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Foundations of ECE chapter 1 test

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Question 1

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One in five children in the united states are poor
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  • True
  • False

Question 2

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The first definitive position on developmentally appropriate practice included serving children from infancy through age eight.
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  • True
  • False

Question 3

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Head start began as the government's war on poverty in the 1960's
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  • True
  • False

Question 4

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Johann Pestalozzi proposed teaching individual children with a tutor rather than in groups.
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  • True
  • False

Question 5

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The beginning of nursery schools goes back to england
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  • True
  • False

Question 6

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John Locke's theory of individual differences states that heredity makes all the difference
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  • True
  • False

Question 7

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Loris Malaguzzi articulated the philosophy and practices of Reggio Emilia
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  • True
  • False

Question 8

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Maria Montessori started the first italian kindergarten
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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"Sabbath Schools" and "Midnight Schools" were the mainstay of education for African Americans before the civil war.
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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The "No Child Left Behind" Act has reformed education towards more social and emotional goals for children.
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  • True
  • False

Question 11

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Issues of today in early childhood education center on financing schools
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  • True
  • False

Question 12

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Friedrich Froebel coined the term "kindergarten" which means children's garden
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  • True
  • False

Question 13

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Being familiar with the professions history gives a sense of support and financial aid
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  • True
  • False

Question 14

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The Renaissance and Reformation periods saw the first call for universal education
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  • True
  • False

Question 15

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Kindergarten is required in every state in the united states
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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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Jean Jacques Rousseau believed that children are naturally good
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  • True
  • False

Question 17

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Rudolf Steiner was____.
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  • A german educator
  • The philosopher who brought montessori education to the united states
  • a puritan who advocated literacy for all
  • a swiss educator

Question 18

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John Locke, considered to be the founder of modern educational philosophy, conceived the theory of ___.
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  • The scientific method
  • Natural Evil
  • Tabula Rasa
  • inherited genes

Question 19

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Which statement is true?
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  • Sixty-four percent of mothers with children younger than six are in the workforce.
  • There are sufficient quality child care programs for those who need them.
  • Two forms of child care—family child care and nannies—are the most popular type of programs.
  • Licensing of family child care homes has decreased.

Question 20

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Comenius, who wrote the first picture book for children, also stressed ____.
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  • universal literacy
  • improvement in health conditions
  • the scientific method
  • learning by doing

Question 21

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Comenius, who wrote the first picture book for children, also stressed ____.
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  • universal literacy
  • improvement in health conditions
  • the scientific method
  • learning by doing

Question 22

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Friedrich Froebel, the father of kindergarten, developed an educational system that ____.
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  • trained parents
  • used educational toys, or gifts
  • used books in class
  • raised children to adulthood

Question 23

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Jean Jacques Rousseau suggested that schools ought to be ____.
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  • more structured
  • flexible
  • more abstract
  • less training oriented

Question 24

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Lucy Sprague Mitchell helped sponser one of the following__.
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  • the first laboratory school
  • WPA nurseries
  • Children's literature workshops
  • Daughters of the American Revolution

Question 25

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One way to improve the quality of child care is to ____.
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  • have parents pay more
  • pay teachers less
  • hire less qualified teachers
  • have funding commensurate with per child levels in elementary schools

Question 26

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Four aspects of a sense of professionalism are ____.
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  • prestige, identity, career ladder, pay
  • identity, literacy, career ladder, child’s interests
  • identity, engaging in developmentally appropriate practices, high pay, enjoyment of children
  • identity, engaging in developmentally appropriate practices, commitment to ethical teaching, participation in work as a legitimate livelihood.

Question 27

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Which statement about childhood today is not true?
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  • Many children are often under stress
  • Many children are more protected than ever before
  • Many children are often enlisted as co-parents in their own upbringing
  • Many children are overenrolled and overscheduled in enrichment activities

Question 28

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One of every ____ poor children lives in a family where even though the parent works the wages are too low.
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  • ten
  • three
  • five
  • twenty-five

Question 29

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The first large-scale effort to focus on children of poverty in America was ____.
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  • the Renaissance
  • Head Start
  • the Montessori method
  • Rousseau’s children’s garden

Question 30

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Early childhood education refers to ____.
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  • the early elementary grades
  • group settings from birth to age eight
  • infant education
  • programs for children younger than five

Question 31

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Margaret McMillan ____.
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  • advocated children being protected from the elements
  • saw the importance of healthy bodies before attempting to instruct the mind
  • worked with her mother Sarah to found Deptford School
  • taught reading to Australian children

Question 32

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In most child abuse situations ____.
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  • the majority are sexually abused
  • the abused child is more likely to commit a crime and/or become a pregnant teenager.
  • most are older than six 6 years
  • the abuse happens in child care centers
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