Theories into Practice Quiz

Choose a 1 in the dropdown box next to the statement that is closest to your practice and a 2 next to the second closest

1. The philosophy that underpins my work is about...

1 2   The impact of children's behaviour on learning
1 2   The importance of families and communities in children's learning
1 2   Developmentally appropriate practice
1 2   Respecting and representing differing views of knowledge and learning
1 2   Inequities and social justice

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2. I consider the following when making decisions about the curriculum...

1 2   Remembering to think carefully about including particular bodies of knowledge and ways of learning
1 2   The social and cultural experiences of the children
1 2   What extrinsic motivation is needed in order for children to learn
1 2   Each child's age and stage of development
1 2   Children's social worlds and the influence of race, gender and class on their identity construction

3. The evidence I use to inform my programming focuses on...

1 2   How the curriculum is socially constructed through children's language and conversations
1 2   Observations of groups of children and individuals' social interactions, and learning processes
1 2   Children's behaviour
1 2   The culture, knowledge and conditions of learning the children have experienced
1 2   Individual children's observed development based on a child's age

4. Diversity is considered in my programming through...

1 2   Using extrinsic motivation directed at specific children
1 2   Being mindful about my conversations and interactions and how they may position gender, race, class, ethnicity, ability
1 2   Challenging assumptions about curriculum
1 2   Considering different strategies for different children in different contexts
1 2   Considering each child's age and stage of development

5. My program could be described as being...

1 2   Emergent
1 2   Planned based on individual developmental objectives
1 2   Considerate of multiple perspectives
1 2   Outcomes-based
1 2   Based around exploring issues of fairness / unfairness

6. In my program I provide children with opportunities to...

1 2   Consider, explore and critique a range of different ways of learning and being
1 2   Create their worlds through interactions with more knowledgeable others
1 2   Modify their behaviour and learn through motivation techniques
1 2   Build knowledge independently in line with age and stage of development
1 2   View the world and knowledge as complex and multifaceted

7. In relation to learning in my program I position children as...

1 2   Able to learn a set body of knowledge if conditions are motivating for them
1 2   Having agency in their own learning and the power to shape their own identities
1 2   Enriching and expanding our ways of knowing
1 2   Curious learners who learn by interacting / doing
1 2   Learners in social contexts

1.2 Practice: Educators facilitate and extend each child’s learning and development.

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8. My role in my program is to...

1 2   Observe, assess and support children's development with reference to developmental milestones
1 2   Be sensitive to the dynamics of relationships ( child to child, child to educator) in relation to power, knowledge/meaning and identity
1 2   Work with and learn from the children helping them to think critically
1 2   Scaffold and transform learning in response to children's prior understandings as a co-learner
1 2   Reinforce desired behaviours towards set goals

9. Teaching strategies I mainly use include...

1 2   Questioning my practice, and thinking of different ways to engage the children
1 2   Non-interventionist strategies such as modelling, facilitating, supporting
1 2   A variety of strategies for different children in different contexts
1 2   Applying a set of practical procedures that combine reinforcement, modeling and the manipulation of situational cues to change behavior
1 2   Raising questions with children related to equity and social justice

10. The evidence I make visible to families, children and others relates to...

1 2   Children's learning processes within social contexts
1 2   The roles of race, class, gender and disability in children's learning
1 2   A child's progress within developmental milestones
1 2   Individual children's achievement towards set goals and their motivation to learn
1 2   There being no single, simple way to educate all children

11. Discussions with colleagues, families and children centre on...

1 2   Children's interests and needs
1 2   Children's social relationships and interactions
1 2   Promoting inclusive practices
1 2   Child outcomes against teacher-determined goals
1 2   How external forces influence what we think about early childhood education and care

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12. I believe young children learn through...

1 2   Inclusive practices
1 2   Interacting with a learning environment that responds to children's interests and needs
1 2   Extrinsic motivation - rewards or observing others
1 2   Being exposed to environments that empower them as decision-makers and meaning makers
1 2   Interactions with more knowledgeable others in local, social and cultural contexts

13. I view children as...

1 2   Competent, capable, active and constructive beings
1 2   Able to think critically and transform into engaged individuals
1 2   'Becoming' adults
1 2   Active agents in their own learning
1 2   Motivated by external forces

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14. I am mainly influenced by...

1 2   Developmental theories
1 2   Socio-behaviourist theories
1 2   Socio-cultural theories
1 2   Post-structuralist theories
1 2   Critical theories