AAFCS HD & Family Studies
Explain some of the functions, other than offering advice to education professionals,
that community advisory committees perform - ANSWERS assessing the performance
of FCS programs, assessing the performance of students with special needs, and
providing equipment, technology, and resources for FCS programs. Theses resources
may include raw materials, textile samples, charts and diagrams, library books, and
access to computers and design software. Community advisory committees also help
students improve their chances of finding better jobs and careers and act as a public
relations liaison for local FCS programs. Ultimately, the primary purpose of a FCS
community advisory committee is to ensure that FCS program has all of the resources
and training necessary to achieve the program's goals
Explain the importance of laboratory settings in family and consumer sciences
education and give some examples of places that might be used as a laboratory setting
- ANSWERS it offers students an opportunity to gain hands-on experience using a
variety of skills and techniques. Many important areas of the FCS discipline center
around using a combination of various skills to achieve a certain end result and
sometimes the best way to teach the appropriate way to integrate these skills is through
experience. A lab setting offers students a place to demonstrate and improve their skills
related to the FCS field with the advantage of having a teacher present to answer
questions and correct mistakes. Some examples of useful lab settings for FCS field
include kitchens or food science, day care centers, and testing labs for textiles and
consumer products
Identify some of the methods an educator could use to demonstrate family and
consumer science concepts - ANSWERS best methods always involve promoting
students' active participation. Some examples of active participation include allowing
students to use a sewing machine; having students test the qualities of various textiles
to see how soft, lustrous, resilient, absorbent, etc. each material is; and requiring
students to prepare a meal. Students can also demonstrate active participation with the
following activities: comparing advertisements to find the best offer for a particular
product, examining common marketing tactics, visiting or working in a local daycare
center, and being involved in local community service activities. Many of these activities
serve not only as effective ways of teaching students about the important concepts of
FCS, but also as a means of testing the students' ability to apply the techniques, skills,
and information that they have learned
Identify some of the methods an educator might use to determine whether a student
understands a particular concept - ANSWERS to see if the student can actively apply
the information he or she has learned to such everyday tasks as cooking, sewing, and
time management; however, a student may not be able to demonstrate his or her
understanding of certain concepts if a lab setting is not available. Alternative methods
by which an educator can evaluate a student's level of comprehension include
administering written test, assigning projects and research papers, teaching students to
,design charts and diagrams, involving students in the evaluation of case studies and
scenarios, and requiring students keep a journal of their activities and eating habits.
Which evaluation method an educator should use depends primarily on the curriculum
being covered and the abilities of the students who are taking the class
Explain what the FCCLA is and identify the purpose of the FCCLA - ANSWERS Family,
Career, and Community Leaders of America, is a youth organization for students in FCS
education. The FCCLA offers a variety of publications and programs designed to
educate people about parenting, relationships, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, and
teen violence, among other concerns. By focusing public attention to the problems that
young people face, the FCCLA gains support for programs and laws that help protect
young people and their families. The FCCLA also shows students how they can improve
their FCS skills and apply those skills later in life
Explain the role that the FCCLA and other family-oriented youth organizations play in
FCS education - ANSWERS They play an important role in influencing national policy
related to protecting families and consumers. Additionally, these organizations are
important because they support FCS educational programs, which strive to improve the
overall quality of life for individuals and families by teaching people skills that will enable
them to live better lives.
Explain the impact new acts of legislation can have on family and consumer science
education - ANSWERS When a new act of legislation is passed, it can often have a
profound impact on the types of materials used in FCS classrooms, as well as the
issues that should be addressed by FCS education. It is important that individuals
understand the legal protections and rights granted to them by the various acts put into
place by state and federal governments. Since laws are constantly changing, FCS
educators must be able to adapt quickly and add information regarding new legislation
to their curriculum
Explain some of the steps that an educator might take when determining the best way
to meet the special needs of a student - ANSWERS The first step is to identify exactly
what that particular child's needs consist of, as each student is unique in his or her
ability to learn and comprehend. If a student is performing poorly, a teacher must
determine the cause of the student's poor performance. Once the cause has been
identified, the teacher can then determine how much assistance the students needs. If
the student's needs can be met through such techniques as one-on-one attention or
special project assignments, this is usually the best course of action. However, if the
student has needs that require solutions beyond simple changes in curriculum, including
potential psychological or physiological disorders, the educator has an obligation to
consult with other educational professionals and to discuss other options with the child's
parents
Explain the importance of balancing home and work roles and how FCS education
attempts to help balance these roles - ANSWERS It is important that an individual is
able to balance his or her work and home roles because it is becoming more and more
, common for individuals to have to act as both caregiver and provider for the family. The
ever more common presence of dual roles in society can be extremely difficult for an
individual to balance, as there may be instances where work-related responsibilities and
family-related responsibilities conflict with one another.
