Ashworth Semester Exam E06V Creative Expression and Play

Question 1
Creative potential refers to an individual's capacity for behaving in creative ways and includes:
cognitive inabilities.
cognitive processes.
group dispositions.
creative inabilities.

Question 2
When children engage in possibility thinking more frequently and are encouraged to experience new and atypical solutions they become all of the following EXCEPT:
more confident in their ability to solve problems.
more adept at possibility thinking.
more likely to acquire the habit of thinking creatively.
less confident in their ability to solve problems.

Question 3
A group of third graders have been begging to play the new board games that were purchased by the parent/teacher group for their classroom, but the teacher is unsure about how to proceed because he doesn't think that a couple of the students would handle games well. What should the teacher do?
Avoid using the games until the children in question are absent or working with an aide.
Organize the games from simple to complex, introduce them one at a time, demonstrate the object and rules of each game, provide children with guided practice, and assign children to small groups—based on their strengths and interests.
Reserve the games as a reward for the top students who have completed all of their work.
Store the board games on a high shelf and use them during indoor recess only.

Question 4
A toddler pretending to drink from her empty cup is considered ____________ play.
cooperative
associative
solitary
symbolic

Question 5
Representational art:
combines shapes to make mandalas.
shows planning and inclusion of details.
names scribbles.
makes scribbles on top of scribble

Question 6
Older children who enact their own scripts base them on:
content-based ideas.
historical time periods.
real-life, problem-solving experiences.
plays the teacher gives them to enact.

Question 7
Which theory/perspective correlates with using I-messages?
Cognitive developmental theory
Humanistic
Behavioral
Social learning

Question 8
Which of the following should be considered in portfolio development?
Competence, Cooperation, Collaboration, Cognition, Community
Celebration, Cognition, Communication, Cooperation, Competency
Communication, Collaboration, Celebration, Capability, Cognition
Cooperation, Capability, Collaboration, Competence, Communication

Question 9
After indoor recess, a first-grade teacher notices that children have left toys, games, and puzzle pieces scattered throughout the room. How can the teacher best address students' responsibility in cleaning up their materials?
Stay after school to clean up after the children so that the custodian is not upset.
Inform students that none of the centers will be available again if they don't put things away neatly.
Assign seatwork instead of indoor recess the following week.
Model and practice how to put materials away and stop the play several minutes in advance to allow for this to become part of the children's daily routine.

Question 10
Modeling materials allows children to explore, manipulate, discover, create, and observe changes in physical properties. Children can learn about ________ while manipulating materials.
consistency
form
function
gravity