DCF BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION AND SCREENING
(BOSR) NEWEST EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A child care worker recognizes and notes an identifiable performance or behavior
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: - ANSWER: Observation
An instrument intended to identify and monitor normal development or possible
developmental delay is called: - ANSWER: Screening
True or False: Screening programs are not diagnostic and are not based on whether a
child has passed a certain curriculum - ANSWER: True
True or False: The caregiver uses the child's age to interpret the child's behavior -
ANSWER: True
True or False: When we observe a child struggling with a developmental task, we get
concerned about his/her progress - ANSWER: True
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 - ANSWER: True
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 - ANSWER: True
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 - ANSWER: True
True or False: Proper screening leads to sound assessment so that early detection of
potential developmental problems will determine the correct referral an
intervention - ANSWER: True
Screening provides a common reference point and basis for interaction for: -
ANSWER: parents, child care workers, child development specialists
The key benefits of developmental screenings are: - ANSWER: 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
, True or False: If a child misses an early window of opportunity, some later
development is more difficult or even sometimes permanently compromised -
ANSWER: True
Who is in the best position to detect early problems and provide accurate, timely
information about the child's development? - ANSWER: Child care workers
True or False: Development occurs rapidly and typically progresses in spurts -
ANSWER: True
True or False: There are general stages and sequences of development, but there is
also an enormous variation between children - ANSWER: True
Changes in body shape and proportion, includes changes in weight, height, visual
perception, hearing, etc. - ANSWER: Physical health
Refers to the child's intellectual or mental abilities. Involves finding, processing and
organizing information, and using it appropriately - ANSWER: Cognitive development
and general knowledge
True or False: Developmental skills are acquired in a logical sequence - ANSWER:
True
Culture influences are important, it is made up of all the factors in an environment
that are accepted by the group as the norm. Culture includes: - ANSWER: Attitudes,
values and beliefs, laws, ways of doing things
Culture includes ideas about: - ANSWER: 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
Refers to a child's abilities to express himself verbally and receive and understand
the verbal communication of others. It involves a child's ability to learn vocabulary
and grammar, and includes reading and writing: - ANSWER: Language and
communication
A broad area that focuses on how children feel about themselves and their
relationships with others. It refers to children's individual behaviors and responses to
play and work activites, attachments to parents and caregivers, and relationships
with siblings and friends: - ANSWER: Social and emotional development
Refers to how skills and knowledge are acquired through three qualities of eagerness
and curiosity; persistence; creativity and problem solving: - ANSWER: Approaches to
learning
True or False: subjective information on an observation is open to interpretation and
is not useful for describing behavior - ANSWER: True
(BOSR) NEWEST EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A child care worker recognizes and notes an identifiable performance or behavior
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: - ANSWER: Observation
An instrument intended to identify and monitor normal development or possible
developmental delay is called: - ANSWER: Screening
True or False: Screening programs are not diagnostic and are not based on whether a
child has passed a certain curriculum - ANSWER: True
True or False: The caregiver uses the child's age to interpret the child's behavior -
ANSWER: True
True or False: When we observe a child struggling with a developmental task, we get
concerned about his/her progress - ANSWER: True
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 - ANSWER: True
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 - ANSWER: True
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 - ANSWER: True
True or False: Proper screening leads to sound assessment so that early detection of
potential developmental problems will determine the correct referral an
intervention - ANSWER: True
Screening provides a common reference point and basis for interaction for: -
ANSWER: parents, child care workers, child development specialists
The key benefits of developmental screenings are: - ANSWER: 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
, True or False: If a child misses an early window of opportunity, some later
development is more difficult or even sometimes permanently compromised -
ANSWER: True
Who is in the best position to detect early problems and provide accurate, timely
information about the child's development? - ANSWER: Child care workers
True or False: Development occurs rapidly and typically progresses in spurts -
ANSWER: True
True or False: There are general stages and sequences of development, but there is
also an enormous variation between children - ANSWER: True
Changes in body shape and proportion, includes changes in weight, height, visual
perception, hearing, etc. - ANSWER: Physical health
Refers to the child's intellectual or mental abilities. Involves finding, processing and
organizing information, and using it appropriately - ANSWER: Cognitive development
and general knowledge
True or False: Developmental skills are acquired in a logical sequence - ANSWER:
True
Culture influences are important, it is made up of all the factors in an environment
that are accepted by the group as the norm. Culture includes: - ANSWER: Attitudes,
values and beliefs, laws, ways of doing things
Culture includes ideas about: - ANSWER: 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
Refers to a child's abilities to express himself verbally and receive and understand
the verbal communication of others. It involves a child's ability to learn vocabulary
and grammar, and includes reading and writing: - ANSWER: Language and
communication
A broad area that focuses on how children feel about themselves and their
relationships with others. It refers to children's individual behaviors and responses to
play and work activites, attachments to parents and caregivers, and relationships
with siblings and friends: - ANSWER: Social and emotional development
Refers to how skills and knowledge are acquired through three qualities of eagerness
and curiosity; persistence; creativity and problem solving: - ANSWER: Approaches to
learning
True or False: subjective information on an observation is open to interpretation and
is not useful for describing behavior - ANSWER: True
