Child Development and Learning Flashcards

Which classroom management approach is most consistent with a positive behavioral support framework?

Answer: Proactively teaching expected behaviors and reinforcing them consistently

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) emphasizes proactively defining, teaching, and reinforcing expected behaviors rather than relying primarily on reactive consequences.

According to research on growth mindset, which type of feedback most effectively supports students' resilience and persistence?

Answer: Praising students' effort, strategy, and process

Carol Dweck's research shows that praising effort, strategy, and process develops a growth mindset — the belief that ability is developed through hard work — which supports persistence.

A student with ADHD struggles with task completion. Which accommodation is most directly targeted at this challenge?

Answer: Breaking tasks into smaller steps with frequent check-ins

Breaking tasks into smaller, manageable steps with frequent check-ins reduces the executive function demands of task completion, directly supporting students with ADHD.

Which approach to family engagement is most effective in supporting student achievement across cultural backgrounds?

Answer: Building two-way partnerships that respect and incorporate family knowledge and culture

Genuine two-way partnerships that honor families' cultural assets and incorporate their knowledge create trust and lead to stronger student outcomes than one-directional communication.

Which developmental milestone is typically achieved by most children by the end of kindergarten in terms of social skills?

Answer: Taking turns, sharing, and cooperating in group activities with some adult guidance

By kindergarten, most children can take turns, share, and cooperate in group settings with adult guidance, though complex social skills continue developing throughout childhood.

A teacher uses culturally responsive teaching in their elementary classroom. Which practice best exemplifies this approach?

Answer: Incorporating students' cultural backgrounds, languages, and experiences into instruction

Culturally responsive teaching uses students' cultural identities, languages, and experiences as assets that enrich learning, building on students' strengths rather than ignoring them.