CONFIDENTIAL ECE1203 - JULY2021

MONT ROYALE COLLEGE

SRI HARTAMAS – KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA

Examination
PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN
EARLY CHILDHOOD ENTREPRENEURSHIP

SUBJECT : METHOD OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

TEACHING & LEARNING
SUBJECT CODE : ECE1203
DATE : 25th July 2021
TIME : 4:00PM - 4:45PM
LECTURER : MS INTAN MASTURAH MOHD SALLEH

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATE:

1. This question paper consists of (1) sections: A

2. Answer ALL questions in Section A

Read the following before answering the examination questions:

❖ Read each question carefully before you begin to answer.

❖ Apportion your time according to the number of marks allocated for each question.
❖ Firstly, attempt the questions that you feel you can obtain most marks.
❖ Number the answers to the questions clearly before answering.
❖ Please write neatly as unreadable handwritings cannot be marked.

STUDENT NAME :

STUDENT MYKAD NUMBER :

TOTAL MARKS
GRADE
GRADE POINT

*DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO*

-This question paper consists of 8 printed pages including front page-

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EXAMINATION

TRUE OR FALSE QUESTIONS

(100 MARKS)
Instruction: Answer ALL questions.

1. As part of your role as a TA, you may be required to collate and duplicate exam papers, record
examination results and compile students result records.
a. True
b. False

2. It is up to the TA to ensure that students understand the role of the TA.

a. True
b. False

3. There is a strong relationship between the use of body language and culture.
a. True
b. False

4. Process questions require the receiver to recall and describe information or past events.
a. True
b. False

5. When preparing documentation personal accounts, views and advice are welcome.
a. True
b. False

6. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are eight times as likely as non-indigenous children
to be receiving child protection service.
a. True
b. False

7. It is extremely common for children to make up stories of sexual abuse.

a. True
b. False

8. As part of your role as a TA, you are mandated by law to report any concerns of abuse or neglect to
the relevant authority.
a. True
b. False

9. Only teachers need to be aware of and alert to indicators of abuse and neglect and be able to recognise
and report concerns regarding suspected risk of harm.
a. True
b. False

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10. Every individual who notifies, in good faith, of suspected risk of harm is protected from any legal
recourse by a suspected perpetrator.
a. True
b. False

11. The ability to cope with significant transitions from the ages of 6–18 years, is largely dependent on
a child’s emotional self-regulation skills.
a. True
b. False

12. Brain research has demonstrated that our genetic makeup can be altered by our experience.
a. True
b. False

13. According to Wood (1988), as cited in Johnson (2003), learning is the result of development, and
knowledge is given to the learner.
a. True
b. False

14. The Australian Curriculum Framework is based on a sociocultural, constructivist perspective of

child development.
a. True
b. False

15. Logical consequences help students to develop self-discipline and to think about the effects of their
behaviour on themselves and others.
a. True
b. False

16. Vygotsky believed children used language to help vocalise their knowledge and understanding of
the world.
a. True
b. False

17. Gardner believes that an individual’s strengths will influence how they learn.
a. True
b. False

18. According to behaviourist theory, children learn language by imitating an adult model and having
their attempts either positively or negatively reinforced.
a. True
b. False

19. Fine motor development is the ability to receive, interpret and respond successfully to sensory
information
a. True
b. False

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20. Along with changes in body size and shape, middle childhood is also a time when children will test
their mastery of physical skills.
a. True
b. False

21. Low socioeconomic status, ethnic minority and poor housing does not affect a student’s ability to
access, and effectively use, educational services in Australia.
a. True
b. False

22. When supporting EAL/D students, the level and type of support will be determined based on a
general need of all students.
a. True
b. False

23. Integrating a student with diverse needs into the regular classroom is the sole responsibility of the
teacher.
a. True
b. False

24. It is important that any student be able to participate in planned classroom activities in the same way
as other students are expected to.
a. True
b. False

25. Inclusion and anti-discrimination is regarded as a privilege according to Australian law.

a. True
b. False

26. Labels, such as ‘the disabled’, often come with a preconceived set of beliefs or assumptions that
may or may not be accurate.
a. True
b. False

