Child Development and Learning Stages Flashcards
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When working with a child who has an insecure attachment style and shows excessive fear at pool entry, which instructional strategy is most appropriate?
Answer: Use gradual desensitization with consistent, calm reassurance
Gradual desensitization paired with consistent caregiver-like reassurance supports children with insecure attachment by building trust and reducing anxiety incrementally.
Which principle of motor development explains why a toddler masters arm movements before coordinating arms and legs together in swimming?
Answer: Hierarchical integration
Hierarchical integration refers to the progression from simple, isolated movements to complex, coordinated whole-body actions as the nervous system matures.
A child who fears putting their face in the water due to a past negative experience is demonstrating which learning concept?
Answer: Classical conditioning
Classical conditioning explains how a neutral stimulus (water on face) becomes associated with a negative experience, producing a fear response.
Which of the following best describes the concept of 'readiness' in the context of developmental swim instruction?
Answer: The match between a child's developmental level and the demands of the task
Readiness refers to the alignment of a learner's physical, cognitive, and emotional maturity with the requirements of the skill being taught.
An instructor observes that a student performs a skill correctly during practice but reverts to poor form during a timed test. This is best explained by which psychological concept?
Answer: Choking under pressure (arousal theory)
Choking under pressure occurs when elevated arousal disrupts performance of a skill that was well-learned in practice, explained by arousal-performance theories like the Yerkes-Dodson law.
In Bloom's Taxonomy, which level is demonstrated when a swim student invents a new drill to practice a stroke they have mastered?
Answer: Synthesis/Create
The Create (formerly Synthesis) level of Bloom's Taxonomy is demonstrated when a learner generates something new by combining knowledge and skills in an original way.
A BSI instructor uses the phrase 'show me what a fish feels like in the water' with a 5-year-old. This technique is best described as leveraging which developmental characteristic?
Answer: Symbolic and imaginative play
Young children in the Preoperational stage engage readily with imaginative and symbolic play, making metaphorical cues effective for shaping movement patterns.