Behavioral Observation and Screening for DCF Exam
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1. A child care worker recognizes and notes an identifiable performance or be-
havior and uses instruments such as checklists, anecdotal records, and running
records. These instruments are used to measure progress against a standard
and to share results with assessment experts. This is called:: Observation
2. An instrument intended to identify and monitor normal development or
possible developmental delay is called:: Screening
3. True or False: Screening programs are not diagnostic and are not based on
whether a child has passed a certain curriculum: True
4. True or False: The caregiver uses the child's age to interpret the child's
behavior: True
5. True or False: When we observe a child struggling with a developmental task,
we get concerned about his/her progress: True
6. True or False: When the child has not yet acquired the skills that are typical
for children his/her age, the caregiver should become concerned: True
7. 1-2% of infants have no discernible disabling conditions at the time of birth,
but by school age, 10% of all children are found to have some degree of
developmental disability: True
8. True or False: Parents could be unaware of the signs of developmental delay.
It is the child care provider who can draw attention to a child who might benefit
from professional intervention: True
9. True or False: Proper screening leads to sound assessment so that early de-
tection of potential developmental problems will determine the correct referral
an intervention: True
10. Screening provides a common reference point and basis for interaction
for:: parents, child care workers, child development specialists
11. The key benefits of developmental screenings are:: Early detection, activities that
strengthen the child's skills, quality information is available to parents regarding in-the-home activities that support
normal development, common reference points and basis for interaction for all stakeholders
12. True or False: If a child misses an early window of opportunity, some later
development is more difficult or even sometimes permanently compromised-
: True
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13. Who is in the best position to detect early problems and provide accurate,
timely information about the child's development?: Child care workers
14. True or False: Development occurs rapidly and typically progresses in spurts-
: True
15. True or False: There are general stages and sequences of development, but
there is also an enormous variation between children: True
16. Changes in body shape and proportion, includes changes in weight, height,
visual perception, hearing, etc.: Physical health
17. Refers to the child's intellectual or mental abilities. Involves finding, process-
ing and organizing information, and using it appropriately: Cognitive development and
general knowledge
18. True or False: Developmental skills are acquired in a logical sequence: True
19. Culture influences are important, it is made up of all the factors in an envi-
ronment that are accepted by the group as the norm. Culture includes:: Attitudes,
values and beliefs, laws, ways of doing things
20. Culture includes ideas about:: ways to relate to one's elders, behavior between boys and girls, roles
of men and women, child rearing practices such as discipline, toilet training, feeding, and bathing
21. Refers to a child's abilities to express himself verbally and receive and un-
derstand the verbal communication of others. It involves a child's ability to
learn vocabulary and grammar, and includes reading and writing:: Language and
communication
22. A broad area that focuses on how children feel about themselves and their
relationships with others. It refers to children's individual behaviors and re-
sponses to play and work activites, attachments to parents and caregivers, and
relationships with siblings and friends:: Social and emotional development
23. Refers to how skills and knowledge are acquired through three qualities of
eagerness and curiosity; persistence; creativity and problem solving:: Approaches
to learning
24. True or False: subjective information on an observation is open to interpre-
tation and is not useful for describing behavior: True
25. When observing, the caregiver should know what to expect and observe the
child over a short OR long period of time?: Long
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1. A child care worker recognizes and notes an identifiable performance or be-
havior and uses instruments such as checklists, anecdotal records, and running
records. These instruments are used to measure progress against a standard
and to share results with assessment experts. This is called:: Observation
2. An instrument intended to identify and monitor normal development or
possible developmental delay is called:: Screening
3. True or False: Screening programs are not diagnostic and are not based on
whether a child has passed a certain curriculum: True
4. True or False: The caregiver uses the child's age to interpret the child's
behavior: True
5. True or False: When we observe a child struggling with a developmental task,
we get concerned about his/her progress: True
6. True or False: When the child has not yet acquired the skills that are typical
for children his/her age, the caregiver should become concerned: True
7. 1-2% of infants have no discernible disabling conditions at the time of birth,
but by school age, 10% of all children are found to have some degree of
developmental disability: True
8. True or False: Parents could be unaware of the signs of developmental delay.
It is the child care provider who can draw attention to a child who might benefit
from professional intervention: True
9. True or False: Proper screening leads to sound assessment so that early de-
tection of potential developmental problems will determine the correct referral
an intervention: True
10. Screening provides a common reference point and basis for interaction
for:: parents, child care workers, child development specialists
11. The key benefits of developmental screenings are:: Early detection, activities that
strengthen the child's skills, quality information is available to parents regarding in-the-home activities that support
normal development, common reference points and basis for interaction for all stakeholders
12. True or False: If a child misses an early window of opportunity, some later
development is more difficult or even sometimes permanently compromised-
: True
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13. Who is in the best position to detect early problems and provide accurate,
timely information about the child's development?: Child care workers
14. True or False: Development occurs rapidly and typically progresses in spurts-
: True
15. True or False: There are general stages and sequences of development, but
there is also an enormous variation between children: True
16. Changes in body shape and proportion, includes changes in weight, height,
visual perception, hearing, etc.: Physical health
17. Refers to the child's intellectual or mental abilities. Involves finding, process-
ing and organizing information, and using it appropriately: Cognitive development and
general knowledge
18. True or False: Developmental skills are acquired in a logical sequence: True
19. Culture influences are important, it is made up of all the factors in an envi-
ronment that are accepted by the group as the norm. Culture includes:: Attitudes,
values and beliefs, laws, ways of doing things
20. Culture includes ideas about:: ways to relate to one's elders, behavior between boys and girls, roles
of men and women, child rearing practices such as discipline, toilet training, feeding, and bathing
21. Refers to a child's abilities to express himself verbally and receive and un-
derstand the verbal communication of others. It involves a child's ability to
learn vocabulary and grammar, and includes reading and writing:: Language and
communication
22. A broad area that focuses on how children feel about themselves and their
relationships with others. It refers to children's individual behaviors and re-
sponses to play and work activites, attachments to parents and caregivers, and
relationships with siblings and friends:: Social and emotional development
23. Refers to how skills and knowledge are acquired through three qualities of
eagerness and curiosity; persistence; creativity and problem solving:: Approaches
to learning
24. True or False: subjective information on an observation is open to interpre-
tation and is not useful for describing behavior: True
25. When observing, the caregiver should know what to expect and observe the
child over a short OR long period of time?: Long
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