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The early childhood professional encourages children to do what they are capable of doing and avoids shaming the child for any behavior. This strategy is important in which of the following stages of Erikson’s theory?

A child changes a mental scheme to a new scheme to fit the new stimuli.

________ is generally credited as kindergarten’s main promoter in the United States.

This level in Maslow s hierarchy of needs is defined as appreciating beauty in the world around them.

According to ________, during the preschool years children need opportunities to respond with initiative to activities and tasks, which gives them a sense of purposefulness and accomplishment.

The professional is never a “finished” product. Select the best explanation of this statement.

This component of Piaget s theory of learning includes the view that children develop knowledge and learn by being physically and mentally engaged in learning activities.

Knowing what you believe about children, your feelings about appropriate or inappropriate learning environments, what you think are the purposes of education, how you view the teacher’s role, and what you think you should know and be able to do should be part of:

Explain authentic assessment. Include the following: What is authentic assessment? What is it used for? What is involved in conducting an authentic assessment? What are the issues with authentic assessment? List and EXPLAIN an example of the use of authentic assessment.

What does the term “high-stakes testing” mean and what is it so controversial-especially in early childhood?  Explain your answer for full credit and verbatim answers from the textbook will NOT be accepted.  In your own words please-