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Chapter 1: The Teacher

Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes Learning Outcome 1.1: Define early childhood education and identify the professional roles and the most important tasks that characterize the work of the early childhood educator.[Q1] Early childhood education is best defined as which of the following?

1.Teaching cognitive skills to children between the ages of 3 months to 8 years 2.Educating and caring for children between birth and age 8 [correct] 3.Caring for children from birth until they begin formal education at age 5 4.Providing a learning environment for children of any age [Feedback for Answer Choice 1] Early childhood education involves more than teaching cognitive skills and begins before the age of 3 months.[Feedback for Correct Answer 2] Early childhood education refers to education and care provided in all settings for children between birth and age 8.[Feedback for Answer Choice 3] Early childhood education involves more than simply caring for children and includes ages birth to 8 years.[Feedback for Answer Choice 4] Providing a learning environment is only part of early childhood education and specifically applies to children from birth to age 8 years.[Q2] In teaching her preschool class of 4-year-old children, Meghan begins by updating the calendar with the children and talking about the day of the week and the month of the year. She engages children in a counting activity, leads them in a running game outdoors, reads a story about caring and sharing, and then allows children to play with a partner at one of the centers.What activities in Meghan’s classroom are involved in teaching the whole child?

1.Updating the calendar and counting 2.Counting and reading a story 3.Playing with a partner and counting 4.Updating the calendar, counting, running, reading a story, playing with a partner [correct] 2 / 4

2 Copyright © 2023, 2019, 2016 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.[Feedback for Answer Choice 1] Updating the calendar and counting focus primarily on intellectual development. Teaching the whole child involves more than intellectual development.[Feedback for Answer Choice 2] Counting and reading a story focus primarily on intellectual and social and emotional development. These are not the only activities involved in teaching the whole child.[Feedback for Answer Choice 3] Playing with a partner and counting are only two of the activities involved in teaching the whole child.[Feedback for Correct Answer 4] Teaching the whole child involves educating children in all areas of development—social, emotional, intellectual, and physical. Meghan integrated all of these areas of development in her teaching plan.[Q3] In teaching her preschool class of 4-year-old children, Meghan is fulfilling her dream of being an early childhood educator. What role or roles are involved in being an early childhood educator?

• Teaching and caring for young children
• Teaching and caring for young children and working with their families
• Teaching and caring for young children, working with families, working with other staff

[correct]

• Teaching and caring for young children and working with other staff

[Feedback for Answer Choice 1] Teaching and caring for young children is only one of the roles of an early childhood educator.[Feedback for Answer Choice 2] Teaching and caring for young children and working with their families are two of the roles, but they are not the only roles of early childhood educators.[Feedback for Correct Answer 3] Early childhood educators are involved in the roles of teaching and caring for young children, working with their families, and working with other staff as a part of a team.[Feedback for Answer Choice 4] Teaching and caring for young children and working with other staff are two of the roles, but they are not the only roles of early childhood educators.[Q4] In her role as an early childhood educator, Meghan uses her knowledge of pedagogy with her class of 4-year-old children. How does this knowledge help her?

• Knowing what motor skills typically develop in children at age 4
• Knowing what games children like to play at age 4 3 / 4

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• Knowing what teaching strategies to use with children at age 4 [correct]
• Knowing when to rely on parents to help with behavior problems

[Feedback for Answer Choice 1] Knowledge of motor skill development is important in understanding physical development, but pedagogy relates to a different type of knowledge.[Feedback for Answer Choice 2] Knowledge of games children like to play is useful for early childhood educators, but pedagogy relates to a different specific type of knowledge.[Feedback for Correct Answer 3] Pedagogy relates directly to how to teach. Knowledge of pedagogy helps teachers select appropriate teaching strategies and articulate why they chose those strategies.[Feedback for Answer Choice 4] Working with parents and knowing when to consult with them about behavior problems is important but is not directly associated with pedagogy.[Q5] In teaching her preschool class of 4-year-old children, Meghan observes each child’s progress in holding pencils, crayons, paintbrushes, and other art and drawing tools. She maintains a drawing center in her classroom and changes the theme of the drawing center every week. She creates drawing tasks the children are able to do without becoming frustrated, and she helps any child who struggles with fine motor skills. Her responsiveness to children’s needs and learning characteristics is specifically called which of the following?

• Early childhood education
• Teaching and caring
• Collaborative work toward a shared goal
• Developmentally appropriate practice [correct]

[Feedback for Answer Choice 1] Early childhood education is a broader concept and refers to education and care provided in all settings for children between birth and age 8.[Feedback for Answer Choice 2] Teaching and caring are the broad focuses of early childhood education. This scenario focuses specifically on Meghan’s responsive teaching.[Feedback for Answer Choice 3] Working collaboratively with other adults toward a shared goal is one role of early childhood educators. It does not identify the specific approach Meghan is using in her drawing center instruction.

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