PV001 History and Evolution of the Early Childhood Field
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Short Answer 1
For each of the names listed below, write a 1-paragraph response that describes the individual’s contribution to the early childhood field.
John Amos Comenius
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Johann Pestalozzi
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Friedrich Froebel
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Maria Montesorri
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Susan Blow
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John Dewey
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Patty Smith Hill
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Caroline Pratt
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Lucy Sprague Mitchell
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McMillan Sisters
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Rubric
0Not Present / 1
Needs Improvement / 2
Meets Expectations / 3
Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 1:Describe the contribution of prominent researchers, early childhood professionals, and advocates to the early childhood field.
Learning Objective 1.1:
Describe the contribution of prominent researchers, early childhood professionals, and advocates to the early childhood field. / Description is missing. / Response vaguely or incompletely describes the key contributions of each individual. / Response accurately describes the key contributions of each individual. / Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
Response describes the contributions of an additional individual to the early childhood field.
Short Answer 2
For each of the significant events or research named below, write a 1-paragraph response that describes its impact on the early childhood field.
The Kindergarten Movement
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The Inclusion Movement
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The Progressive Education Movement
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Founding of National Association for Nursery Education (NANE)/National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
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The Bureau of Education Experiments
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Works Progress Administration Nurseries
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The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
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The Economic Opportunity Act and the Founding of Head Start
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Hart and Risley’s Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children
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Perry/High Scope Preschool Project
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Rubric
0Not Present / 1
Needs Improvement / 2
Meets Expectations / 3
Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 2: Describe the impact of significant events and research on the early childhood field.
Learning Objective 2.1:
Describe the impact of significant events and research in the history of the early childhood field. / Description is missing. / Response vaguely or incompletely describes the impact of each event and/or research on the early childhood field. / Response accurately describes the impact of each event and/or research on the early childhood field. / Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
Response describes an additional significant event and/or research and its impact on the early childhood field.
Short Answer 3
In a 4-to 6-paragraph response, identify at least three early childhood professional organizations. Describe the purpose of each organization and explain its significance to the early childhood field. Provide a citation for each organization.
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Rubric
0Not Present / 1
Needs Improvement / 2
Meets Expectations / 3
Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 3: Describe key professional organizations that inform early childhood practice.
Learning Objective 3.1:
Describe early childhood professional organizations and their purposes. / Description is missing. / Response incompletely or vaguely describes three or fewer early childhood organizations.
Response includes a partial or inappropriate citation for each organization. / Response describes three relevant and appropriate early childhood organizations and their purposes.
Response includes a citation for each organization. / Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
Response describes more than three relevant and appropriate early childhood organizations.
Short Answer 4
In a 2-to 3-paragraph response, identify at least one organization that advocates for children and families. Describe the purpose of the organization and describe one current advocacy issue this organization is working on today. Provide a citation for the organization.
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Rubric
0Not Present / 1
Needs Improvement / 2
Meets Expectations / 3
Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 4: Describe research and advocacy organizations that support children, families, and early childhood professionals.
Learning Objective 4.1:Describe early childhood research and advocacy organizations and their purposes. / Description is missing. / Response is vague or irrelevant.
Citation is missing or incomplete. / Response describes one relevant early childhood research and advocacy organization.
Response includes a citation for the organization identified. / Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
Response describes more than one relevant and appropriate early childhood research and advocacy organization.
Short Answer 5
Identify at least two peer-reviewed publications that inform early childhood practice and expand the professional knowledge base. In a 4-to 6-paragraph response, summarize the main focus of each publication, and explain how it informs early childhood practice and/or expands the professional knowledge base. Provide an APA citation for each publication.
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Rubric
0Not Present / 1
Needs Improvement / 2
Meets Expectations / 3
Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 5: Describe peer-reviewed professional journals and other publications that inform early childhood practice and expand the professional knowledge base.
Learning Objective 5.1:
Describe the main focus of peer-reviewed publications that inform early childhood practice and expand the professional knowledge base. / Description is missing. / Response describes irrelevant publications or is incomplete.
APA citations are missing or incomplete. / Response thoroughly describes the focus of two relevant and appropriate peer-reviewed publications that inform early childhood practice and expand the professional knowledge base.
APA citations are mostly accurate. / Response demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
Response identifies more than two relevant and appropriate peer-reviewed publication.
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