FCS education attempts to each individuals how to avoid and how to handle these
conflicts through the use of successful life management tactics such as time and
resources management, problem-solving and decision-making techniques. FCS
education also attempts to give individuals a basic understanding of what
responsibilities and qualities are necessary for the successful completion of each role
so that individuals can set better priorities and find better ways to plan their lives
Identify some of the factors that might indicate whether an individual is using his or her
affective skills effectively - ANSWERS Some of the factors that can be used to measure
how well-developed an individual's affective skills are include determining how well the
individual receives emotional stimuli and how well the individual responds to those
stimuli. It is also important to determine how easy it is for the individual to acknowledge
the worth of a particular situation, relationship, or individual and whether the individual
has an organized and well-conceived value system. An individual's ability to receive and
respond to emotional stimuli can be measured by how aware the individual is of a
particular stimulus, and how focused the individual is on that stimulus. An individual's
ability to assign value to a situation and uphold a value system can be measured by
how motivated the individual is, how the individual behaves, and how consistent that
individual's behavior is. For example, a student that always comes to class and clearly
always pays attention may have well-developed affective skills.
Describe some social and economic factors that can affect the overall functioning of the
family - ANSWERS Social and economic factors affect the overall functioning of a
family. In fact, researchers use an index called the socioeconomic status, or SES, to
measure the ability of the family to function in a healthy fashion. The SES uses the
educational background of the members of the members of the family, the family's total
income, and the skill-both actual and perceived-required by the occupations of the
individuals who act as providers for the family to measure the family's ability to function.
Individuals who are well-educated tend to marry later in life, receive jobs with higher
incomes, and have careers with a higher social status, which all add stability to the
marriage and stability to the overall functioning of the family. Families that earn a higher
income are also less concerned with obtaining basic necessities because the family
consistently has the means to obtain them. As a result, there is often less stress
experienced by the family.
Explain the manner in which a family aids in the development and education of family
members - ANSWERS One of most important function a family provides is developing
and education family members. Parents and grandparents pass their heritage and
teachings of social norms and acceptable behavior to the children of the family through
their customs, traditions, and ultimately their actions. Children learn about their heritage
through the traditions of the family and also often learn lessons about the manner in
Explain some of the functions, other than offering advice to education professionals,
that community advisory committees perform - ANSWERS assessing the performance
of FCS programs, assessing the performance of students with special needs, and
providing equipment, technology, and resources for FCS programs. Theses resources
may include raw materials, textile samples, charts and diagrams, library books, and
access to computers and design software. Community advisory committees also help
students improve their chances of finding better jobs and careers and act as a public
relations liaison for local FCS programs. Ultimately, the primary purpose of a FCS
community advisory committee is to ensure that FCS program has all of the resources
and training necessary to achieve the program's goals
Explain the importance of laboratory settings in family and consumer sciences
education and give some examples of places that might be used as a laboratory setting
- ANSWERS it offers students an opportunity to gain hands-on experience using a
variety of skills and techniques. Many important areas of the FCS discipline center
around using a combination of various skills to achieve a certain end result and
sometimes the best way to teach the appropriate way to integrate these skills is through
experience. A lab setting offers students a place to demonstrate and improve their skills
related to the FCS field with the advantage of having a teacher present to answer
questions and correct mistakes. Some examples of useful lab settings for FCS field
include kitchens or food science, day care centers, and testing labs for textiles and
consumer products
Identify some of the methods an educator could use to demonstrate family and
consumer science concepts - ANSWERS best methods always involve promoting
students' active participation. Some examples of active participation include allowing
students to use a sewing machine; having students test the qualities of various textiles
to see how soft, lustrous, resilient, absorbent, etc. each material is; and requiring
students to prepare a meal. Students can also demonstrate active participation with the
following activities: comparing advertisements to find the best offer for a particular
product, examining common marketing tactics, visiting or working in a local daycare
center, and being involved in local community service activities. Many of these activities
serve not only as effective ways of teaching students about the important concepts of
FCS, but also as a means of testing the students' ability to apply the techniques, skills,
and information that they have learned
Identify some of the methods an educator might use to determine whether a student
understands a particular concept - ANSWERS to see if the student can actively apply
the information he or she has learned to such everyday tasks as cooking, sewing, and
time management; however, a student may not be able to demonstrate his or her
understanding of certain concepts if a lab setting is not available. Alternative methods
by which an educator can evaluate a student's level of comprehension include
administering written test, assigning projects and research papers, teaching students to
,design charts and diagrams, involving students in the evaluation of case studies and
scenarios, and requiring students keep a journal of their activities and eating habits.
