Solved by a verified expert :Programme: Early Childhood Development and Family Studies
ECFS1006: Curriculum Development & Assessment in the
Early Years
Assignment Title:
In-Course Test
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INSTRUCTIONS: Complete all questions; type your responses in
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SECTION A:Select the correct or most appropriate
response.Highlight your response in red (1 mark each)
1. The
curriculum is considered the _____ through which the teaching and learning
processes take place.
a) knowledge
b) conduit
c) curricula
d) route
2. Which of
the following theorists would put forward the view that children will repeat
behaviours they see adults engaged in?
a) Lev
Vygotsky
b) Jean
Piaget
c) B.F.
Skinner
d) Howard
Gardner
3. Which of
the following theorists would you associate with the view that “children can
see, remember and repeat behaviours”?
a) Howard
Gardner
b) Jean
Piaget
c) John
Locke
d) Erik
Erickson
4. The
central element of this curriculum model is the “plan- do-review sequence”
a) Emergent
Curriculum
b) Project
Approach
c) High
Scope Approach
d) Montessori
Approach
5. Which
type of play allows children to sit in the same play area and use similar toys
but not play together?
a) Cooperative
play
b) Parallel
play
c) Solitary
play
d) Associative
play
6. Children
are turning play objects into real life situations.
a) Imaginary
Play
b) Symbolic
Play
c) Parallel
Play
d) Cooperative
Play
7. Which
list of actions will best develop fine motor skills?
a) Running, climbing, balancing, hopping
b) Laugh, chatting, describing, talking
c) Singing, dancing, listening to music, designing
d) Colouring, cutting, scribbling, rolling dough
8. Which
list of actions will best develop gross motor skills?
a) Mixing, experimenting, classifying, combining
b) Cooperating, sharing, praying, caring
c) Skipping, dancing, throwing, kicking
d) All of the above
9. An
outline of activities during the time the centre is in operation is referred to
as the
a) daily
activities
b) daily
objectives
c) daily
schedule
d) daily assessment
10. Children
must engage in activities throughout the day that will promote their
________________ development.
a) cognitive
b) socio-emotional
c) physical
d) all of
the above
11. The steps
outlined to accomplish each activity scheduled for the day are referred to as
_________________.
a) procedures
b) routines
c) outcomes
d) skills
12. Which
statement best describes a theme?
a) A strategy used to transfer information about concepts
and to develop skills in young children.
b) An idea incorporated into the plan of the calendar year
c) Colourful props used to decorate the environment
d) A group of people working in the ECCE environment
13. How long
should a theme or project last?
a) One week
b) As long as the parents want
c) As long as the children show interest
d) As long as the teachers want
14. Why are
resources important to the implementation of the theme?
a) To maintain interest in the theme
b) To facilitate hands on learning
c) To support the teaching and learning processes
d) All of the above
15. Which
statement best describes a project?
a) An in-depth investigation of a topic
b) The full exploration of a project by children and teachers
c) An activity used to understand learning
d) Creative representation of the ideas of children.
16. In a
well-equipped learning centre, children will learn ……..
a) Independence
and confidence
b) Use of
time
c) Strength
and coordination
d) All of
the above
17. The use of
a “free play chart” in the learning centre allows for
a) Chaos and
conflict
b) Effective
monitoring
c) Overcrowding
in the centre
d) Children
to remain in one centre for an extended period of time
18. What is
the process called when teacher and children sit and come up with ideas for
developing a theme?
a) Paper
sticking
b) Brainstorming
c) Thematic
planning
d) Sharing
SECTION B:Read each statement carefully. Write TRUE orFALSE
in brackets after each statement(1 mark each)
19. Standards
are guidelines used to measure the quality of ECCE services provided in one’s
country.
20. Learning
standards are developed based on theoretical perspectives.
21. Anecdotal
recording is the only means by which the ideas of children can be assessed.
22. Children
learn best when they are actively engaged with materials, people, events and a
variety of skills development activities.
