OAE Early Childhood Education Child Development and Learning Questions and Answers

Question 1

A preschool teacher observes two 4-year-old children playing in the block center.
They are sitting near each other, each building their own separate tower.
While they occasionally glance at each other's creation, they do not interact or share blocks.
According to Mildred Parten's stages of play, which type of play are these children demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

Parallel play

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Solitary play

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Associative play

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Cooperative play

Question 2

According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, a 5-year-old child who believes that the amount of juice in a tall, thin glass is greater than the same amount of juice in a short, wide glass is demonstrating a lack of which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

Conservation

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Object permanence

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Symbolic thought

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Egocentrism

Question 3

Which of the following activities would be most effective for developing a preschooler's fine motor skills?

Accepted Answer

Threading large beads onto a string

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Running on the playground

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Jumping over a rope

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Riding a tricycle

Question 4

A teacher is helping a 4-year-old learn to write their name. The child can write the first letter but struggles with the rest. The teacher first models how to write the second letter, then offers to guide the child's hand to form it. This instructional strategy is an example of which Vygotskian concept?

Accepted Answer

Scaffolding

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Assimilation

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Self-regulation

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Symbolic representation

Question 5

According to Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, the primary conflict for children in the preschool years (ages 3 to 5) is:

Accepted Answer

Initiative vs. Guilt

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Trust vs. Mistrust

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Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

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Industry vs. Inferiority

Question 6

Which of the following is a typical language development milestone for a 4 to 5-year-old child?

Accepted Answer

Speaking in clear sentences that are mostly understandable

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Using 2- to 3-word phrases

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Babbles with changes in intonation

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Saying their first words like 'mama' or 'dada'