Deck 10: The Aesthetic Domain

Question 1

What are the differences between the responsive component and the productive component in the aesthetic domain?

A) The productive component includes discovery activities.
B) The responsive component focuses on the appreciation of the arts.
C) The productive component is about expression or output, and the responsive component is about acquiring and processing information.
D) Appreciation of natural beauty, appreciation of the fine arts and the ability to form judgments and preferences are all a part of the responsive component.

Answer 1

Appreciation of natural beauty, appreciation of the fine arts and the ability to form judgments and preferences are all a part of the responsive component.

Question 2

Mr. Diablo planned to work toward the objective of engaging in art criticism. Which of the following activities would most likely lead toward that goal?

A) Exploring sculptures
B) Dancing
C) Observing beautiful fish
D) Comparing cats in several picture books

Answer 2

Exploring sculptures

Question 3

Which is the least effective factor to support children's creativity?

A) The teacher trusts and respects the individual.
B) Children receive instruction in techniques to make all materials and resources basically usable.
C) The physical environment is beautiful, accessible, and organized.
D) The appearance of children's creation to outsiders is most important to the teacher.

Answer 3

The appearance of children's creation to outsiders is most important to the teacher.

Question 4

What is NOT a technique for art activity?

A) Paint with cotton balls
B) Fabric crayons
C) Fold-over prints
D) Gluing

Question 5

What is a typical characteristic of highly creative children?

A) Are rarely persistent in reaching a goal.
B) Enjoy directed activities that provide the opportunity to imitate.
C) Enjoy inquiring and asking questions, as well as problem solving.
D) Frequently do not laugh or see the humor in situations that age mates find funny.

Question 6

What is the least effective strategy to use when implementing a music activity with young children?

A) Look like you are enjoying singing and being with the children.
B) Start the song and expect the children to know what to do.
C) Know the song well.
D) Use visuals and props.

Question 7

What is NOT a typical criterion for a good song to teach preschool children?

A) The melody is simple and appealing.
B) It tells a simple story.
C) There is coordination of action and sound.
D) It is full of words that are new to them.

Question 8

What of the following is NOT considered one of the arts explored in the aesthetic domain?

A) Painting
B) Singing
C) Weaving
D) Telling jokes

Question 9

How can line, color, shape, form, texture, composition, balance, and space be classified?

A) Methods of visual arts
B) Basic elements of visual arts
C) Techniques of visual art
D) Vocabulary used to evaluate children's visual art experiences

Question 10

Which of the following is true when children are evaluating art?

A) They are experiencing one aspect of aesthetic learning.
B) They are acting outside the realm of aesthetic learning.
C) They are learning to be judgmental.
D) They are recalling facts.

Question 11

Which of the following is the best response to a child asking "Teacher, do you like my picture?"

A) "Oh, yes! You are a wonderful artist!"
B) "I like everyone's pictures."
C) "Tell me what you like about the picture."
D) "You used a wide brush to make strong lines in your picture."

Question 12

Which of the following approaches will help children focus on details in their aesthetic creations?

A) Teachers should probe to the child to describe what he made.
B) Teachers should vary the materials available for children to use.
C) The same materials should be used repeatedly so children vary their techniques.
D) Teachers should have children discuss what they are going to make before they begin.

Question 13

What is the first stage in representational art?

A) Painting shapes
B) Drawing people
C) Scribbling
D) Doodling

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true about techniques used in art, music, dance, and drama?

A) They are determined by the topic or theme of the activity.
B) They are ways in which elements are manipulated and combined.
C) They should never be directly taught.
D) They are usually beyond the capabilities of young children to understand.

Question 15

Tempo, timbre, and pitch are terms used in aesthetic content related to:

A) Art.
B) Music.
C) Movement.
D) Creative Dramatics.

Question 16

Mr. Garland frequently comments, "Good job." Which of the following is most likely true about this?

A) He is using a highly effective response to children.
B) He is encouraging them to tell something about their work.
C) He is being judgmental and should avoid such phrases.
D) He is introducing the child to elements of art.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a benefit children gain from aesthetic experiences?

