Curriculum Studies
Midterm Exam Questions
With Correct answers
.____________ __________ is commonly used by preschool children as they talk out loud to themselves
while playing - ANSWER-private speech
._____________ _____ ______________: related to learning and teaching and involves the search by
children and adults for meaning and understanding through listening - ANSWER-Pedagogy of listening
._______________ believed that children can teach themselves in a "prepared environment" with a self-
correcting apparatus for learning - ANSWER-Montessori
._________________ intelligence is concerned with the ability to understand oneself, and to appreciate
one's feelings, emotions, and motivations - ANSWER-Intrapersonal
.__________________ intelligence entails the ability to understand the desires, intentions, and
motivations of other people; building on fundamental capacity to notice differences in
_________________, moods, _____________, and motivations - ANSWER-interpersonal;
temperaments; intentions
.3 regions of children's spaces - ANSWER-1. psychological region
2. physical
3. social
.A child's _________-_____________ development has a significant impact on their development of
various intelligences, and the ability to use their intelligences can aid in ___________ and
_____________ growth - ANSWER-social-emotional; personal; relational
.according to Dewey, children have 4 interests. they are: - ANSWER-communication, inquiry (finding out
things), construction (making things), and expression
, .According to Dewey, experiences for children should be planned according to
______________________________ - ANSWER-their needs
.according to froebel, children learn through ______ experiences and ______________ materials -
ANSWER-play; natural
.According to Gardner, Intelligence is a combination of ____________ and __________ that can be
developed through ______________ ________________ - ANSWER-meaningful experiences
.according to Hawkins, what is the ideal location for messing about and why? - ANSWER-a pond because
A pond can be an environment rich with intelligent natural materials to be explored
.according to Piaget, children learn through ________-_____ experiences within environments that offer
them ___________________________________ - ANSWER-hands-on; a variety of materials
.activities are meaningful when there is a sense of ___________ _________ - ANSWER-personal purpose
.Adaptation - ANSWER-the process that happens any time new information or a new experience occurs
.all acts of group-decision making in the education system are ___________ - ANSWER-political
.An early learning professionals philosophical approach is influenced by: - ANSWER-Their understanding
of how children learn;
Their beliefs about the relationship of play to learning;
Their ideas about how environments affect the children's level of curiosity;
Their beliefs about their roles in programming and facilitating options for play and learning; and
Their interpretations of how theorists' perspectives view children and the role of the adult and the
environment
.Criticisms of Montessori approach - ANSWER-children having one-on-one experiences rather than
group or teacher-led activities
Midterm Exam Questions
With Correct answers
.____________ __________ is commonly used by preschool children as they talk out loud to themselves
while playing - ANSWER-private speech
._____________ _____ ______________: related to learning and teaching and involves the search by
children and adults for meaning and understanding through listening - ANSWER-Pedagogy of listening
._______________ believed that children can teach themselves in a "prepared environment" with a self-
correcting apparatus for learning - ANSWER-Montessori
._________________ intelligence is concerned with the ability to understand oneself, and to appreciate
one's feelings, emotions, and motivations - ANSWER-Intrapersonal
.__________________ intelligence entails the ability to understand the desires, intentions, and
motivations of other people; building on fundamental capacity to notice differences in
_________________, moods, _____________, and motivations - ANSWER-interpersonal;
temperaments; intentions
.3 regions of children's spaces - ANSWER-1. psychological region
2. physical
3. social
.A child's _________-_____________ development has a significant impact on their development of
various intelligences, and the ability to use their intelligences can aid in ___________ and
_____________ growth - ANSWER-social-emotional; personal; relational
.according to Dewey, children have 4 interests. they are: - ANSWER-communication, inquiry (finding out
things), construction (making things), and expression
, .According to Dewey, experiences for children should be planned according to
______________________________ - ANSWER-their needs
.according to froebel, children learn through ______ experiences and ______________ materials -
ANSWER-play; natural
.According to Gardner, Intelligence is a combination of ____________ and __________ that can be
developed through ______________ ________________ - ANSWER-meaningful experiences
.according to Hawkins, what is the ideal location for messing about and why? - ANSWER-a pond because
A pond can be an environment rich with intelligent natural materials to be explored
.according to Piaget, children learn through ________-_____ experiences within environments that offer
them ___________________________________ - ANSWER-hands-on; a variety of materials
.activities are meaningful when there is a sense of ___________ _________ - ANSWER-personal purpose
.Adaptation - ANSWER-the process that happens any time new information or a new experience occurs
.all acts of group-decision making in the education system are ___________ - ANSWER-political
.An early learning professionals philosophical approach is influenced by: - ANSWER-Their understanding
of how children learn;
Their beliefs about the relationship of play to learning;
Their ideas about how environments affect the children's level of curiosity;
Their beliefs about their roles in programming and facilitating options for play and learning; and
Their interpretations of how theorists' perspectives view children and the role of the adult and the
environment
.Criticisms of Montessori approach - ANSWER-children having one-on-one experiences rather than
group or teacher-led activities