27. It is important to be aware that most students with disabilities will have similar strengths, interest
and needs.
a. True
b. False

28. Cerebral Palsy (CP) is an inherited condition.

a. True
b. False

29. Of all speech problems, articulation disorders are the most easily detected.
a. True
b. False

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30. Dyslexia has been associated with a mild intellectual disability.

a. True
b. False

31. All schools are required to have in place a behaviour management policy that clearly sets out the
procedures for managing student behaviour.
a. True
b. False

32. When a child is angry, it is very important to reason with them so that they calm down.
a. True
b. False

33. The guidance strategy to behaviour management, often results in a power assertion by adults.
a. True
b. False

34. Children and adolescents do not think the same way as adults and are not always able to express
their needs in a socially acceptable manner.
a. True
b. False

35. The classroom teacher is responsible for establishing behavioural expectations, determining
management strategies and determining consequences for unacceptable behaviour.
a. True
b. False

36. As a TA, you should report a concern about a student at risk of harm to:

a. Another TA
b. The student’s parents
c. The school’s principal
d. The police

37. The pre-employment screening designed to identify and prevent unsuitable individuals from
working in occupations where they come into direct and regular contact with children, is known
as:

a. Skills Recognition Test

b. Working with Children Check
c. Police Check
d. License Screen

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38. Contact made to an authorised department, by person or other bodies, making allegations of child
abuse or neglect, child maltreatment or harm to a child, is known as a:

a. Custody order
b. Notification
c. Guardianship order
d. Investigation

39. Someone who commits abuse in reaction to environmental factors and often behave impulsively
when overcome by temptation or a temporary failure of self-control, is known as a:

a. Opportunistic occasional perpetrator

b. Serial perpetrator
c. Situational perpetrator
d. Reactional perpetrator

40. The key to all areas of development, including social and emotional development, is:

a. Brain development
b. Relationships
c. Learning
d. Self-efficacy

41. According to Erik Erikson’s stage-based lifespan psychoanalytic theory of development, a child
develops initiative or guilt at stage:

a. 2
b. 1
c. 4
d. 3

42. According to Vygotsky, the type of speech that children use for the purpose of self-direction, self-
control and problem solving, is known as:

a. Public speech
b. Internalised speech
c. Private speech
d. Organised speech

43. Currently, how many spheres of intelligence are listed in Gardener’s Multiple Intelligence Theory?

a. 7
b. 5
c. 9
d. 8

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44. The Acronym CALD stands for:

a. Culture and Language Development

b. Culture and Linguistic Development
c. Cultural and Language Diversity
d. Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

45. Respecting diversity requires each team member to:

a. show tolerance for the opinions and beliefs of others

b. be open to new or different ideas and innovations
c. treats all members of the organisation with dignity and respect
d. all of these options

46. ‘Students are grouped in a variety of ways in order to meet specific outcomes for each student’ –
this is an explanation for which of the following indicators promoting inclusive practices:

a. Collaboration
b. Heterogeneous grouping
c. Engagement and active learning
d. Multiple ways of teaching

When you change the task to suit the needs of the student, you are making a:

a. Modification
b. Accommodation
c. Replacement
d. Assessment

47. Someone who has less than 20/200 vision in the better eye or very limited field of vision, is known
to be:

a. Totally blind
b. Low vision
c. Legally blind
d. Partially sighted

48. Adolescents tend to engage in risk-taking behaviour because:

a. of significant peer pressure to act and behave certain ways

b. the part of the brain that controls behaviour and impulse control is not fully developed
at this age
c. of the hormones released during this stage of development
d. All of these options are correct

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49. Repeatedly calling out, talking over others and out of seat behaviour, are all examples of:

a. Attention-seeking behaviour
b. Aggressive behaviour
c. Controlling behaviour
d. Immature behaviour

50. Supporting a student to develop an understanding of what is expected in terms of socially

acceptable behaviour, taking into account the individual student’s development, circumstance and
the context in which the behaviour occurs, is the definition of:

a. The Punitive Strategy

b. The Positive Strategy
c. The Guidance Strategy
d. The Consistency Strategy

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