Deck 2: The Teachers Role

Question 1

To be a facilitator of learning, a teacher should:

A)ask questions to see if children can answer correctly.
B)tell the children how the computer operates.
C)let the environment do the teaching.
D)tell teaching assistants what they must do.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Teacher observations of children can be recorded only on file cards.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

How teachers determine the developmental levels of the children  should be based mainly on how they interact with one another.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Children who stack the same kind of blocks on top of one another are exhibiting:

A)the manipulative level of development.
B)symbolic play.
C)exploratory play.
D)the mastery level of development.

Question 5

To serve as a behavior model, a teacher should:

A)stop children who are out of control.
B)set an example of caring for every child.
C)let the children take control of activities.
D)teach lessons on how to behave.

Question 6

Social play categories were observed and described by:

A)Jean Piaget.
B)Maria Montessori.
C)Lev Vygotsky.
D)Mildred Parten.

Question 7

Teachers who make on-the-spot recordings of child observations will:

A)possibly spend too much time observing.
B)not be using the Child Interaction Form.
C)be too preoccupied to help many children.
D)be able to tell how the curriculum is working.

Question 8

When teachers do not know the answer to a child's questions, they should:

A)tell the child to look it up in a book.
B)find the answer in the library.
C)look for the answer together with the child.
D)wait until the next day to find the answer.

Question 9

The Child Interaction Form can be used:

A)either for individuals or for all children at once.
B)by trained teachers only, not other staff members.
C)in a certain center, but not moved to other centers the same day.
D)mainly for observing a single child's interactions.

Question 10

A teacher's comments to the child she is observing should:

A)give the child praise.
B)reflect the child's actions.
C)question the child about who taught her.
D)make sure the child answers her questions.

Question 11

Appropriate curriculum activities and materials should be based on children's developmental levels. ​

Question 12

The role of a teacher in a self-directed learning environment is not very different from that of a teacher in a traditional classroom. ​

Question 13

Children at the manipulative level of development:

A)exhibit symbolic play.
B)exhibit exploratory play.
C)build bridges and buildings with blocks often.
D)name with structures they are building.

Question 14

Children who play together with the same materials are demonstrating:

A)the mastery level of development.
B)cooperative play.
C)parallel play.
D)symbolic play.

Question 15

Children who use materials the same way over and over are at:

A)the mastery level of development.
B)the manipulative level of development.
C)the meaning level of development.
D)the parallel play level of development.

Question 16

Most infants eventually progress beyond the mastery level to the meaning level of development.

Question 17

Both Maria Montessori and Jean Piaget determined that children's repetitive actions:

A)are critical for intellectual growth.
B)show they are not developing as swiftly as they should be.
C)are seen mainly in infants, not preschoolers.
D)are part of the meaning level of development.

Question 18

When children spontaneously "practice" a new skill, they are exhibiting the ____________ level of development.

A)meaning
B)manipulative
C)mastery
D)symbolic play

Question 19

Teachers can determine children's developmental levels by:

A)having them take achievement tests.
B)interviewing each child.
C)observing their interactions with materials.
D)observing their social interactions.

Question 20

What children say as they play can help a teacher decide:

A)whether they need more practice in the activity.
B)how to tell them what comes next.
C)if they should start all over with manipulation.
D)when to stop parallel play.

Question 21

Teachers should avoid comparing one child with another, although they can compare a child's current actions with ____________.

Question 22

On the back of the Child Interaction Form, teachers should record a child's accomplishments and ____________.

Question 23

How would you set the stage and lead the way in helping the children in your class to:
(a)care about themselves,
(b)care about one another, and
(c)care about their environment?
What would you do, for example, to be a model for children in all three of these regards?

Question 24

While circulating around the room, the teacher will first make ____________ observations to be sure that children are comfortable with their self-selected activities.

Question 25

Powerful interactions between teachers and children should be validating, personal, respectful, and ____________.

Question 26

It is not necessary for a teacher to respond to a child every time the teacher ____________.