Unit 6: Special Issues in Early Childhood Assessment – Discussion

 

All of us have witnessed problem behavior in a variety of settings. Many people are familiar with this situation in the checkout line at the grocery store!

 

minimum of 100 or more words in your response.

 

A four-year-old child walks to the checkout line with her mother and asks, “Mommy, can I have some candy?” Mom, says, “No, it is almost dinner time.” The child proceeds to scream, cry, and kick for several minutes. Mom then gives in and buys her the candy. The little girl quits crying and happily eats the candy.

 

Using the A-B-C’s of Behavior you learned in this week’s Web Resources, analyze this situation and discuss what you hypothesize is happening. Thoroughly explain your reasoning in order to defend your answer.

 

You need to specifically discuss:

 

What is the antecedent (A) of the behavior?

 

Address any “setting” events affected the antecedent, and if so how.

 

What is the behavior (B) under study in objective, measureable terms?

 

What is the consequence (C) that is maintaining the behavior?

 

What is your hypothesized function of the behavior (e.g., what is the child trying to GET or ESCAPE from)? Support your hypothesis.

 

When responding to classmates, be sure to give specific feedback as to why you either agree or disagree with your classmate’s analysis of the situation.

 

Seminar 2:

 

minimum of 200 – 250 words in your response.

 

1.       
What are some of the key terms in art and architecture? Select three key terms, and provide an explanation, in your own words, of what these terms mean. Why is it important to learn more about art and architecture?

 

2.       
Who are some of the key figures of 20th and 21st Century art movements? What is the purpose of art?

 

3.       
Look at the painting in the text by Wassily Kandinsky (Plate 8). What is your reaction to this work? What do you think it means?