Question 1. Which major change in western society altered the image of children as miniature adults?
Renaissance
Reformation
Enlightenment
Industrial Revolution
Question 2. The most recent re-authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education act highlights three priorities. Which of the following is NOT one of those priorities?
Increasing the number and size of charter schools
Meeting the needs of the many different types of learners
Ensuring rigorous and fair accountability
Providing equal opportunities for student success
Question 3. Readiness tests ___________
have been shown by research studies to be unreliable.
are, in most instances, designed and administered by the NAEYC.
are essentially the same thing as learning standards.
are used to assess quality of the curriculum.
Question 4. Patriotism and civic responsibility were most likely to be emphasized in an American school in which of the following years?
1740
1800
1830
1880
Question 5. When critics claim that school curricula and achievement assessment is ethnocentric, they mean __________
curricula focus too much time on studying cultural and ethnic diversity.
curricula and testing represent primarily a mainstream white perspective.
curricula and testing is slanted to meet the needs of cultural and ethnic minorities.
schools should focus on academic basics, not on broad-based education.
Question 6. In which type of play is a toddler most likely to engage?
Cooperative play
Associative play
Games with rules
Practice play
Question 7. A child who flaps his hands often and frequently, and will not make eye contact with people, may be referred to a specialist to see if the child potentially has ___________
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
conduct disorder.
autism spectrum disorder.
an intellectual disability.
Question 8. Which of the following is most likely to occur first if a kindergartener exhibits substantial speech or language impairment?
Creating an Individualized Family Service Plan
Creating an Individualized Education Plan
Identifying the exact nature if the impairment through the “Child Find” process
Hiring a speech therapist or speech pathologist to work with the child one-on-one
Question 9. The development of a child’s personality and emotional motivations are described as ___________
affective development.
cognitive development.
physical development.
relational development.
Question 10. Of the following children with special needs, which would be MOST likely to need active intervention from birth and long-term support?
A child with attention-deficit disorder
A child with a speech/language delay
A child with cerebral palsy
A child with a learning disability
