Deck 4: Supportive Physical Environments: Indirect Guidance

Question 1

Explain why designing a well-structured classroom is considered "indirect"guidance.

Answer 1

No answer

Question 2

List and explain at least two elements of a good small-group learning center.

Answer 2

No answer

Question 3

Explain the value to children of a private area in a classroom.

Answer 3

No answer

Question 4

Explain how a well-designed classroom can help children feel safe and secure.

Question 5

List and explain the differences between an appropriate infant-toddler classroom and a classroom for children ages 3-8.

Question 6

Which of the following best characterizes a private space in a classroom?

A) It should have specific activity-related materials stored there.
B) is for group play
C) is for adult-imposed time-out
D) is a place where a child can take a break from classroom activity
E) both A and B

Question 7

What is a permanent or semipermanent space large enough for five or six children called?

A) private space
B) small-group learning center
C) large-group learning center
D) consulting center
E) none of these

Question 8

Why are small-group learning centers the most flexible type of space?

A) the flexible seating arrangement
B) the large number of children that work in one
C) lighting
D) all of these
E) none of these

Question 9

A large-group area in a classroom:

A) should have nonspecific activity-related materials stored there
B) is designed for adult-imposed time-out
C) is designed for small groups of children
D) is designed to be used for many activities
E) both A and D

Question 10

Developmentally appropriate small-group activity areas should:

A) be large enough for the entire group of children
B) be logically arranged
C) be large enough for 5-6 children
D) B and C
E) A and B

Question 11

A good "rule of thumb"to follow when developing activity areas is to provide ________ more spaces than there are children.

A) one-fourth (1/4)
B) one-third (1/3)
C) one-half (1/2)
D) one-fifth (1/5)
E) none of these

Question 12

Classroom areas that would usually be described as quiet activities areas include all of the following except:

A) science
B) reading
C) dramatic play
D) small table toys
E) computer

Question 13

A block area would be most appropriately placed near which of the following?

A) dramatic play area
B) books
C) puzzles
D) science area
E) both B and C

Question 14

Which of the following could be used as boundaries?

A) fabric hanging from the ceiling
B) bookshelves
C) bulletin boards
D) all of these
E) none of these

Question 15

Management of classroom materials refers to:

A) how well materials are gathered
B) whether materials work well
C) how well organized and displayed materials are
D) whether materials are available to the children
E) all of these

Question 16

Skillful use of lighting is a(n) ________ method of guidance.

A) indirect
B) direct
C) continuous
D) reinforcement
E) both B and D

Question 17

An uncluttered classroom helps children to:

A) be easily distracted
B) learn aggression
C) focus on new materials
D) become easily bored
E) be easily distracted and learn aggression

Question 18

Hanging posters or paintings in a room creates what type of interest?

A) visual interest
B) auditory interest
C) story-line interest
D) olfactory interest
E) auditory interest and story-line interest

Question 19

A sensory-rich environment (for young children) that is also developmentally appropriate might well include all of the following except:

A) photographs
B) constant yelling
C) a touch wall
D) safe plants
E) none of these

Question 20

A developmentally inappropriate classroom contributes to:

A) behavioral problems
B) high stress levels
C) self-control
D) all of these
E) A and B

Question 21

To help children achieve a sense of control over their environment you could provide:

A) clean equipment
B) cues for placement of materials
C) child-sized equipment
D) all of these
E) B and C only

Question 22

Developmentally appropriate classrooms are based on all of the following principles except:

A) a curriculum based on abstract reasoning
B) options
C) active involvement
D) developmental needs of the children
E) movement

Question 23

Cognitive development in the first year of life enables infants to:

A) realize that they cause things to happen
B) remain passive partners in social interaction
C) sense their status in social interaction
D) A and C only
E) all of these

Question 24

Developmentally appropriate practices tells us that curriculum for young children should have which of the following characteristics?

A) should emphasize abstract concepts
B) should be based on how young children think and learn
C) should emphasize skill-based instruction similar to that used in upper elementary grades
D) should use the children as the source of the curriculum
E) B and D only

Question 25

A good classroom traffic pattern includes:

A) pathways that facilitate movement among areas
B) pathways wide enough for wheelchairs
C) only one entrance per center
D) all of the above
E) A and B only

Question 26

What have Dewey, Piaget, and Vygotsky helped teachers understand about children?

A) Children construct knowledge.
B) Children are like little sponges.
C) Children are like empty containers, waiting to be filled with knowledge.
D) Both B and C are correct.
E) none of these

Question 27

How can a developmentally appropriate physical environment affect children?

A) It helps children feel safe and secure.
B) It helps children meet their need for friendship.
C) It creates great stress for children.
D) A and B
E) none of these

Question 28

What is the theoretical orientation that programs such as Bank Street, High Scope, Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and Responsive Classroom share?

A) an active approach to learning
B) collaborating with others
C) working with real objects
D) talking with adults skilled in mediating learning
E) all of the above

Question 29

Infants and toddlers are in what stage of Piaget's cognitive development?

A) concrete operations
B) sensorimotor
C) informal operations
D) self-actualization

Question 30

Because infants and toddlers take in information and act on their world through sensory experiences, they need what types of physical experiences?

A) opportunities to push and pull
B) opportunities to jump and run
C) opportunities to climb
D) A and C
E) all of the above