Question 1

Describe how early learning practitioners would prepare an environment that allows children to access a thinking curriculum framework.

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Question 2

When early learning teachers find themselves in a compromising position during an observation they should:

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A)  Stop the observation and get another practitioner to complete it 
B)  Continue to observe but tell the parents that the observation may be biased 
C)  Not share their observation findings with others 
D)  Develop a strategy to manage biases so each child has an equal opportunity to play and learn

Question 3

Pence and Pacini-Ketchabaw indicate that pedagogical documentation tools are fixed guidelines used to provide a correct view of the child.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of conducting observations on children. Why has the process of observations become a discussion point in the early learning literature today?

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Question 5

G. Stanley Hall incorporated observations into the child study movement to:

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A)  Illustrate to parent's the child's growth over several months 
B)  Bring scientific methodology into early childhood education settings 
C)  Collect data about each child so the true needs of each child could be gained 
D)  Justify the financial requirements for programming costs

Question 6

Pedagogical documentation focus is on project topics only.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

There is an increased interest in adopting a contemporary perspective on pedagogical documentation processes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Outline the advantages and disadvantages of at least five documentation tools that may be used for observations or pedagogical documentation processes.

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Question 9

Observing encompasses:

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A)  Watching children and recording what they do at a particular time of day 
B)  Sharing findings with parents and children 
C)  Documenting findings for the child's file 
D)  Observing, documenting, and analyzing the observations with children, parents, and colleagues

Question 10

Co-construction refers to:

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A)  How two children express meaning and interest in play with each other 
B)  Social interactions that occur among children and adults in exploring and sharing information about a topic 
C)  Building a structure together with peers 
D)  An observation method through collaboration

Question 11

One of the first theorists to use pedagogical documentation was Jean Piaget.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Discuss the roles of children, families, and other practitioners in observations and pedagogical documentation.

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Question 13

The purpose of engaging in collaborative reflective practice is to help early learning practitioners maintain their position, ideas, thoughts, and perspectives about a situation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Active involvement with the children during an observation and documentation discredits the observational data.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A Thinking curriculum refers to the:

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A)  Experiences and knowledge that children bring to the environment and use in new discoveries 
B)  Planning process that early learning practitioners engage in 
C)  Process children use in their play 
D)  Peer-to-peer relationships in play and learning

Question 16

There are many ways in collecting documentation, this includes:

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A)  Program plan 
B)  Resources that will be used for the topic 
C)  What is to be reflected on, discussion points, and action to be taken 
D)  Artifacts, such as children's illustrations and printed communication

Question 17

The most reliable observations are conducted indoors while the children are engaged in high level cognitive activities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Reflective practice refers to a:

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A)  Scientific process used to examine the past 
B)  Process used by the early learning teachers and families children to examine discoveries or experiences of play episodes 
C)  Questioning techniques used to draw information from children 
D)  Recordings of activities

Question 19

Child observation is mainly about assessing whether a child is conforming to a set of standards, whereas pedagogical documentation is mainly focused on:

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A)  Meeting predetermined developmental milestones 
B)  Classifying and categorizing children in relation to a general schema of development 
C)  Child observation and documentation 
D)  Trying to understand what is going on in the child's work without any predetermined expectations

Question 20

Early learning practitioners examine observations to determine the level of meta-cognition of the child. This means determining the:

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A)  Cognitive milestones that the child has reached 
B)  Language milestones that the child has reached 
C)  Methods that the child uses to express knowledge about their thoughts and their thinking process 
D)  Ways of children knowing their skills and abilities

Exam 3: Observing, Documenting, and Interpreting Childrens Play

Describe how early learning practitioners would prepare an environment that allows children to access a thinking curriculum framework.

When early learning teachers find themselves in a compromising position during an observation they should:

Pence and Pacini-Ketchabaw indicate that pedagogical documentation tools are fixed guidelines used to provide a correct view of the child.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of conducting observations on children. Why has the process of observations become a discussion point in the early learning literature today?

G. Stanley Hall incorporated observations into the child study movement to:

Pedagogical documentation focus is on project topics only.

There is an increased interest in adopting a contemporary perspective on pedagogical documentation processes.

Outline the advantages and disadvantages of at least five documentation tools that may be used for observations or pedagogical documentation processes.

Observing encompasses:

Co-construction refers to:

One of the first theorists to use pedagogical documentation was Jean Piaget.

Discuss the roles of children, families, and other practitioners in observations and pedagogical documentation.

The purpose of engaging in collaborative reflective practice is to help early learning practitioners maintain their position, ideas, thoughts, and perspectives about a situation.

Active involvement with the children during an observation and documentation discredits the observational data.

A Thinking curriculum refers to the:

There are many ways in collecting documentation, this includes:

The most reliable observations are conducted indoors while the children are engaged in high level cognitive activities.

Reflective practice refers to a:

Child observation is mainly about assessing whether a child is conforming to a set of standards, whereas pedagogical documentation is mainly focused on:

Early learning practitioners examine observations to determine the level of meta-cognition of the child. This means determining the: