Course description:
This course explores early childhood organizational plans, procedures, physical facilities and surveys appropriate materials and equipment. Emphasis is placed on the process of designing appropriate learning environments for young children and an integrated, developmental approach to curriculum and instruction in the early childhood education. The course covers all aspects of classroom life, the roles of children and adults in education, the physical and social environments, and the multiple developmental domains for children in early childhood education and provides a collaborative approach to curriculum development in early childhood education.
Course structure:
Course Syllabus
Study Guide
End of Course Review
Practice Questions
Exam:
48 questions
40 multiple choice
8 open-ended
2 hours to complete
Sample questions:
1) An early childhood professional is someone who works with children ages:
A. Preschool to 3rd grade
B. Four to eight
C. Birth to eight
D. Birth to five
2) When Mr. Green talks with children about WHY taking turns is a rule in his classroom, he is touching on which dimension of the social domain?
A. Social Skills
B. Social Responsibilities
C. Socialization
D. Social Studies
3) When children rely on outside controls to guide their actions, that are operating at what level of self-regulation?
A. Amoral
B. Adherence
C. Identification
D. Internalization
4) How can line, color, shape, form, texture, composition, balance, and space be classified?
A. Methods of visual arts
B. Basic elements of visual arts
C. Techniques of visual art
D. Vocabulary used to evaluate children’s visual art experiences
5) What statement best describes he role of families in the early education process?
A. Parents follow the lead of professionals in educating children
B. The role varies as children mature
C. Families are considered children’s first teachers
D. How involved parents are in their child’s program depends on the parents’ education
Answers:
C 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. C