EDUC/SPED 210
Mid-term Test
Name_________________________
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Section 1: Multiple Choice: circle the correct answer for the question. In case of erasures, make
sure I can clearly identify your choice of answers. Answers can be found in the text and PowerPoint
slide shows for chapter 1, 3, 4, and 5..
1. According to Comer, which of the following is NOT a common thread that results in a successful
school:
a. sense of belonging
b. use of alcohol, drugs and tobacco
c. caring, responsible, predictable adults in the life of the child
d. engagement in challenging learning activities
2. Coleman describes social capital as:
a. ability to socialize with other schools
b. social relationships of adults in the family and community
c. social commitment for economic well being
d. capital which is used for social programs
3. Bronfenbrenner (page 8) defines microsystems as
a. face to face relationships with formal organizations
b. systems that work with limited micro-organisms
c. face to face relationships with family and peers
d. systems that work with the larger society that affect families.
4. By age three, the child’s brain
a. is ten times as active as those of adults
b. is three times as active as those of adults
c. matches the adult’s development
d. has developed one tenth of the brains total synapses
5. Wiring of the brain means
a. axons
b. dendrites
c. synapses
d. all the above
6. A child coming to schools ready to learn
a. is able to write the alphabet and count to 100 to be admitted to kindergarten
b. should meet certain standards to be admitted to kindergarten
c. comes healthy, well nourished and alert, and ready to respond to challenges
d. has completed preschool
7. Who provides the first classroom AND is the most essential teachers
a. neighbors, community
b. home, siblings
c. neighborhood, extended family
d. home, parents
8. Who is a child advocate
a. parents
b. teachers
c. principal
d. all the above
9. According to Burton L White, an expert on early childhood and Project Director of Harvard
University’s Pres-School Projects:
a. the informal education that families provide for their children makes more of an impact on the
child’s total educational development than the formal educational system
b. the formal education that families provide for their children makes more of an impact on the
child’s total educational development than the informal educational system
c. parents have no impact on a child’s educational development
d. parents have a little impact on a child’s educational development
10. A family is
a. usually two parents and 5 children
b. the most stable component of society
c. a new social institution
d. a group of persons living together
11. The largest group designated as families is
a. single parent families
b. married couples with no children in the home
c. married couples with children
d. divorced parents without children
12. Parents may be classified into groups ranging from totally uninvolved in school to overly involved in
school. Teachers should
a. treat them all the same
b. make special efforts to subdue the burly ones who love power
c. ignore the uninterested parents because their kids are probably dumb anyway
d. have a responsive and inviting environment for all parents
13. The most common role for parents visiting school is
a. party planner
b. policy maker
c. spectator
d. room parent
e. volunteer
14. The climate of the school reflects the morale and is generally established by
a. the teachers
b. the parents
c. the principal
d. the students
15. Which of the following is the MOST used communication tool in school
a. speaking
b. writing
c. reading
d. listening
16. The final number of synapses in the brain is largely determined by the
a. classroom teacher
b. principal
c. child’s early experiences
d. adult critical thinker
17. Research found that when mothers __________________ their infants, their children learned almost
300 more words by age 2 than did their peers whose mother rarely did this
a. watched TV with
b. frequently spoke to
c. provided adult conversations to
d. infrequently spoke to
18. Researchers who examined the life histories of children who have succeeded despite many challenges,
have consistently found that these children have AT LEAST:
a. 5 stable supportive relationships with an adult early in life
b. 10 stable supportive relationships with an adult early in life
c. 1 stable supportive relationship with an adult early in life
d. no stable supportive relationships with an adult early in life
19. At CIVITAS Child Trauma Programs at Baylor College of Medicine, Bruce Perry et al, found that the
brains of children were physically 20-30 percent smaller than most children their age who:
a. were rarely touched
b. were rarely spoken to
c. had little opportunity to explore and experiment with toys
d. all the above
20. Which is NOT TRUE about nicotine use and brain development during pregnancy:
a. larger cortex, more neurons, and larger brain development
b. decrease in dendritic branching (connections to other cells)
c. the greater the nicotine dose, the greater the biological effects upon offspring
d. greater likelihood of ADHD, lower IQ, learning disabilities, etc.
21. Swiss biologist and psychologist who identified four developmental stages and the process by which
children progress
a. Vygotsky
b. Piaget
c. Brazelton
d. Skeels
22. Modern day Pediatrician who has written books on child rearing and influenced many parents on
rearing children the past 20 years.
a. Vygotsky
b. Piaget
c. Brazelton
d. Skeels
23. Developed the social cognition learning model which asserts that culture is the prime determinant of
individual development.
a. Vygotsky
b. Piaget
c. Brazelton
d. Skeels
24.
