Principles of Child Development and Learning in Early Childhood Education
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What do advances in neuroscience over the last two decades provide insights about?

  • The implications of technology on neural connections
  • The impact of environment on adult brain development
  • The processes of early brain development (correct)
  • The role of genetics in early childhood education
  • When are neural connections in the brain established most rapidly?

  • Middle adulthood
  • Early childhood (correct)
  • Late adulthood
  • Adolescence
  • What is the basis for all thought, communication, and learning?

  • Neural connections in the brain (correct)
  • Biological characteristics of a child
  • Environmental influences on a child
  • Social interactions during early childhood
  • What do NAEYC’s guidelines and recommendations for developmentally appropriate practice reflect?

    <p>An extensive research base</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what period are the processes of forming new neural connections and pruning most consequential?

    <p>First three years of life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do advances in neuroscience over the last two decades provide new insights about?

    <p>The processes of early brain development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When are neural connections in the brain established most rapidly?

    <p>In early childhood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What reflects an extensive research base that is only partially referenced in NAEYC’s guidelines?

    <p>Nine principles for developmentally appropriate practice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the complex interplay between a child’s biological characteristics and the environment shape?

    <p>Development and learning processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the processes of forming new neural connections and pruning continue throughout?

    <p>A person’s lifespan</p> Signup and view all the answers

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