EDEL 301 Final questions and answers all correct

EDEL 301 Final True statements about play Correct Answer: Play is the... − Foundation for development of intellect − Foundation for development of creativity − Foundation for development of imagination − Foundation for development of sense of self − Foundation for the resolution of feelings − Foundation for the capacity for positive interactions with others − Source of laughter and humor − Source of inventiveness − Source of beauty − Experience which allows us to entertain possibilities − Experience which allows us to envision the future − Experience which helps us persevere in effort − Experience which helps us explore the full range of emotion − Experience which can foster spontaneity and joy Montessori Correct Answer: Children teach themselves/self-directed learning "Prepared environment" Children learn in a distinctly different way from adults Sensitive periods of development Mixed age groups Waldorf Correct Answer: Young children respond strongly to rhythm; a child's feeling for the cycles of life and of nature is strengthened. In later years this feeling may sustain a sense of well-being and a sense of connection to the natural world. Young children as sense organs Walking, speaking, thinking through imitation The ability to think evolves from the capacity for speech Walking establishes our relationship to the world, speech allows us to communicate with our fellow human beings, and thought gives us the capacity to know ourselves. The seeds of reverence sown in the kindergarten and early elementary grades yield fruits that may ripen much later in life. Constructivist Correct Answer: Focuses on both gross and fine motor development