The Early Childhood Educator For Diploma by Lorraine Walker -Test Bank

The Early Childhood Educator For Diploma by Lorraine Walker -Test Bank

Chapter 06 Testbank

Student: ___________________________________________________________________________

What is kinaesthetic learning?

1. Learning that occurs when a child becomes curious in their environment and learns through exploring and experiencing new things.
   B. Learning that occurs when a child learns primarily through their senses, ‘by doing’. It generally occurs through experiences that appeal to the senses.
   C. Learning that occurs when a child ‘confidently explores and engages actively’ in their environment.
   D. Learning that occurs when a child is able to choose their own materials and uses them in their own creative way.

As educators we can encourage independence and creative thinking in children by:

1. providing activities that are open-ended and giving them opportunities to participate in imaginative play experiences.
   B. not getting involved in their learning at all and letting them learn through exploration and experimentation.
   C. explaining how you would like them to complete an activity and helping them to complete the task.
   D. None of the given answers.

Creative experience should be child-focused rather than adult-focused. Educators need to demonstrate within the program that we value children’s ideas, thinking and interests. Practices that would not facilitate creativity include:

1. giving children time to complete their activity in their own time.
   B. providing unlimited resources in order to give children choice and variety.
   C. showing interest in the child’s work and creating discussion around it.
   D. hurrying a child to complete their activity without allowing them time to develop ideas.

Construction activities support the development of a range of skills in children. By participating in these activities children learn skills such as:

1. problem solving.
   B. hypothesising.
   C. inquiry.
   D. All of the given answers.

It is important to analyse or evaluate collected material (observations) of a child’s learning to enable us to:

1. determine whether the activity can be finished by the child so they can take it home and discuss it with their families.
   B. include appropriate materials for all to enjoy.
   C. enable us to make modifications and changes to extend children’s learning and enquiry-based learning through play.
   D. None of the given answers.

Children will develop at their own pace. According to Kellogg, the progression of children’s drawing consists of the following stages:

1. placement shape, lines, scribbling, design, pictorial.
   B. scribbling, placement shape, design, pictorial.
   C. scribbling, lines, placement shape, design, pictorial.
   D. scribbling, lines, design, placement shape, pictorial.

The types of creative experiences we provide for children of all ages should not be influenced by service policy and procedures, budgetary constraints or space limitations within the environment.

True False

How educators display children’s creative artwork will demonstrate the value we place on them. To ensure that we demonstrate respect for the child’s work, we should ensure that it is clearly displayed. Children should be encouraged to be involved in this process.

True False

Describe how a creative and aesthetic environment can benefit a child’s learning.

Explain the value of music and movement experiences for children.

Identify the methods that could be used for collecting evidence of children’s learning, focusing on their creative ability.

Identify the challenges that educators may encounter when planning or presenting creative activities for children.

Explain how you can support independent thinking in children.

Chapter 06 Testbank Key

What is kinaesthetic learning?

1. Learning that occurs when a child becomes curious in their environment and learns through exploring and experiencing new things.
   B. Learning that occurs when a child learns primarily through their senses, ‘by doing’. It generally occurs through experiences that appeal to the senses.
   C. Learning that occurs when a child ‘confidently explores and engages actively’ in their environment.
   D. Learning that occurs when a child is able to choose their own materials and uses them in their own creative way.

Competency: CHCECE018, Element 1 Foster creativity through the physical environment
Difficulty: Hard

As educators we can encourage independence and creative thinking in children by:

1. providing activities that are open-ended and giving them opportunities to participate in imaginative play experiences.
   B. not getting involved in their learning at all and letting them learn through exploration and experimentation.
   C. explaining how you would like them to complete an activity and helping them to complete the task.
   D. None of the given answers.

Competency: CHCECE018, Element 2 Foster creativity through the human environment
Difficulty: Medium

Creative experience should be child-focused rather than adult-focused. Educators need to demonstrate within the program that we value children’s ideas, thinking and interests. Practices that would not facilitate creativity include:

1. giving children time to complete their activity in their own time.
   B. providing unlimited resources in order to give children choice and variety.
   C. showing interest in the child’s work and creating discussion around it.
   D. hurrying a child to complete their activity without allowing them time to develop ideas.

Competency: CHCECE018, Element 4 Foster creativity through a learning framework
Difficulty: Easy

Construction activities support the development of a range of skills in children. By participating in these activities children learn skills such as:

1. problem solving.
   B. hypothesising.
   C. inquiry.
   D. All of the given answers.

Competency: CHCECE018, Element 4 Provide experiences
Difficulty: Easy

It is important to analyse or evaluate collected material (observations) of a child’s learning to enable us to:

1. determine whether the activity can be finished by the child so they can take it home and discuss it with their families.
   B. include appropriate materials for all to enjoy.
   C. enable us to make modifications and changes to extend children’s learning and enquiry-based learning through play.
   D. None of the given answers.