A) Assists children in acquiring skills related to perceptual abilities.
B) Provides an outlet to express feelings.
C) Allows teachers to identify artistic talent early.
D) Provides children opportunities to experience success.

Question 18

Which of the following is true regarding the relationship between aesthetic learning and cognition?

A) It is very difficult to address cognition through aesthetic activities.
B) Connections between aesthetics and thinking are well established.
C) Social-conventional knowledge is rarely a part of aesthetic activities.
D) The arts are best included after goals related to cognition (math, literacy, science) have been addressed.

Question 19

Why should teachers focus on teaching one aspect of a new song at a time?

A) Very young children have difficulty attending to more than one musical dimension at a time.
B) Young children have great difficulty learning musically complex songs.
C) Preschoolers cannot synchronize physical movements with the beat of music.
D) Children are seldom interested in learning new songs.

Question 20

How can teachers encourage dramatic behaviors (enactment) in young children?

A) Encourage children to act out new stories as soon as you have introduced the story.
B) Provide step-by-step instruction and require children to imitate your actions.
C) When first starting to use whole group dramatics, assign each child a novel part of the enactment.
D) Encourage children role-play their ideas like trees blowing in the wind.

Question 21

List 5 props to use in creative movement and dance.

Question 22

Which activity is considered an art? Of those that are considered an art, in which of the four broad categories of arts (Visual, Performing, Useable, Literary) does each belong

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Question 24

Write a brief newsletter entry for families, explaining why movement and dance are important components of your aesthetic curriculum. Explain/describe an activity you have or might use with three year olds, and how it is helpful to children's development.

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Question 26

29. A teacher in your school is doing a unit on farm animals. She plans what she considers an "art activity" in which children trace a shape of a sheep, cut it out, and glue cotton balls on it. Using the information you've gained from this chapter, describe 3 ways this lesson could be improved and tell why you would make those changes.

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Question 28

Your 3 and 4 year-olds will be using glitter for the first time in your room. What assumptions will you make about children this age related to this material? What techniques, knowledge and skills are they likely to need in order to be successful?

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Question 30

Describe a lesson plan that encourages your kindergarten children to use creative dance to tell a story. Tell which parts of the activity the teacher will decide, and which parts will be decided by the children.

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Question 32

Your second grade class is preparing to perform "Jack and the Beanstalk". They are gathering and making props, writing scripts for the narrator and the characters, painting simple scenery and making programs for the audience. In what kind of arts are they engaged? Explain why this project is or isn't age-appropriate for the group.

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Question 34

Describe three ways teachers can modify art activities to include children with special needs.

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Question 36

For each of the scenarios below: a) tell if it is an effective or ineffective strategy or response and b) tell why.

-Mrs. Aranson tells Jason to sing very quietly or just mouth the words during the performance.

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Question 38

For each of the scenarios below: a) tell if it is an effective or ineffective strategy or response and b) tell why.

-The teacher says students may make their own drawing in their own way because everyone has different ideas.

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Question 40

For each of the scenarios below: a) tell if it is an effective or ineffective strategy or response and b) tell why.

-The teacher puts a frowning face sticker on Rhonda's painting of a blue dog.

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Question 42

For each of the scenarios below: a) tell if it is an effective or ineffective strategy or response and b) tell why.

-The teacher shows the class what their puppets will look like when they're done.

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Question 44

For each of the scenarios below: a) tell if it is an effective or ineffective strategy or response and b) tell why.

-The teacher looks at Andrew's clay and says "What is it?"

