Multiple Choice
35. Children learn within their community by:
a. Observing how things work.
b. Observing how people function.
c. Interacting with materials and people.
d. All of the above.
36. Select the INCORRECT statement:
a. Service agencies provide learning opportunities for children.
b. Social networks affect children’s learning in a community.
c. Some community learning is planned by community organizations.
d. All children take advantage of the learning opportunities offered by their community.
37. Which of the following statements concerning the curriculum of the community is true?
a. Children’s grasp of the community curriculum depends on how safe the neighborhood is.
b. What children can learn from a collection of recyclables is minimal.
c. Social agencies are able to reach all families in the community.
d. Commercial enterprises are only concerned with educating adults.
38. Which of the following statements about peer groups is INCORRECT?
a. Children discover from their peers how to act and fulfill roles.
b. Sexual understandings and misunderstandings are learned from peers.
c. All learning from peer groups is positive.
d. Children learn about their own abilities from their peers.
39. The learning potential of any community can be enhanced by:
a. The provision of a curriculum by political, social, and cultural agencies.
b. Establishing stronger links and collaboration between families, schools, and community resources.
c. Establishing more community programs and recreational facilities for children.
d. All of the above.
40. Travel provides rich learning opportunities for children,
a. Only if children travel with parents.
b. When teachers extend children’s experiences through classroom activity.
c. Only if careful preparation is made for the travel.
d. When children go by themselves.
41. Our primary consideration for the Internet is that it:
a. Is harmful for children.
b. Provides beneficial games for children to play.
c. Extends children’s learning to a worldwide plane.
d. All of the above.
42. Peer groups
a. Have no effect on children’s learning before they enter school.
b. Influence children’s academic achievement more than parents do.
c. Are a negative influence on children’s learning.
d. Are a strong influence as children learn to negotiate, compromise, and ascertain roles in society.
43. In recent decades the American immigrant population,
a. Has settled mainly in the cities.
b. Has resulted in a highly multi-ethnic nation.
c. Means multi-cultural education should focus on religious rituals and celebrations.
d. Means Americans must speak many languages.
44. In poor communities
a. There is evidence that schools working with community organizations and families can improve education for children.
b. Families need to give more support to their children.
c. Business organizations are obligated to find solutions to improve schools.
d. Little can be done to give disadvantaged children a better education.
45. Technology has developed TV filtering systems
a. So parents don’t need to worry about programs their children watch.
b. To help determine appropriateness of materials for children.
c. So schools can select instructional materials from a wide variety of media.
d. To inform librarians of “good” programs.
End of Evaluation III