Ed 216 CH 2

Question 1

Absorbant Mind

Answer 1

Maria Montessori’s image of the child as actively learning from sensory experiences

Question 2

Bank Street Approach

Answer 2

Originally with Lucy Mitchell at Bank Street College and later called the developmental interaction approach, a curriculum framework based on individual children’s development, emphasizing that learning begins in children’s experiences and the immediate environment

Question 3

Child-centered curriculum

Answer 3

John Dewey’s idea that curriculum should reflect the concepts taught and topics that the child is interested in and capable of learning

Question 4

child study movement

Answer 4

Early 20th century efforts to scientifically observe and systematically document children’s individual development under the leadership of G Stanley Hall and Arnold Gesell

Question 5

competent child

Answer 5

the image of children as active players in their own development and learning

Question 6

constructivism

Answer 6

learning theory derived from the work of Piaget which assumes that children actively build their knowledge from first hand experiences and stimulating environments

Question 7

day nurseries

Answer 7

programs designed to serve working families in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The forerunner of present day childcare centers

Question 8

Froebel’s occupations and gifts

Answer 8

invented by Froebel for kindergartners occupations or planned experiences designed to train children’s eye hand coordination and mental activity and gifts were concrete materials many of which influences later toy development

Question 9

integrated curriculum

Answer 9

Learning plan that addresses goals across multiple areas of the curriculum at the same time

Question 10

Lanham Act

Answer 10

Federal legislation to provide emergency child care and other services for low income families employed in the war efforts during World War 2

Question 11

nursery schools

Answer 11

School serving children younger than kindergarten age out of date term for preschool or pre-k

Question 12

progressive education movement

Answer 12

major effort to reform schooling in the early 20th century to make it more democratic and responsive to children’s needs. This movement was highly influential on early childhood education and later ideas about developmentally appropriate practices

Question 13

WPA nurseries

Answer 13

Federally emergency relief schools, funded by the WPA during the Great Depression, designed to support the economy by providing jobs for those that worked on the site and child care jobs to those seeking work