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History and Philosophy of ECE
ECED 104C
Kunhee Lee
Study Guide # 1
Chapter 1
*True or False
___ 1. Early childhood is defined as the period of life from infancy through age five.
___ 2. John Locke wrote the first picture book for children.
___ 3. John Locke proposed the concept of “Tabula Rasa,” the belief that the child is born
neutral and is a “clean slate” on which the experiences of parents, education, and the
world are written.
___ 5. Jean Jacques Rousseau believed that children are inherently good.
___ 6. Jean Jacques Rousseau believed that children learn only from firsthand information.
___ 7. Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi stressed the idea of the integrated curriculum that would
develop the whole child.
___ 9. Maria Montessori coined the term “kindergarten,” which means “children’s garden.”
___ 10. Friedrich Froebel designed the first educational toys, which he termed “gift.”
___ 11. Project Head Start began in 1955.
___ 12. Quality is a function of group size, low teacher-to-child ratios, and trained staff.
*Multiple Choice
13. Friedrich Froebel, the father of kindergarten, developed an educational system that
1)
Trained parents.
2)
Used educational toys or gifts.
3)
Used books in class.
4)
Raised children to adulthood.
14. John Locke, considered to be the founder of modern educational philosophy, conceived the
theory of
1) the scientific method.
2) natural evil.
3) tabula rasa.
4) inherited genes.
15. The first large-scale effort to focus on children of poverty in America was
1) the Renaissance.
2) Head Start.
3) the Montessori method.
4) Rousseau’s children’s garden.
16. One way to improve the quality of child care is to
1) have parents pay more
2) pay teachers less
3) hire less-qualified teachers
4) have government and business increase their support.
17. Early childhood Education refers to
1) the early elementary grades.
2) group settings from birth to age 8.
3) infant education.
4) programs for children younger than 5.
18. Comenius, who wrote the first picture book for children, also stressed
1) universal literacy.
2) improvement in health conditions.
3) the scientific method.
4) learning by doing.
*Match the contribution to early childhood education with the educator.
a.
Father of kindergarten
c.
The prepared environment
b.
First picture book for children
d.
Integrated curriculum
19. Friedrich Froebel
20. Maria Montesori
21. John Amos Comenius
22. Jean Jacques Pestalozzi
23. Write at least five (5) activities that celebrate differences in the preschool-age classroom.
You need to write the activities' names and explain how you will do the activities with
preschoolers.
24. Explain Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP).
Chapter 2
*True or False
___ 1. Developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) refers to an academically rigorous
childhood program.
___ 2. Most family child care homes are licensed.
___ 3. Head Start began in 1964.
___ 4.
Head Start programs comply with mandated federal performance standards.
___ 5. Culturally appropriate practice is the ability to go beyond one’s own sociocultural
background to ensure equal and fair teaching and learning experiences for all.
___ 6. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) provides
information on quality and standards for early childhood programs.
____ 7. Developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) is reflected when children are taught to read
and write before entering first grade.
*Multiple Choice
8. Developmentally appropriate practices benefit children in which of the following ways?
1) Support children making choices
2) Present situations that challenge children
3) Allow children to construct own understanding
4) Provide predictable structured routine
5) all of these
9. Developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) is based on what a teacher knows about
1) child development.
2) an individual child.
3) each child’s social and cultural
background.
4) all of these.
10. DAP means that
1) children’s needs and interests come first
2) children’s learning takes place at desk.
3) teachers create curriculum based on their own preferences.
4) play is kept to minimum in the daily schedule.
11. Respect for cultural diversity happens when you
1) teach children song in English only.
2) help children learn more about American culture.
3) avoid discussion that point out similarities and differences among people.
4) go beyond your own sociocultural background to ensure equal and fair teaching and
learning experiences for all.
12. Laboratory schools
1) are sponsored by colleges or universities.
2) offer full- or half-day programs.
3) are focused on research.
4) provide educational models.
5) all of these.
13. What are the advantages of Looping?
14. Write the advantages and disadvantages of Family Child Care Homes.
15. What is Head Start?
Why is it so successful?
16. Write four (4) reasons to evaluate programs
17. Write ten (10) NAEYC Early Learning Standards.
Chapter 3
___ 1. Children have their own inner timetable for growth and development.
___ 2. “Readiness” means that all children in a class are ready to learn to read at the same time.
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