1. The first position statement of the NAEYC __________ has yet to be revised or amended.
was issued in 1981 and was the genesis for the Nation at Risk report.
identified developmentally inappropriate practices.
focused on children with special needs.
Question 2. It makes sense that the author of The Project Method, which advocated a scientific approach to having students work on a long-term project, was a student of ___________
John Dewey.
Howard Gardner.
Friedrich Froebel.
Maria Montessori.
Question 3. Which is the proper rank order of the teacher-child ratio, from lowest to highest?
primary school; toddler; infant; kindergarten
kindergarten; toddler; infant; primary school
toddler; infant; primary school; kindergarten
infant; toddler; kindergarten; primary school
Question 4. At roughly what age would a child be in Piaget's pre-operational stage?
One year
Four years
Eight years
Twelve years
Question 5. This child-education advocacy group is the largest and has a broad-ranging focus:
National Head Start Association.
National Child Care Association.
National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Association for Childhood Education International.
Question 6. Project Follow Through __________
focused specifically on children in Head Start programs.
had inconclusive findings that are still debated today.
began in the early 1980s at the behest of the Reagan administration.
identified what the perfect curriculum should include.
Question 7. Laboratory preschools were located primarily at __________
public elementary schools.
federal research facilities.
private schools.
universities.
Question 8. A well-trained Montessori teacher ___________
understands that reading, writing, and mathematics are of little use in early childhood education.
recognizes that children have little desire to learn on their own and must be taught to love learning.
encourages raucous behavior and disorder in the classroom as a way to stimulate students' desires to fully express themselves.
takes good advantage of a student's "sensitive periods" to teach appropriate skills and behaviors.
Question 9. The Reggio Emilia concept of emergent curriculum ___________
had a profound influence on the early Head Start curriculum.
revolves around interests and questions of the children.
requires that all its classrooms be essentially the same.
focuses on developing students' intrapersonal intelligence, or "anthroposophy."
Question 10. Which of these statements is MOST characteristic of curriculum choice in publicly-funded education in the United States?
Curriculum is shaped daily by a dynamic back-and-forth between primary stakeholders, including the children themselves.
Curriculum is determined by individual teachers, who have near-complete control over what is taught in the classroom.
Curriculum is determined primarily by private nonprofit organizations, such as the NAEYC.
Curriculum is increasingly shaped by standards and conditions formulated at the state and federal levels.