NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, CASDASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESS WAY, JABI, ABUJA.
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
OCTOBER 2013 EXAMINATION

COURSE CODE:                                                                              ECE 313                                                                             

COURSE TITLE:                                                                             Theories and Practices of Early Childhood Education

DURATION:                                                                                     2 Hours

INSTRUCTIONS:                                                                            Answer question 1 and any other 3 questions

1a)      Imagine that you are a teacher in nursery school, one child in the school throws a tantrum whenever he wants to get his way. You have called her parents for a discussion. When you ask them as to how they deal with the child’s behaviour, they replied “oh! When he does something like that, we do as he wants. It is so much simpler to agree with him. At least there is peace after that”. How would you respond to the parents’ statement?       10 marks

b)        Give three (3) distinctions between growth and development.                                         6 marks

c)         Explain two (2) factors influencing growth and development                                           6 marks

d)        Explain the principle of cephalo-caudal development.                                                        4 marks

e)         Explain the principle of proximo-distal development                                                         4 marks

 2         Briefly describe to a layman the basic tenets of psychosocial theory of child development.                     20 marks

3a)      Mention four (4) ways in which knowledge of cognitive development inform what learning experiences to include for children in early childhood years?                                       12 marks

 b)       Briefly discuss two merits and two demerits of Montessori Method.                               8 marks

 4a)     Describe eight specific behaviours (2 per stage) that mark language development as children develop from infancy stage to age eight years old.                                                                8 marks

  b)      Mention two (2) environment factors each that could cause physical disability during the prenatal, peri-natal and post-natal period.        12 marks