Deck 1: The Arts and Young Children

Question 1

What are the four areas from which learning goals for the arts should come?

A)knowledge, dispositions, skills, and feelings
B)knowledge, physical development, brain development, and arts techniques
C)knowledge, culture, other subjects, and emotional development
D)all of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of the apprenticeship model of teaching the arts?

A)displaying an example of what the finished work of art should look like
B)making sure that children are not exposed to adult artworks so as not to spoil their artistic vision
C)describing out loud the decisions you make as you work with a piece of clay
D)having children watch you do an arts activity but not allowing them to participate in it

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The arts consist of four subdisciplines:

A)visual art, creative movement, sculpture, and poetry.
B)dance, drama, visual art, and music.
C)music, dance, song, and drawing.
D)literature, painting, composing, and dancing.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What are the three curricula strands for exemplary arts education as identified by the Task Force on Children's Learning and the Arts?

A)(1) Children should be free to do what they want; (2) The activities should be fun; (3) There should be ample materials
B)(1) Children should be carefully guided; (2) Children should become experts in one of the arts; (3) There should be plenty of space
C)(1) Children should be carefully guided; (2) The activities should be step-by-step; (3) There should be ample materials
D)(1) Children must be active participants; (2) There should be ample materials; (3) Techniques and skills for each of the arts must be taught

Question 5

Describe how the arts help children develop physically, socially, emotionally, cognitively, linguistically, and creatively.

Question 6

Which is the best definition of the arts?

A)the use of art materials
B)arrangement of spatial elements
C)creative expression of culture and history
D)anything made by hand

Question 7

Which is an example of a disposition as described by Katz and Chard?

A)thinking logically
B)using artistic skills
C)using the creative process
D)all of the above

Question 8

The National Core Arts Standards address the following competencies:

A)creating, conceiving, reflecting, and knowing.
B)creating, performing, responding, and connecting.
C)understanding, applying, describing, and creating.
D)responding, assessing, developing, and performing.

Question 9

In arts activities, English language learners (ELLs) are integrated into the classroom community because they:

A)can learn how to act like English speakers.
B)develop more self-confidence and ways to communicate.
C)don't need to interact with their peers as much.
D)can sit and watch.

Question 10

The arts help children develop emotionally by:

A)developing their skills using the arts elements.
B)giving them opportunities to talk with each other.
C)providing a way to express deep feelings.
D)allowing them to manipulate art tools with their hands.

Question 11

Which of the following summarizes Vygotsky's beliefs about how children learn?

A)Children develop abstract thought through dramatic play.
B)Children need to experience things personally.
C)Children learn from interacting with adults and more expert peers.
D)all of the above

Question 12

The arts can help address racial, ethnic, and cultural bias by:

A)showing children that their culture is the best.
B)introducing children to the artwork of other races and cultures.
C)helping children learn how to have fun.
D)all of the above

Question 13

An example of multicultural practice is arts activities that:

A)help English language learners to explore spatial concepts.
B)help all children develop new graphic symbols.
C)are explained so English Language learners can understand.
D)encourage children from dominant cultures to be creative.

Question 14

The Reggio Emilia program is an example of:

A)integrating the arts into a thematic curriculum.
B)using the arts to teach other subjects.
C)incorporating the arts into an emergent curriculum.
D)the Project Approach.

Question 15

Which of the following is one of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences?

A)artistic
B)creative
C)intrapersonal
D)evaluative

Question 16

The arts affect children's growing brains by:

A)activating spatial memory.
B)enriching the environment.
C)stimulating the senses.
D)all of the above

Question 17

The arts help children develop social skills by:

A)allowing them to work with others to successfully reach a common goal.
B)helping them understand themselves better and express their feelings more openly.
C)teaching them ways to use the tools and techniques appropriate for each art form.
D)letting them try out new things and use their creativity.

Question 18

Which of the following summarizes Piaget's beliefs about how children learn?

A)Children are born with innate preferences that determine what they learn.
B)Children are active learners who construct their own knowledge of the world from their experiences.
C)Children learn only from watching what other people do.
D)all of the above

Question 19

Current research on the relationship of the arts to healing shows that:

A)music is the most effective of the arts in relieving stress.
B)all the arts except visual art can reduce heart disease.
C)the arts have little effect on one's health.
D)all the arts are effective at relieving stress.

Question 20

Which of the following describes Gardner's multiple intelligence theory?

A)Everyone is born with a set level of intelligence.
B)There are eight or more biological and psychological potentials in every human being.
C)There are two main ways of learning-linguistic and mathematical.
D)all of the above

Question 21

Identify and describe the four categories of learning goals as identified by Katz and Chard.

Question 22

Based on the ideas of Piaget and Vygotsky, what should an arts program for young children be like?

Question 23

Name the eight multiple intelligences and describe each one.