Deck 4: A Consideration of Various Curriculum Models

Question 1

Waldorf education emphasizes celebrating a number of religious and cultural festivals.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

High/Scope is associated with all these terms but one.

A) Plan/do/review
B) Developmental continuum
C) Key experiences developmental indicators
D) Small groups

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Waldorf education is associated with

A) sensory materials.
B) eurhythmy.
C) key experiences.
D) developmental continuum.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Waldorf education was established by

A) Jean Piaget.
B) Lev Vygotsky.
C) Rudolf Steiner.
D) David Weikart.

Question 5

Montessori is known for the didactic materials used in their classrooms.

Question 6

The Creative Curriculum features ten key experiences, based on Piaget's theory.

Question 7

Which of the following approaches did NOT have their beginnings in Europe?

A) Reggio Emilia
B) Waldorf
C) Bank Street
D) Montessori

Question 8

The Bank Street approach emphasizes all but

A) active learning.
B) involvement within the community.
C) workbooks.
D) the whole child.

Question 9

High/Scope uses a plan/do/review approach.

Question 10

High/Scope is associated with

A) the Perry Project.
B) World War II.
C) Italy.
D) None of these answers are correct.

Question 11

One distinctive feature of the Reggio Emilia approach is long term projects.

Question 12

The Reggio approach cannot be duplicated outside of the Italian culture.

Question 13

Creative Curriculum emphasizes

A) interest centers.
B) a plan-do-review approach.
C) didactic materials.
D) the rhythm of life.

Question 14

Traditional Waldorf schools discourage the creative arts.

Question 15

Which of the following uses technology in its assessment system?

A) Montessori
B) Bank Street
C) Waldorf
D) Creative Curriculum

Question 16

Which of the following terms is NOT associated with Montessori?

A) Absorbent mind
B) Whole child
C) Practical life
D) Sensitive periods

Question 17

Education on the Bank Street approach is available at colleges throughout America.

Question 18

Montessori believed in nurturing the imagination of young children.

Question 19

The founder of the Bank Street approach was Maria Montessori.

Question 20

Reggio Emilia is associated with all of these terms but one.

A) Didactic materials
B) Hundred Languages of children
C) Environment as a third teacher
D) Atelier

Question 21

Didactic materials are those that are _.

Question 22

The approach does NOT emphasize creativity and imagination with young children.

Question 23

Didactic materials are most associated with which approach?

A) Montessori
B) Waldorf
C) Bank Street
D) HighScope

Question 24

Documentation is most associated with which approach?

A) Creative Curriculum
B) Montessori
C) HighScope
D) Reggio Emilia

Question 25

There is an emphasis on teacher demonstration of exact sequences in which approach?

A) HighScope
B) Waldorf
C) Montessori
D) Creative Curriculum

Question 26

Which of the curriculum approaches includes a strong spiritual dimension?

A) Reggio
B) Bank Street
C) Creative Curriculum
D) Waldorf

Question 27

Lucy Sprague Mitchell is associated with which approach?

A) Bank Street
B) HighScope
C) Waldorf
D) Creative Curriculum

Question 28

The approach emphasizes spirituality.

Question 29

The approach works from the image of the strong child.

Question 30

Write an essay describing the contributions of Montessori to current thinking in DAP. Contrast that with the practices that are different from principles of DAP.

Question 31

Didactic materials mean

A) they have sensory appeal.
B) they are open-ended.
C) they are self-correcting.
D) they are educational.

Question 32

The approach that came from the school established by Caroline Pratt is .

Question 33

The approach began as an awareness of creating the environment.

Question 34

Which is the oldest curriculum approach?

A) Waldorf
B) Bank Street
C) Montessori
D) Bank Street

Question 35

Compare the SIX approaches studied. Identify at least TWO ways that all the approaches agree, and at least TWO differences you see.

Question 36

Which of the approaches does NOT include dramatic play in its classrooms?

A) Montessori
B) HighScope
C) Bank Street
D) Creative Curriculum

Question 37

David Weikart is associated with which approach?

A) Waldorf
B) Bank Street
C) HighScope
D) Reggio Emilia