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Question 46

Match the following meanings with their aesthetic terms :

-Streamers or scarves

A) Early scribbling
B) Music, dance, drama, visual art
C) Basic art materials
D) Rhythm instruments
E) Creative movement/dance props
F) Techniques
G) Early pre-schematic
H) Tempo
I) Shape
J) Beat
K) Appreciation of the arts
L) Preferences

Question 47

Match the following meanings with their aesthetic terms :

-Symbols change

A) Early scribbling
B) Music, dance, drama, visual art
C) Basic art materials
D) Rhythm instruments
E) Creative movement/dance props
F) Techniques
G) Early pre-schematic
H) Tempo
I) Shape
J) Beat
K) Appreciation of the arts
L) Preferences

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Question 49

Match the following meanings with their aesthetic terms :

-Materials used often

A) Early scribbling
B) Music, dance, drama, visual art
C) Basic art materials
D) Rhythm instruments
E) Creative movement/dance props
F) Techniques
G) Early pre-schematic
H) Tempo
I) Shape
J) Beat
K) Appreciation of the arts
L) Preferences

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Question 51

Match the following meanings with their aesthetic terms :

-Disordered, kinesthetic

A) Early scribbling
B) Music, dance, drama, visual art
C) Basic art materials
D) Rhythm instruments
E) Creative movement/dance props
F) Techniques
G) Early pre-schematic
H) Tempo
I) Shape
J) Beat
K) Appreciation of the arts
L) Preferences

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Question 53

Match the following meanings with their aesthetic terms :

-How materials are used

A) Early scribbling
B) Music, dance, drama, visual art
C) Basic art materials
D) Rhythm instruments
E) Creative movement/dance props
F) Techniques
G) Early pre-schematic
H) Tempo
I) Shape
J) Beat
K) Appreciation of the arts
L) Preferences

Question 54

Match the following meanings with their aesthetic terms :

-Relative speed of music

A) Early scribbling
B) Music, dance, drama, visual art
C) Basic art materials
D) Rhythm instruments
E) Creative movement/dance props
F) Techniques
G) Early pre-schematic
H) Tempo
I) Shape
J) Beat
K) Appreciation of the arts
L) Preferences

Question 55

Match the following meanings with their aesthetic terms :

-Steady pulse of music

A) Early scribbling
B) Music, dance, drama, visual art
C) Basic art materials
D) Rhythm instruments
E) Creative movement/dance props
F) Techniques
G) Early pre-schematic
H) Tempo
I) Shape
J) Beat
K) Appreciation of the arts
L) Preferences

Question 56

Match the following meanings with their aesthetic terms :

-Tools for rhythm & beat

A) Early scribbling
B) Music, dance, drama, visual art
C) Basic art materials
D) Rhythm instruments
E) Creative movement/dance props
F) Techniques
G) Early pre-schematic
H) Tempo
I) Shape
J) Beat
K) Appreciation of the arts
L) Preferences

Question 57

Match the following meanings with their aesthetic terms :

-Valuing creative works

A) Early scribbling
B) Music, dance, drama, visual art
C) Basic art materials
D) Rhythm instruments
E) Creative movement/dance props
F) Techniques
G) Early pre-schematic
H) Tempo
I) Shape
J) Beat
K) Appreciation of the arts
L) Preferences

Question 58

Match the following meanings with their aesthetic terms :

-Form or outside edge

A) Early scribbling
B) Music, dance, drama, visual art
C) Basic art materials
D) Rhythm instruments
E) Creative movement/dance props
F) Techniques
G) Early pre-schematic
H) Tempo
I) Shape
J) Beat
K) Appreciation of the arts
L) Preferences

Question 59

Match the following meanings with their aesthetic terms :

-Kinds of arts

A) Early scribbling
B) Music, dance, drama, visual art
C) Basic art materials
D) Rhythm instruments
E) Creative movement/dance props
F) Techniques
G) Early pre-schematic
H) Tempo
I) Shape
J) Beat
K) Appreciation of the arts
L) Preferences

Question 60

Match the following meanings with their aesthetic terms :

-Likes and dislikes

A) Early scribbling
B) Music, dance, drama, visual art
C) Basic art materials
D) Rhythm instruments
E) Creative movement/dance props
F) Techniques
G) Early pre-schematic
H) Tempo
I) Shape
J) Beat
K) Appreciation of the arts
L) Preferences