Deck 9: Facilities Management

Question 1

Using the techniques of indirect guidance is likely to:

A)produce chaos and strife.
B)make children confused about what they should do.
C)promote harmony and healthy development.
D)do nothing in particular.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The Montessori approach to child development prescribes that each material be used only in a particular area.This is known as:

A)the prepared environment.
B)Behaviorism.
C)the Reggio Emilia approach.
D)Paganism.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Too much stimulation can actually be harmful to children's development.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

According to Hearron and Hildebrand, arranging the environment to promote desired behaviors is known as ________.

Question 5

Children need a cubby or an individual locker to hold their belongings because they need _______________.

Question 6

A quiet, neat office for a center director is necessary mainly in order for her to have a private place away from the noisy children.

Question 7

How many square feet of outdoor space would you use if you had 16 children in your child-care center?

A)560
B)1,200
C)35
D)1,000

Question 8

Why is it a good idea to leave an outdoor area without grass?

A)The children can use it for a garden.
B)The children will ruin most of the grass anyway.
C)Some children are allergic to grass.
D)Slippery mud is fun to play in.

Question 9

According to the National Day Care Study, smaller groups seem to be more effective at producing healthy child development.

Question 10

What sort of activities are the best to place in an outdoor play area?

A)Movement and active play
B)Quiet play
C)Messy play
D)All of the above

Question 11

If you visit a center and notice that every room seems cluttered and messy, this is most likely to indicate that:

A)the staff is too busy with the children to notice little things.
B)the center lacks enough storage space.
C)the children are particularly energetic.
D)the center has a lot of money to spend on supplies.

Question 12

Outdoor play:

A)is really not all that important and so can be eliminated.
B)requires every bit as much planning as indoor play.
C)requires much less planning than indoor play.
D)is so dangerous to children that it should be left out.

Question 13

A 1950s study done by Maslow and Mintz looked at how a beautiful room and an ugly room affected the way children viewed photographs.This study revealed that when children viewed the photos in an ugly room they were more likely to:

A)find them full of energy and well-being.
B)want to meet the people in the photos.
C)become tired and irritable.
D)do the same things they did in a beautiful room.

Question 14

The piazza of the Diana School in Reggio Emilia, Italy, is a good example of a common area, which Anita Olds called ________.

Question 15

In the view of Anita Olds, what are the four environmental needs of children?

Question 16

What are four types of activities that need to be provided for in room arrangements?

Question 17

All school-age children with disabilities must be provided with an Individualized Education Plan.

Question 18

Appealing to many senses can be a good way to support the play of children with disabilities.

Question 19

An "active zone" is a place where children can use their large muscles in vigorous movement.

Question 20

How many square feet of indoor space would you use if you had 16 children in your child-care center?

A)35,000
B)35
C)560
D)2,001