23. Completing
worksheets and rote learning are considered developmentally appropriate
practices.
24. In the
Reggio Emilia Curriculum model the documentation of children’s work in progress
is viewed as an important tool in the learning process.
25. During
solitary play children play independently with materials alongside each other.
26. Young
children are capable and competent regardless of their background, experiences
and varying abilities.
27. Transition
is a short activity which allows children to move smoothly from one activity to
the next.
28. John Dewey
advocated for curriculum to be centred on topics that interest children.
29. The
teacher-directed approach is recommended when experimenting with thematic
planning.
30. As
children learn to cooperate and share they are developing their psychomotor
skills.
SECTION C: Complete the following statement with a word or
phrase from the list. Write your response in red on the line provided.(1 mark
each)
Reggio Emilia articulated philosophy content objectives analyzing standards intellectual
integrity goals High Scope webbing
31. Curriculum
_______________________________must be designed to achieve long-range goals for
holistic development of the child in all domains and to prepare the child to
effectively function as a contributing member of society.
32. The
curriculum should have _____________________________, that is, content must
meet the recognised standards for relevant subject matter.
33. The
curriculum should have an___________________________ that is consistent with
current prevailing professional opinion and research on how children learn.
34. Curriculum
___________________________ should be realistic and attainable for the children
for whom they are developed.
35. Curriculum
_______________________________________ should build on what children know and
consolidate their learning by fostering the acquisition of new skills and
concepts.
36. Based on
Bloom’s revised taxonomy, breaking information into parts to explore
understandings and relationships is referred to as ___________________________.
37. The
____________________________ approach is based on the fundamental premise that
children are active learners who learn best from activities they can plan,
carry out, and reflect on.
38. Curriculum
_____________________________ is necessary to ensure there is sufficient
content to cover a theme fully.
39. _______________________________
are legislative frameworks which emerge from growing concerns about what and
how children are being taught.
40. The
____________________________________approach emphasizes the involvement of
children, staff and parents in the learning experience.
SECTION D: Write your response (in red)to the following in
the space provided
41. State
fivefundamental principles about how children learn, grow and develop. (1 mark
each)
a) _________________________________________________________________
b) _________________________________________________________________
c) _________________________________________________________________
d) _________________________________________________________________
e) _________________________________________________________________
42. Explain
what happens during the brainstorming process (2 marks)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
43. List three
factors that should be given careful consideration when buying materials and/
or equipment for any learning centre. (3 marks)
a) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
b) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
c) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
44. List three
issues an EC practitioner must consider when selecting themes for young
children. (1 mark each)
a) ________________________________________________________________________
b) ________________________________________________________________________
c) ________________________________________________________________________
45. During
each phase of the project, the children actively engage in five main processes,
name these. (1 mark each)
a) ____________________________________________________________________
b) _____________________________________________________________________
c) _____________________________________________________________________
d) _____________________________________________________________________
e) _____________________________________________________________________
46. Name two
activities that could disturb the usual plan for a day (I mark each)
a) ____________________________________________________________________
b) ____________________________________________________________________
47. State
three reasons why it is important for us a have a well organised outline of the
day’s activities. It helps children to ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬_______________
(1 mark each)
a) _____________________________________________________________________
b) _____________________________________________________________________
c) _____________________________________________________________________
48. Name any
two of the six strands that teachers must focus on in planning balanced
integrated activities (1 mark each)
a) ___________________________________________________________________
b) ___________________________________________________________________
49. Insert the
component of the activity plan in Column 1 to match the corresponding statement
in Column 2. (I mark each)
Column 1
Column
2
43. Needed resources to effectively teach the
activity
44. All steps used to successfully teach all the
skills and concepts in the activity
45. The
teacher uses what the children know as a starting point to teach
46. What teachers assess to determine how much
children know.
47. This is where the teacher will integrate the
curriculum content areas, e.g. Effective
communication, intellectual empowerment and or aesthetic expression.
TOTAL MARKS = 70
