Intro to ECE exam 1, Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, graded A+

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Intro to ECE exam 1, Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, graded A+ the quality of programs and services needed for children younger than 8 years, and the education reforms that provide it - ✔ ... ✔-ethic of social reform children's health and welfare, and the changes in family life - ✔✔-importance of childhood helping children learn and accept the basic values of the family and community - ✔✔-transmitting values professionalism - ✔✔-the competence or skill expected of a professional -- in ece, this includes a sense of identity, purpose to engage in developmentally appropriate practices, a commitment to ethical teaching and to child advocacy, and participation in the work as a legitimate livelihood 1. development of the child 2. individual differences 3. social and cultural aspects - ✔✔-components of developmentally appropriate practice developmentally appropriate practice - ✔✔-that which is suitable or fitting to the development of a child -- refers to those teaching practices that are based on the observations and responsiveness to children as learners with developing abilities who differ from one another by rate of growth and individual differences, rather than differing amounts of abilities. it also refers to learning experiences that are relevant to and respectful of the social and cultural aspects of the children and their family. public law 101-336 - ✔✔-passed in 1990, the ada makes it unlawful to discriminate against those with disabilities and requires that they have equal access to public and private services as well as reasonable accommodations public law 101-476 - ✔✔-the reauthorized Public Law 94-142, which was renamed by Congress in 1990 to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Two new categories were included: autism and traumatic brain injury public law 94-142 - ✔✔-The Education for All Handicapped Children Act. This so-called Bill of Rights fro the Handicapped guarantees free public education for disabled persons from three to 21 years of age "in the least restrictive" environment. In 1990, Congress reauthorized this law and renamed it the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Two new categories, autism and traumatic brain injury, were included, and children from birth to age 5 years were now eligible to receive services public law 99-457 - ✔✔-The Education of the Handicapped Amendments Act of 1986. Sections of this law provide funding for children who were not included in the previous law: infants, toddlers, and threeto-five year olds. This law also allows for the inclusion of "developmentally delayed" youngsters and leaves local agencies the opportunity to include the "at-risk" child in that definition social-emotional development - ✔✔-a child's relationship with herself and others, self-concept, selfesteem, and the ability to express feelings physical-motor development - ✔✔-includes gross motor, fine motor, and perceptual motor activity cognitive-language development - ✔✔-includes curiosity, the ability to perceive and think, memory, attention span, general knowledge, problem solving, analytical thinking, beginning reading, computing skills, as well as children's utterances, pronunciation, vocabulary, sentence length, and the ability to express ideas, needs, and feelings 1. social-emotional development 2. physical-motor development 3. cognitive-language development - ✔✔-developmental domains (3) 1. Balance your impression of the word pictures with your experiences with children. 2. Make a profile of the whole child to balance your impression of the whole child. 3. Get some perspective on the range of developmental norms that a child exhibits over time. 4. Remember that these norms of development refer to average or typical behavior, and they should not be applied too literally. 5. Keep in mind that children go through most of the stages described., and in the same sequence, but they do so at their own rates of growth. 6. Focus on what children can do rather than on what they cannot do. Use the characteristics to compare the child's rate of growth. - ✔✔-teaching with intention: using word pictures curriculum - ✔✔-WHAT children learn: a framework in which teachers define the content, the process and the context for what is being taught and what children learn. instruction - ✔✔-HOW children learn: being clear about what is being taught, knowing the purpose of every lesson or activity, and articulating decisions to help children achieve certain goals. assessment - ✔✔-RESULT of learning: an evaluation or determination of importance, disposition or state of something or someone, such as evaluating a child's skills, a teacher's effectiveness, or a classroom environment standards - ✔✔-the degree or level of requirement, excellence or attainment that is mandated by local or national government agencies that describe the learning outcomes for various groups alignment - ✔✔-the act of matching the subject matter of the curriculum with the desired outcomes required by the learning standards accountability - ✔✔-the quality or state of being answerable to someone or of being responsible for explaining exact conditions; schools often must give specific accounts of their actions to a funding agency to reassure the agency that funds and operation of the school are being handled properly behaviorist theory - ✔✔-A psychological theory developed in the U.S. in the 20th century which states that all important aspects of behavior and people are learned and can be modified or changed by varying external conditions. cognitive theory - ✔✔-The psychological theory developed by Piaget and others; focuses on thought processes and how they change with age and experience; this point of view contrasts with the stimulusresponse aspects of behaviorist theory socio-cultural theory - ✔✔-Aspects of theory or development that refer to the social and cultural issues; key descriptor of Vygotsky's theory of development ecological theory - ✔✔-Based on the premise that development is greatly influenced by forces outside of the child. Describes four systems that influence human development, nested within each other like a circle of rings. The child is at the center of their development and are influenced by proximal and distal ecological influences. multiple intelligences theory - ✔✔-A theory of intelligence, proposed by Gardner, which outlines several different kinds of intelligence, rather than the notion of intelligence as measured by standardized testing such as IQ testing. humanist theory - ✔✔-The psychological theory of Maslow and others; it involves principles of motivation and wellness, centering on people's needs, goals, and successes • Distinguishing developmentally appropriate behavior from non-developmentally appropriate behavior • Understanding families' definitions of appropriate behavior may be a culturally-based difference between school and home • Provides a behavior model for students • Is explicit and consistent in expectations for behavior • Has realistic expectations for students • Anticipates onset of possible problem behavior (misbehavior) and sets up the environment based on prevention rather than remediation; includes using indirect guidance - ✔✔-ECE teachers guide behavior by... 1. Developmental factors 2. Environmental factors 3. Individual factors 4. Social + emotional factors 5. Cultural factors - ✔✔-factors that affect behavior (5 [Show More]

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