good deal of time. 
C)  They are a series of formal, independent steps. 
D)  They require a good deal of specialized knowledge and equipment.

Question 7

A comprehensive program assessment evaluates a program in terms of how well it meets the needs of the children and their families, the administration and the staff, as well as the community.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Juanita Martinez works in a college-based child care program. Each day, part of Juanita's job is to jot down things that have happened with each child (e.g. snippets of conversation, poems the child made up, a story the child told). To facilitate this, Juanita carries around 3 x 5 index cards. Which method of record keeping is Martinez utilizing?

Accepted Answer

A)  running record observation 
B)  journaling 
C)  event sampling 
D)  anecdotal records 
A)  running record observation 
B)  journaling 
C)  event sampling 
D)  anecdotal records

Question 9

Which of the following statements about portfolio assessments is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Portfolios are meant to document both processes and products. 
B)  A portfolio should focus exclusively on a child's writing and drawing. 
C)  A portfolio can aid a student in his/her self-evaluation. 
D)  Portfolios can enhance conversations between parents and teachers about a child's work. 
A)  Portfolios are meant to document both processes and products. 
B)  A portfolio should focus exclusively on a child's writing and drawing. 
C)  A portfolio can aid a student in his/her self-evaluation. 
D)  Portfolios can enhance conversations between parents and teachers about a child's work.

Question 10

According to the author of your text, when dealing with a child who 'pushes your buttons,' the best tactic for taking the power out of button pushing is to be consistent in your response.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

NAEYC's Program Standard 4 states that early childhood programs should

Accepted Answer

A)  use ongoing, systematic, formal, and informal assessments of children's development. 
B)  protect children from illness and injury. 
C)  provide appropriate and well-maintained indoor and outdoor physical environments. 
D)  recognize the primacy of children's families, and create collaborative relationships with them. 
A)  use ongoing, systematic, formal, and informal assessments of children's development. 
B)  protect children from illness and injury. 
C)  provide appropriate and well-maintained indoor and outdoor physical environments. 
D)  recognize the primacy of children's families, and create collaborative relationships with them.

Question 12

Your text described two program's approaches to assessment, one that was diagnostic-prescriptive and one that was authentic. According to the author of your text, these programs were similar in all but which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  They both have a developmental focus. 
B)  They both provide a broad way of looking at children's progress. 
C)  They both have children's best interests at heart. 
D)  They both assess the whole child, looking at all three domains of development. 
A)  They both have a developmental focus. 
B)  They both provide a broad way of looking at children's progress. 
C)  They both have children's best interests at heart. 
D)  They both assess the whole child, looking at all three domains of development.

Question 13

Explain what a portfolio is and how it is used in authentic assessment of children in the early childhood environment.

Accepted Answer

A portfolio is a collection of samples o

Record keeping allows an early childhood professional to see patterns that are not always evident through observation and reflection alone.

Which of the following assessment questions would be found in a "top-down" approach to the assessment of an early childhood program?

What is the focus of record keeping in the event sampling method?

Compare and contrast the authentic versus the diagnostic-prescriptive approaches to assessment in the early childhood environment.

Central Academy Preschool takes a diagnosis and prescription approach to assessing the children in its programs. Parents would be most likely to find which of the following in Central's assessment program?

The story of preschool teacher Cathy presented in your text demonstrates which point about observation, record keeping, and assessment?

A comprehensive program assessment evaluates a program in terms of how well it meets the needs of the children and their families, the administration and the staff, as well as the community.

Which of the following statements about portfolio assessments is FALSE?

According to the author of your text, when dealing with a child who 'pushes your buttons,' the best tactic for taking the power out of button pushing is to be consistent in your response.

NAEYC's Program Standard 4 states that early childhood programs should

Your text described two program's approaches to assessment, one that was diagnostic-prescriptive and one that was authentic. According to the author of your text, these programs were similar in all but which of the following ways?

Explain what a portfolio is and how it is used in authentic assessment of children in the early childhood environment.

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

Record keeping allows an early childhood professional to see patterns that are not always evident through observation and reflection alone.

Which of the following assessment questions would be found in a "top-down" approach to the assessment of an early childhood program?

What is the focus of record keeping in the event sampling method?

Compare and contrast the authentic versus the diagnostic-prescriptive approaches to assessment in the early childhood environment.

Central Academy Preschool takes a diagnosis and prescription approach to assessing the children in its programs. Parents would be most likely to find which of the following in Central's assessment program?

The story of preschool teacher Cathy presented in your text demonstrates which point about observation, record keeping, and assessment?

A comprehensive program assessment evaluates a program in terms of how well it meets the needs of the children and their families, the administration and the staff, as well as the community.

Which of the following statements about portfolio assessments is FALSE?

According to the author of your text, when dealing with a child who 'pushes your buttons,' the best tactic for taking the power out of button pushing is to be consistent in your response.

NAEYC's Program Standard 4 states that early childhood programs should

Your text described two program's approaches to assessment, one that was diagnostic-prescriptive and one that was authentic. According to the author of your text, these programs were similar in all but which of the following ways?

Explain what a portfolio is and how it is used in authentic assessment of children in the early childhood environment.

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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