26. Disorderly classrooms and disengaged children who dabble in this or that, wander from one material to another, or behave inappropriately are, according to the text in Chapter 5 due to:

9. Some assessment practices currently mandated by federal legislation are considered inappropriate by educators who support developmentally appropriate practices, such as evaluating young children by testing and ranking them against a standardized group norm.

5. According to the text in Chapter 3, socialization is the process through which adults communicate the norms, values, behaviors, and social skills.

19. Which of the following is NOT part of the three essential facets of the early education teaching-learning knowledge base?

28. According to the text in Chapter 5, it is important to specify objectives, which are the specific learning behaviors children might logically display in relation to a goal. The two parts of an objective are:

23. Martin cleans up and wants a special pumpkin sticker as a reward. His level of self-regulation is called:

1. In Chapter 1, the text mentions that appreciating the unique qualities of young children is a hallmark of the very best early childhood education programs worldwide.

________ refers to the tendency of people to draw a general impression about an individual on the basis of a single characteristic.

Individuals engage in ________ because it is impossible for them to assimilate everything they see and can take in only certain stimuli.

Which of the following is a shortcut used in judging others by making generalizations?