Deck 3: Applying Theories in Managing a Child Development Center

Question 1

What are the names given to the four stages in the historical evolution of organization theory?

Answer 1

Four stages in evolution of organizational theory:
-Classical
-Modern
-Symbolic-interpretive
-Postmodern

Question 2

After watching a child try to tie his shoe but fail repeatedly, a teacher does it for him and says, "You'll learn to do that when you're older." Which theory of child development is she following?

A)Ecological
B)Maturationist
C)Interactionist
D)Environmentalist

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT true of a theory?

A)It appears in writing.
B)It is just someone's opinion.
C)It has been tested by independent scholars.
D)It has been published so that all can read it.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What sort of planning is it which decides on a center's purpose and goals?

A)Strategic
B)Tactical
C)Operational
D)All of the above

Question 5

A teacher hands out stickers with smiley faces when children in her care do something particularly well.Which theory of child development is she following?
_ ____ __

Question 6

If Eric Erikson saw a preschool where the children had lots of time for free, self-initiated play, he would conclude that this facility:

A)was encouraging the children to develop initiative.
B)was not really teaching the children.
C)did not have enough staff or resources for organized activities.
D)had a director who didn't understand much about children.

Question 7

Planning which decides what jobs individual employees will do is:

A)operational.
B)tactical.
C)strategic.
D)none of the above

Question 8

Urie Bronfenbrenner's views are best described as:

A)ecological.
B)maturationist.
C)interactionist.
D)environmentalist.

Question 9

Stanley Greenspan disagrees with Daniel Goleman's view that intellectual and emotional intelligences are two different things.

Question 10

What are three reasons for the manager of a child-care facility to be aware of the different theories of child development?

Question 11

Parents would be correct to believe that if kindergarten focuses on social-emotional development, it is doing "touchie-feelie stuff" and is neglecting the role of kindergarten: to teach the academic skills such as reading and arithmetic) that children will need in elementary school.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true of the theoretical paradigms of management?

A)In the classical paradigm, the manager's chief goal is to make the workers happy.
B)In the behavioral paradigm, the manager's chief goal is to improve the behavior of the workers.
C)In the systems paradigm, the manager's chief goal is to make needed changes in response to changes in the environment.
D)The three paradigms are pretty much the same.

Question 13

What are the three environments in the ecological system framework?

Question 14

What are the four types of theories of human development?

Question 15

If a problem arises at a childcare facility, how does the ecosystems model use the concept of the three environments?

Question 16

Constructivist theories, like those of Jean Piaget, believe that:

A)children learn from constructing things, like block towers.
B)children should have the chance to visit construction sites.
C)children have to discover things for themselves in order to know them.
D)children should be urged to build things, not tear them down.

Question 17

If a child development program were to use the Total Quality Management Approach, than:

A)the employees and managers would share responsibility for determining policies.
B)the children would study Japanese.
C)a good preschool program would never change how it operates.
D)the employees would do whatever the managers asked them to do.

Question 18

A good manager of a child-care facility sees that it meets all the licensing standards, but does not waste effort on doing more than is required.

Question 19

When a child talks aloud to himself while engaging in a physical task, Lev Vygotsky would call this _____ _________.

Question 20

What are the five basic processes that all managers use?

Question 21

A good leader:

A)takes part in community activities outside the center.
B)inspires the staff to do a good job.
C)makes choices and takes actions which are for the good of the center.
D)all of the above