Chapter 01: The Effective Director
1. An effective director will know about either early childhood education or business practices.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-5 - Explain the importance of conducting research
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - NAEYC - Standard 1, 10
KEYWORDS: Remember
2. The NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct and the Statement of Commitment helps educators deal with ethical dilemmas
and issues.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-3 - Ten Key Economic Concepts
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - NAEYC - Standard 1, 10
KEYWORDS: Understand
3. Effective directors possess both leadership and management skills.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-5 - Explain the importance of conducting research
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - NAEYC - Standard 1, 10
KEYWORDS: Understand
4. Effective directors are committed to the belief that parent satisfaction is their only responsibility.
,4. Effective directors are committed to the belief that parent satisfaction is their only responsibility.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-1 - Define I/O psychology
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - NAEYC - Standard 1, 10
KEYWORDS: Understand
5. If several center directors compared job responsibilities, they would discover many differences in their work tasks and
duties.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-5 - Explain the importance of conducting research
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - NAEYC - Standard 1, 10
KEYWORDS: Understand
6. Successful directors look to the staff for ideas, initiative, and implementation of their centers’ programs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-6 - Describe how to evaluate I/O psychology research
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - NAEYC - Standard 1, 10
KEYWORDS: Understand
7. The laissez-faire managerial style is most effective when many of the staff is inexperienced.
a. True
b. False
,ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-4 - List the admissions requirements for graduate programs in I/O psychology.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - NAEYC - Standard 1, 10
KEYWORDS: Understand
8. Due to the conflicting roles many directors must assume, effective directors find others to promote the program out in
the community.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-6 - Describe how to evaluate I/O psychology research
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - NAEYC - Standard 1, 10
KEYWORDS: Understand
9. Most communities want directors who are active participants in their affairs and events.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-5 - Explain the importance of conducting research
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - NAEYC - Standard 1, 10
KEYWORDS: Understand
10. Effective directors routinely put in 60- and 70-hour work weeks to ensure that their centers are operating smoothly.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
, DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-5 - Explain the importance of conducting research
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - NAEYC - Standard 1, 10
KEYWORDS: Remember
11. If a director or staff member follows the steps of conflict resolution, a solution will always present itself.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-6 - Describe how to evaluate I/O psychology research
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - NAEYC - Standard 1, 10
KEYWORDS: Understand
12. Generally, board members make policy, and the job of the director is to create procedures for implementing those
policies.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-4 - List the admissions requirements for graduate programs in I/O psychology.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - NAEYC - Standard 1, 10
KEYWORDS: Remembering
13. According to the text, the development of a timeline is a way of developing efficiency and avoiding procrastination.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
QUESTION TYPE: True / False