Question 1. Which major change in western society altered the image of children as miniature adults?

Renaissance

Reformation

Enlightenment

Industrial Revolution

Question 2. The most recent re-authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education act highlights three priorities. Which of the following is NOT one of those priorities?

Increasing the number and size of charter schools

Meeting the needs of the many different types of learners

Ensuring rigorous and fair accountability

Providing equal opportunities for student success

Question 3. Readiness tests ___________

have been shown by research studies to be unreliable.

are, in most instances, designed and administered by the NAEYC.

are essentially the same thing as learning standards.

are used to assess quality of the curriculum.

Question 4. Patriotism and civic responsibility were most likely to be emphasized in an American school in which of the following years?

1740

1800

1830

1880

Question 5. When critics claim that school curricula and achievement assessment is ethnocentric, they mean __________

curricula focus too much time on studying cultural and ethnic diversity.

curricula and testing represent primarily a mainstream white perspective.

curricula and testing is slanted to meet the needs of cultural and ethnic minorities.

schools should focus on academic basics, not on broad-based education.

Question 6. In which type of play is a toddler most likely to engage?

Cooperative play

Associative play

Games with rules

Practice play

Question 7. A child who flaps his hands often and frequently, and will not make eye contact with people, may be referred to a specialist to see if the child potentially has ___________

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

conduct disorder.

autism spectrum disorder.

an intellectual disability.

Question 8. Which of the following is most likely to occur first if a kindergartener exhibits substantial speech or language impairment?

Creating an Individualized Family Service Plan

Creating an Individualized Education Plan

Identifying the exact nature if the impairment through the "Child Find" process

Hiring a speech therapist or speech pathologist to work with the child one-on-one

Question 9. The development of a child's personality and emotional motivations are described as ___________

affective development.

cognitive development.

physical development.

relational development.

Question 10. Of the following children with special needs, which would be MOST likely to need active intervention from birth and long-term support?

A child with attention-deficit disorder

A child with a speech/language delay

A child with cerebral palsy

A child with a learning disability