Question 1

What happens when children are given time and unique materials in their play?

Accepted Answer

A)   They will discover the language of the materials
B)   They will enjoy playing with the materials
C)   They will be inspired by the materials
D)   They will ask questions about the materialsE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Open-ended materials that may be used alone or with other materials, without specific directions, offer children many learning options including:

Accepted Answer

A)   Provision of a defined purpose and structure
B)   Assistance and guidance of creating new things
C)   Exploring with difficult materials that stresses them out
D)   Creativity and creative thinking by combining materials that have differing principles and purposeE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

To be considered a loose part, the material must provide children the opportunities to:

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A)   Grow skills and enjoy life
B)   Adapt, control, change, and manipulate
C)   Create, manipulate, emerge, and play
D)   Play, connect, admire, and questionE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Discuss how loose parts bring meaning to and new options for children in their play.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

There are variety of loose parts suitable for incredible value to children's play and learning environments. Studies suggest that children prefer using terms such as:

Accepted Answer

A)   Tree cookies
B)   Stationary outdoor play
C)   Books
D)   PencilsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Nicholson suggested that loose parts does not support noncreative children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What are the three terms that support the theory of children's play?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ontomology, entomology, and world play
B)   Theory of places, conceptualization, and infinity spaces
C)   Epistemology, small world play, and affinity spaces
D)   Experimentation, exploration, and loose partsE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

How does loose parts support children in their play, and why are early learning students and teachers adopting this concept in early learning programming?

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Question 9

According to Nicholson, to be classified as a loose part, the material must be:

Accepted Answer

A)   Open at both ends to be able to see through
B)   Heavy enough so that it does not fall
C)   Movable so that it can be redesigned, put together, and taken apart
D)   Easy to stretch and breakE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 10

What are used to examine the environment to determine how the space and placement or availability of the loose parts influence children's play?

Accepted Answer

A)   Findings from the observations of children
B)   Recordings from children's conversations
C)   Collaboration between early learning teachers and children
D)   Influences of authority and managerial dispositionE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Which theorist emphasized that children require open-ended materials for true creativity, risk-taking, and problem solving to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nicholson
B)   Piaget
C)   Froebel
D)   MontessoriE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Hawkins encouraged educators to ________ so that children's learning may be supported to the fullest.

Accepted Answer

A)   write about
B)   talk about
C)   play about
D)   mess aboutE) B) and D)
F) A) and C) D

Question 13

Children who are exposed to varying types of loose parts outdoors are not able to make connections about the relationships between changes in their play actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 14

The cognitive development domain enables children to think_______ about what they want the stage to look like.

Accepted Answer

A)   critically
B)   creatively
C)   intelligently
D)   professionallyE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Early learning teachers and programs that embrace the theory of loose parts do so by:

Accepted Answer

A)   Planning the play space to accommodate loose parts
B)   Making subsequent growth and development
C)   Providing experience and higher level thinking
D)   Interacting and connecting with previous and new experiencesE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 16

There are no differences between loose parts and fixed equipment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 17

Which of the following do you envision in the outdoor environment?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pallets
B)   Ribbons
C)   Fabrics
D)   Rain guttersE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Children's environments are intended to be places where skills such as divergent thinking, language, abstract thought, physical literacy, and problem solving are developed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Children are able to move their thinking and discoveries to higher levels of learning when teachers are able to scaffold the types of loose parts available to them as they conduct their observations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Jean Piaget suggested that the way to process and build knowledge occurs through:

Accepted Answer

A)   Creativity, inspiration, and accountability
B)   Schemas, assimilation, and accommodation
C)   Understanding, patience, and observation
D)   Listening, looking, and playingE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Exam 6: Loose Parts and Childrens Play

What happens when children are given time and unique materials in their play?

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Open-ended materials that may be used alone or with other materials, without specific directions, offer children many learning options including:

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To be considered a loose part, the material must provide children the opportunities to:

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Discuss how loose parts bring meaning to and new options for children in their play.

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There are variety of loose parts suitable for incredible value to children's play and learning environments. Studies suggest that children prefer using terms such as:

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Nicholson suggested that loose parts does not support noncreative children.

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What are the three terms that support the theory of children's play?

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How does loose parts support children in their play, and why are early learning students and teachers adopting this concept in early learning programming?

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According to Nicholson, to be classified as a loose part, the material must be:

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What are used to examine the environment to determine how the space and placement or availability of the loose parts influence children's play?

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Which theorist emphasized that children require open-ended materials for true creativity, risk-taking, and problem solving to occur?

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Hawkins encouraged educators to ________ so that children's learning may be supported to the fullest.

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Children who are exposed to varying types of loose parts outdoors are not able to make connections about the relationships between changes in their play actions.

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The cognitive development domain enables children to think_______ about what they want the stage to look like.

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Early learning teachers and programs that embrace the theory of loose parts do so by:

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There are no differences between loose parts and fixed equipment.

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Which of the following do you envision in the outdoor environment?

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Children's environments are intended to be places where skills such as divergent thinking, language, abstract thought, physical literacy, and problem solving are developed.

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Children are able to move their thinking and discoveries to higher levels of learning when teachers are able to scaffold the types of loose parts available to them as they conduct their observations.

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Jean Piaget suggested that the way to process and build knowledge occurs through:

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