Deck 15: Assessment and Evaluation

Question 1

Attempting to view your center from the standpoint of the children who attend it is known as:

A)a behaviorist approach.
B)A "top-down" approach.
C)A "bottom-up" approach.
D)A Montessori approach.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

In performing evaluations of your staff members,it is best to use a system:

A)that remains secret.
B)that the staff vote on together
C)that lets the staff members do their own evaluations.
D)that the staff are able to review in advance

Answer 2

D

Question 3

When evaluating food service,as long as the children are eating the food and it does not cost too much,that is all that you need to worry about.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

NAEYC accreditation has to do only with standards for physical space,nutrition,and teacher qualifications.It has nothing to do with how a center is administered.

Question 5

In contrast to assessment,evaluation:

A)measures how well a program is doing.
B)measures how high a center's fees are.
C)measures were the children are developmentally.
D)Is always done only by an outside agency.

Question 6

The Program Administration Scale devised by Talon and Bloom:

A)is broader in scope than many other scales.
B)applies only to centers affiliated with a college or university.
C)is required only if a center receives federal funds.
D)is no different from other scales used to assess programs.

Question 7

In dealing with parents,which of the following is absolutely essential?

A)having your advertisement and brochures up to date
B)having a clear understanding with your staff about who should deal with any concerns that the parents might raise
C)keeping the parents informed about your policies on food services and health
D)all of the above

Question 8

Standards set a minimum level of quality for a particular purpose.

Question 9

In considering issues of children's health and safety,having the children immunized against childhood diseases is not really necessary.
Select the best answer.

Question 10

If you "shadow" a boy in your center for a day,you:

A)keep him inside out of the sun.
B)draw a picture of him with a dark pencil.
C)follow him and keep a record of what he says and does.
D)play a game with shadows on a screen.

Question 11

Many early childhood professionals believe that a strong reliance on standardized tests:

A)indicates that a center is of high quality.
B)will overshadow the importance of social,emotional and physical development.
C)will allow the center to charge higher fees.
D)none of the above

Question 12

Licensing standards vary from state to state.

Question 13

Observational assessments are likely to be more authentic than assessments using standardized instruments.

Question 14

NAEYC accreditation standards require:

A)a satisfactory score on every item.
B)a satisfactory score on 80% of the items.
C)a high score on one item to balance out a low score on another item.
D)all of the above

Question 15

In the example in this chapter,the solution to the time and space management issues created by the infant-toddler group and the 3-to-5-year-old group sharing outside time in the same location was building a fence to protect the infant-toddler group.This was a good solution because:

A)the older children were amused by seeing the younger children in a "cage."
B)the solution allowed both teachers to find common ground and agree on a resolution.
C)the teacher for the older children got what she wanted.
D)the teacher for the younger children did not understand the situation,but got outside time anyway.

Question 16

In 1995,a Cost,Quality and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers Study found that in the United States,most centers provided care that was:

A)very good.
B)good.
C)better than average.
D)bad to barely average.