Deck 12: Developmentally Appropriate Socialemotional Environments: for Primary-Aged Children

Question 1

Which theorist described conventional morality?

A) Kohlberg
B) Piaget
C) Erikson
D) Paley

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Progress towards moral development helps when teachers do all EXCEPT

A) design activities to help children develop perspective-taking abilities.
B) leave moral issues and character development out of the curriculum.
C) discuss issues of morality and responsibility beyond the classroom.
D) use authoritative guidance systems.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

It is most helpful for teachers to function as referees when children have conflicts.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

An important role for teachers regarding bullying is

A) comforting victims.
B) punishing bullies.
C) help child being bullied express feelings about being bullied.
D) calling parents.

Question 5

Comparison and competition are effective motivators in the primary classroom.

Question 6

The process of social comparison contributes to the self-esteem of school-aged children.

Question 7

Unsupportive practices related to peer group participation include

A) creating a classroom atmosphere that does not tolerate exclusion.
B) creating an environment that allows children to work or talk together.
C) using competition as a motivation for learning.
D) supporting children as they learn to take a social perspective.

Question 8

It is important to teach primary-aged children skills necessary to succeed at games.

Question 9

Which of these statement about mixed age groupings is NOT true?

A) children may benefit socially.
B) children may benefit cognitively.
C) parents may have some concerns at first.
D) older children learn to pick on young ones.

Question 10

Research shows that children who do NOT develop the skills for friendship in childhood are

A) at risk for dropping out of school.
B) at risk for poor achievement in school.
C) at risk for juvenile delinquency.
D) All of these answers.

Question 11

The purpose of friendships includes all EXCEPT

A) a source of learning basic social skills.
B) a source of emotional support and relief from stress.
C) a source of learning competition.
D) a source of learning about others and the larger world.

Question 12

Moral realism is the stage in which young primary aged children consider all rules to be unchangeable.

Question 13

Teachers should assume that healthy emotional expression is a goal of all families.

Question 14

Teachers have a role in creating stress-free classrooms, by NOT using competition as a motivation.

Question 15

Social skills that can be taught directly include all EXCEPT

A) learning to take turns.
B) being aggressive.
C) listening and talking appropriately.
D) initiating conversation.

Question 16

Mixed age groupings may benefit both older and younger children.

Question 17

Bullies are usually

A) girls.
B) boys.
C) not fully accepted members of their peer group.
D) children from broken homes.

Question 18

If children haven't learned skills for group participation by the time they are in the primary grades, there is nothing teachers can do.

Question 19

Children's moral development is enhanced by

A) authoritarian teachers.
B) authoritative teachers.
C) permissive teachers.
D) None of the above.

Question 20

Bullying is NOT a concern of school personnel.

Question 21

Discuss the benefits of mixed age groupings in primary classroom.

Question 22

Most primary aged children are in a stage described by Kohlberg as

A) moral realism.
B) concrete operational.
C) conventional level of moral reasoning.
D) moral absolutism.

Question 23

Write a rationale for allowing primary children to choose the peers they will work with on a group project.

Question 24

One method that primary-aged children use as they consider themselves is

A) competition.
B) social comparison.
C) parental criticism.
D) report cards.

Question 25

Primary aged children who are involved in "democratic discipline _____.

Question 26

A low-stress classroom could include

A) a predictable schedule.
B) positive relationships between teacher and children.
C) creative movement incorporated into classroom activities.
D) All of the above.

Question 27

Self-esteem is supported when teachers use which style of guidance system?

A) Authoritative.
B) Authoritarian.
C) Permissive.
D) None of the above.

Question 28

Self-esteem is enhanced when teachers

A) individualize tasks to children's developmental level.
B) encourage children to rely on their own answers and solutions.
C) Both of the above.
D) None of the above.

Question 29

_____ games emphasize pure enjoyment, NOT _____.

Question 30

Socially isolated children can be identified by means of

A) observation.
B) a sociogram.
C) peer reports.
D) parental reports.

Question 31

As children are learning to take social perspectives, teachers can plan to use

A) skits
B) books
C) classroom meetings
D) All of the above.

Question 32

A sense of industry would develop when

A) a child brings home a bad report card.
B) a child is chosen last for team games at recess.
C) a child's ability with the violin is recognized by parents and neighbors.
D) a child is punished for not cleaning the garage as assigned.

Question 33

Teachers can use _____ to help with discussions about morality.

Question 34

Primary children begin to use _____ as a method of defining themselves.

Question 35

In Kohlberg's pre-conventional level of morality

A) children become socially responsible.
B) children are concerned about obedience and punishment.
C) children are well self-controlled.
D) children are susceptible to the influence of peers.

Question 36

Specific actions for teachers who want to promote social skills include all EXCEPT

A) teaching social skills directly.
B) creating specific pairings to work on special projects.
C) teaching children negotiation skills.
D) arranging desks in rows.

Question 37

Describe at least FOUR helpful ways to support primary aged children in moral development, and FOUR that are less supportive.

Question 38

Pre-conventional morality was defined by Kohlberg as the period where children are influenced by _____.