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Claire Greenlee FACS 381- Assessments

Furniture Design Project

Class, its time to get creative! Is there something you want or feel is missing in your home? Design it. For this project I am asking you to dig deep into your imagination to create a piece of furniture that (1) reflects your personality and (2) is something that you think is necessary in a home. This does not restrict you from inventing your own type of furniture that you feel people could benefit from owning. Students will draw their desired furniture with proper dimensions and create perspective in their drawing by using color/s of their choice. After you have drawn out your piece of furniture, write a one-page description of your furniture including the inspiration of your piece, how you chose the dimensions, and the materials you would use to make your design. Be ready to present your masterpiece in class on Monday! Have fun!

Early Childhood Development Assessment

Please write your name at the top left corner of this paper. Answer the test with the best of your ability and follow the directions according to the given formats. There are 5 multiple choice questions, 5 true/false statements, 5 matching, and two essay questions to be completed. When you are finished, review your answers and then turn in your work face-down on my desk.

Multiple Choice (5 points each) Circle the letter that best completes the question. 1. Between birth and three months, a baby may start to do all except: a. Track objects with his/her eyes and gradually decrease eye crossing. b. Create sounds imitating words youve used. c. Grip objects in his/her hands. d. Raise his/her head and chest when on their tummy. 2. When a baby is 4 to 6 months old, what physical milestone are they set to have accomplished? a. Sitting up with no support. b. Rolling over from front to back or back to front. c. Laughing. d. Walking. 3. What is an example of a fine motor skill? a. Stacking blocks. b. Crawling. c. Talking. d. Kicking. 4. At what age does a child develop reasoning? a. Three. b. Five. c. One. d. Four. 5. All of these activities help enhance a childs development except: a. Point to things and name them. b. Let the baby clean. c. Provide a safe, large, area for crawling. d. Read picture books.

True/False Statements (2 points each): Circle the words true or false about each statement. 6. In observations of childrens play, researchers have found that toddlers tend to play alongside or near each other, while preschoolers are more likely to play together. (True or False) 7. Research on Head Start programs indicated that this compensatory early childhood education program is effective in getting children ready for school. (True or False) 8. Mary gives her child money for each "A" earned in school; this is an example of intrinsic motivation. (True or False) 9. The most commonly diagnosed learning disability is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. (True of False) 10. "Skill-and-drill" math is another name for the constructivist approach to teaching math. (True or False)

Matching (5 points each): This part of the test will assess your knowledge about the psychosexual stages of development. Write the letter that corresponds with the definition best fit in the blank.

11. _____ Anal Stage

A. The primary conflict at this stage is the weaning process. B. At this stage, children begin to discover the differences between males and females. C. Freud believed that positive experiences during this stage served as the basis for people to become competent, productive and creative adults. D. The stage begins around the time that children enter into school and become more concerned with peer relationships, hobbies and other interests. E. Final stage of psychosexual development.

12. _____ Oral Stage

13. _____ Phallic Stage

14. _____ Genital Stage

15. _____ Latent Stage

Essay Questions (10 points each): Write two responses to the essay questions below on a separate piece of paper. Responses should be no shorter than a paragraph and cover all parts of the question. 1. Compare and contrast three major differences between Sigmund Freuds theory of development and Erik Eriksons theory. 2. Imagine that you want to promote the linguistic, cognitive, and socio-emotional development of your elementary school class based on principles of developmental psychology. Outline a hypothetical day (spare no expense!), explaining the activities you have planned and how they are designed to promote development. Be sure to be specific about how a particular activity will promote development in one domain or another.

Early Childhood Development Assessment Answer Key

Multiple Choice:
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B

True/False Statements:
6. True 7. True 8. False 9. False 10. False

Matching:
11. C 12. A 13. B 14. E 15. D

Essay Answer Key: Number One

Approximate Ages Birth to 1 year

Freud's Stages of Psychosexual Development

Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development

Trust vs Mistrust Children learn to either trust or mistrust their caregivers.

Oral Stage A child's primary source of pleasure is through the mouth, via sucking, eating and tasting.

1-3 years

Anal Stage Autonomy vs. Doubt Children gain a sense of mastery and competence by controlling Children develop self-sufficiency by controlling bladder and bowel movements. activities such as eating, toilet training and talking. Phallic Stage The libido's energy is focused on the genitals. Children begin to identify with their same-sex parent. Latent Period The libido's energy is suppressed and children are focused on other activities such as school, friends and hobbies. Genital Stage Children begin to explore romantic relationships. Initiative vs. Guilt Children begin to take more control over their environment. Industry vs Inferiority Children develop a sense of competence by mastering new skills. Identity vs Role Confusion Children develop a personal identify and sense of self.

3-6 years

7-11 years

Adolescence

Adulthood

According to Freud, the genital stage lasts throughout Intimacy vs Isolation adulthood. He believed the goal is to develop a balance between Young adults seek out romantic love and all areas of life. companionship. Generativity vs Stagnation Middle-aged adults nurture others and contribute to society. Integrity vs Despair Older adults reflect on their lives, looking back with a sense of fulfillment or bitterness.

Essay Answer Key: Number Two

Students will have to prove their knowledge of the principles of development and apply them to an elementary age level. I am looking for creative activities (games, worksheets, groups, etc.) that promote the childrens development and a quality description on the students reasoning.

Claire Greenlee Assessment 3-Opinion Evaluations FACS 381 Government Involvement in Women Rights Students will be assigned to write a two-page paper describing their view of governments involvement in regulating womens right to an abortion, contraception, and other womens rights issues society is currently dealing with. This paper will be graded on how well you portray your opinions and support them with realistic emotions as well as information substance.

Claire Greenlee FACS 381 Creative Evaluation Participants in a Family and Consumer Sciences Parenting Course will actively show their understanding of correct parent responses to situations they may face as a parent. Each student will be given fourteen pictures, seven of which will be pictures of children in multiple circumstances, and the other seven depict an adult response. Completing the task requires the students to match the childrens pictures with the appropriate adult response. By accurately matching the pictures I will be able to assess student knowledge of appropriate parent responses.

Claire Greenlee FACS 381 Assessment Philosophy

I researched several philosophies pertaining to assessment and rather than follow a definition and guideline of assessment, I feel like mine is a combination of multiple philosophies. In order to truly assess what you have taught and what the students have learned, teachers should be eccentric in their ways of teaching and assessments. Use your objectives as you would in authentic assessment but do not always teach towards a test and explore other creative options. There are so many resources that I have already found in my research to help fuel creativity which makes creating lessons fun as well as challenging. I want my students to come into class and never be able to predict what things I might have up my sleeve. With that said, I do want to follow curriculum in order for the students to succeed and have focus but that does not necessarily mean regular discussion boards, quizzes, and projects. I believe that students learn through interaction and socialization more than anything and as a teacher I want to be that provider of opportunity. I have been fortunate to have had positive and negative experiences with student and teacher relationships so that I could learn what makes a good teacher and what kind of teacher I dont want to be. Assessments should not be consistently in the form of papers and scantrons because not all people have that type of intellect and are suffering from that type of assessment. In order to be fair and an effective teacher, I must work harder to create a range of assessments that exemplify the strengths and learning of my students.

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