25. According to the 2000 Federal Census, 51.7 percent of households are:
a. one person, non-family
b. female householder, other family
c. male householder, other family
d. married couple households
26. Which is NOT one of the categories of race on the Federal Census:
a. American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut
b. Non-white
c. Asian and Pacific Islander
d. Hispanic
27. Today, ___________ who work outside the home outnumber _______ who work in the home
a. Great grandparents
b. Mothers
c. Children
d. Grandparents
28. Blended families consist of
a. Parents from a single marriage who have boys and girls
b. Parents from previous marriages and have children from previous marriages
c. Parents from different races who have children
d. Parents from different geographical areas who integrate into another community
29. Poverty in the US is defined according to:
a. family size of house
b. family location
c. family assets
d. family income
30. Who are the homeless?
a. families who sleep in welfare hotels
b. families who live in abandoned buildings
c. families who live in cars
d. all the above
e. b & c only
31. Parents who are quiet and do not express their views or opinions are best described using this
communication approach:
a. assertive
b. aggressive
c. passive
d. all the above
e. none of the above
32. Parents who blame others and are quite upset regarding their child’s performance is best described
using this communication approach:
a. assertive
b. aggressive
c. passive
d. all the above
e. none of the above
33. Parents who are able to express their views or opinions about the school are best described using this
communication approach:
a. assertive
b. aggressive
c. passive
d. all the above
e. none of the above
34. Which of the following is NOT an example of two-way communication used by schools
a. newsletters
b. handbooks
c. media such as newspaper
d. telephone
e. notes
35. Which of the following is NOT an example of two-way communication used by schools
a. telephone calls
b. home visits
c. student-parent exchange day
d. breakfasts
e. suggestion box
36. Which of the following is NOT a PARENT roadblock for communication
a. authority-figure role
b. club-waving-advocate
c. don’t make waves role
d. indifferent parent role
e. inadequate me role
37. Which of the following is NOT a SCHOOL roadblock for communication
a. busy-teacher role
b. protector role
c. pass-the buck role
d. sympathizing counselor role
e. protect the empire role
38. How you view yourself depends on your perceptions about how others see you CONCEPT
a. reflective listening
b. reframing
c. looking-glass self
d. inadequate-me role
e. busy-teacher role
39. An example of the above concept
a. Crouching Tigers
b. Apollo 13
c. My Fair Lady
d. Titanic
e. Blackboard Jungle
40. The part of the message the listener notices MOST about the speaker
a. the words or verbal message
b. the visual message conveyed
c. the auditory message conveyed
d. the touch made by the other person
e. none of the above
41. Which of the following IS true about the family
a. The family is the most stable component of society
b. If there is a bond among its members…the family unit will survive
c. as a provider for and a socializer of children, there is no match for the family
d. the essence of the family remains stable…despite a changing world
e. all are true
42. Which of the following factors prevent attachment
a. being reared in an abusive home
b. absent and neglectful parents
c. never having a model of good parenting
d. no support system due to isolation
e. all the above prevent attachment
43. The first census was taken in:
a. 1890
b. 1790
c. 1780
d. 1880
e. None of the above is correct
44. Which of the following was NOT asked on Census 2000 seven questions of the questionnaire for each
household?
a. Name
b. Age
c. Sex
d. Relationship
e. Mother’s maiden name
45. Go to www.schoolresults.org, locate your grade school and report:
a. ______ head count
b. ______ % of economically disadvantaged
c. ________________________ name of school
d. ________________________ city and state
46. In the video “ProjectCRAFT” on cultural diversity, CRAFT represented:
a. C_____________
b. R_____________
c. A_____________
d. F_____________
e. T_____________
47. In the video “ProjectCRAFT” on cultural diversity, the video recommended five major points
Professionals should follow when working with families of diversity:
a. ______________________________________
b. ______________________________________
c. ______________________________________
d. ______________________________________
e. ______________________________________
Match the following:
43. Tizard and Hodges
44. Ainsworth
45. Brazelton & Yogman
46. Rutter
47. Spitz
48. Bowlby
49. Skeels
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B.
C.
D.
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F.
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showed changing environment can affect development
showed secure babies cried less
showed prolonged deprivation from mother has effects
showed babies are born with responses to touch, sound
showed bonding after 2 years had lasting social problems
showed the earlier a child is adopted improves normality
showed child responsive to parent child interactions
Match the following:
50. Hunt
51. Piaget
52. Vygotsky
A. believed that intelligence in young children was not fixed
B. believed that language plays a major role in development
C. believed that knowledge was constructed from interaction
with objects
53. With respect to the Family Systems Theory model, which of the following is perhaps the more
effective model for families:
a. Authoritarian
b. Authoritative
c. Laissez-faire
d. Dysfuntional
e. None of the above
54. With respect to the Family Systems Theory model, which of the following may be overprotective?
a. Authoritarian
b. Authoritative
c. Laissez-faire
d. Dysfuntional
e. None of the above
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