Competency: CHCECE018, Element 5 Evaluate experiences
Difficulty: Medium

Children will develop at their own pace. According to Kellogg, the progression of children’s drawing consists of the following stages:

1. placement shape, lines, scribbling, design, pictorial.
   B. scribbling, placement shape, design, pictorial.
   C. scribbling, lines, placement shape, design, pictorial.
   D. scribbling, lines, design, placement shape, pictorial.

Competency: CHCECE018, Element 4 Provide experiences
Difficulty: Medium

The types of creative experiences we provide for children of all ages should not be influenced by service policy and procedures, budgetary constraints or space limitations within the environment.

FALSE

Competency: CHCECE018, Element 3 Foster creativity through a learning framework
Difficulty: Easy

How educators display children’s creative artwork will demonstrate the value we place on them. To ensure that we demonstrate respect for the child’s work, we should ensure that it is clearly displayed. Children should be encouraged to be involved in this process.

TRUE

Competency: CHCECE018, Element 3 Foster creativity through a learning framework
Difficulty: Easy

Describe how a creative and aesthetic environment can benefit a child’s learning.

In the answer any of the following key information should be included.

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Creative expression is integral to play-based and injury-based learning. Children need opportunities to be curious and to show preferences.

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A high-quality learning environment allows children to express their ideas in diverse and individual ways.

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It provides open-ended opportunities for children to be curious, to experiment and explore.

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It allows children choice and encourages independent thinking.

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It is a pleasant place to be and is appealing to the eye.

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It provides opportunities to explore the different aspects of colour, sounds, smells and tastes.

Competency: CHCECE018, Element 1 Foster creativity through the physical environment
Difficulty: Medium

Explain the value of music and movement experiences for children.

In the answer any of the following key information should be included.

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Music and movement experiences provide opportunities for fine and gross motor development.

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Listening to music, instruments, songs, chants and rhymes will enhance the child’s auditory discrimination.

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Participation in music experiences can enhance memory and communication skills.

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Movement skills will be developed when children are given opportunities to explore sound and experiment with it in their own way.

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Children learn to move horizontally, vertically, and at different speeds and levels of intensity.

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It facilitates opportunities for self-expression and creativity.

Competency: CHCECE018, Element 4 Provide experiences
Difficulty: Medium

Identify the methods that could be used for collecting evidence of children’s learning, focusing on their creative ability.

In the answer any of the following key information should be included.

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A variety of methods could be used to record children’s actions and speech during and after the creative activity. This could include the use of running records, anecdotal evidence and jottings.

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Checklists could record what the child can do, knows and understands.

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Photos could record the processes and products used, and who they are working with during the activity.

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Time samples could be used to record the amount of time a child spends at the activity.

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Work samples are an effective method of showing children’s artwork and their comments in relation to what they are doing.

Competency: CHCECE018, Element 5 Evaluate experiences
Difficulty: Medium

Identify the challenges that educators may encounter when planning or presenting creative activities for children.

In the answer any of the following key information should be included.

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Educators’ planned experiences could be influenced by their own personal preferences, for example, if you are not confident in your own ability to dance and sing you may be reluctant to provide such activities for the children.

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Educators need to see beyond how they view their own creative talents and ensure that children have opportunities to express their own ideas in diverse and individual ways.

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Educators may not have a good understanding of the child’s interests, which will influence the experiences they provide for a child to be creative.

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Educators may lack knowledge in some areas and therefore be reluctant to create challenging and interesting experiences for children.

Competency: CHCECE018, Element 1 Foster creativity through the physical environment
Difficulty: Medium

Explain how you can support independent thinking in children.

In the answer any of the following key information should be included.

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A child’s independent thought, original ideas, interpretations and expressions can be actively encouraged from infancy as children learn from a very early age about experimenting with cause and effect.

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Children learn how to attract others’ attention to satisfy their needs for nourishment and love and learn through play about how things work. This is the beginning of creative and independent thinking.

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Educators should use strategies such as asking open-ended questions, giving assistance when asked and providing opportunities for children to explore and experiment with in their own creative way.

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Educators should encourage children to think of ways they can use materials to achieve their goal.

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Educators should guide, not tell, children how to use materials.

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Children should be encouraged to ask questions and challenge others’ thinking processes during play.

Competency: CHCECE018, Element 2 Foster creativity through the human environment
Difficulty: Medium

Chapter 06 Testbank Summary

Category

# of Questions

Competency: CHCECE018, Element 1 Foster creativity through the physical environment

3

Competency: CHCECE018, Element 2 Foster creativity through the human environment

2

Competency: CHCECE018, Element 3 Foster creativity through a learning framework

2

Competency: CHCECE018, Element 4 Foster creativity through a learning framework

1

Competency: CHCECE018, Element 4 Provide experiences

3

Competency: CHCECE018, Element 5 Evaluate experiences

2

Difficulty: Easy

4

Difficulty: Hard

1

Difficulty: Medium

8