Which evaluation method an educator should use depends primarily on the curriculum
being covered and the abilities of the students who are taking the class
Explain what the FCCLA is and identify the purpose of the FCCLA - ANSWERS Family,
Career, and Community Leaders of America, is a youth organization for students in FCS
education. The FCCLA offers a variety of publications and programs designed to
educate people about parenting, relationships, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, and
teen violence, among other concerns. By focusing public attention to the problems that
young people face, the FCCLA gains support for programs and laws that help protect
young people and their families. The FCCLA also shows students how they can improve
their FCS skills and apply those skills later in life
Explain the role that the FCCLA and other family-oriented youth organizations play in
FCS education - ANSWERS They play an important role in influencing national policy
related to protecting families and consumers. Additionally, these organizations are
important because they support FCS educational programs, which strive to improve the
overall quality of life for individuals and families by teaching people skills that will enable
them to live better lives.
Explain the impact new acts of legislation can have on family and consumer science
education - ANSWERS When a new act of legislation is passed, it can often have a
profound impact on the types of materials used in FCS classrooms, as well as the
issues that should be addressed by FCS education. It is important that individuals
understand the legal protections and rights granted to them by the various acts put into
place by state and federal governments. Since laws are constantly changing, FCS
educators must be able to adapt quickly and add information regarding new legislation
to their curriculum
Explain some of the steps that an educator might take when determining the best way
to meet the special needs of a student - ANSWERS The first step is to identify exactly
what that particular child's needs consist of, as each student is unique in his or her
ability to learn and comprehend. If a student is performing poorly, a teacher must
determine the cause of the student's poor performance. Once the cause has been
identified, the teacher can then determine how much assistance the students needs. If
the student's needs can be met through such techniques as one-on-one attention or
special project assignments, this is usually the best course of action. However, if the
student has needs that require solutions beyond simple changes in curriculum, including
potential psychological or physiological disorders, the educator has an obligation to
consult with other educational professionals and to discuss other options with the child's
parents
Explain the importance of balancing home and work roles and how FCS education
attempts to help balance these roles - ANSWERS It is important that an individual is
able to balance his or her work and home roles because it is becoming more and more
, common for individuals to have to act as both caregiver and provider for the family. The
ever more common presence of dual roles in society can be extremely difficult for an
individual to balance, as there may be instances where work-related responsibilities and
family-related responsibilities conflict with one another.
FCS education attempts to each individuals how to avoid and how to handle these
conflicts through the use of successful life management tactics such as time and
resources management, problem-solving and decision-making techniques. FCS
education also attempts to give individuals a basic understanding of what
responsibilities and qualities are necessary for the successful completion of each role
so that individuals can set better priorities and find better ways to plan their lives
Identify some of the factors that might indicate whether an individual is using his or her
affective skills effectively - ANSWERS Some of the factors that can be used to measure
how well-developed an individual's affective skills are include determining how well the
individual receives emotional stimuli and how well the individual responds to those
stimuli. It is also important to determine how easy it is for the individual to acknowledge
the worth of a particular situation, relationship, or individual and whether the individual
has an organized and well-conceived value system. An individual's ability to receive and
respond to emotional stimuli can be measured by how aware the individual is of a
particular stimulus, and how focused the individual is on that stimulus. An individual's
ability to assign value to a situation and uphold a value system can be measured by
how motivated the individual is, how the individual behaves, and how consistent that
individual's behavior is. For example, a student that always comes to class and clearly
always pays attention may have well-developed affective skills.
Describe some social and economic factors that can affect the overall functioning of the
family - ANSWERS Social and economic factors affect the overall functioning of a
family. In fact, researchers use an index called the socioeconomic status, or SES, to
measure the ability of the family to function in a healthy fashion. The SES uses the
educational background of the members of the members of the family, the family's total
income, and the skill-both actual and perceived-required by the occupations of the
individuals who act as providers for the family to measure the family's ability to function.
Individuals who are well-educated tend to marry later in life, receive jobs with higher
incomes, and have careers with a higher social status, which all add stability to the
marriage and stability to the overall functioning of the family. Families that earn a higher
income are also less concerned with obtaining basic necessities because the family
consistently has the means to obtain them. As a result, there is often less stress
experienced by the family.
Explain the manner in which a family aids in the development and education of family
members - ANSWERS One of most important function a family provides is developing
and education family members. Parents and grandparents pass their heritage and
teachings of social norms and acceptable behavior to the children of the family through
their customs, traditions, and ultimately their actions. Children learn about their heritage
through the traditions of the family and also often learn lessons about the manner in
