Pedagogy: Early Childhood (Birth to Grade 3)

Test Framework Worksheet

Check this box if the course listed above covers the content described by this objective

This worksheet allows users to map the test framework to the curriculum by entering up to five courses in the course name fields, and checking the boxes if the content of the course covers the information described by the test objectives in the rows below.
Subarea	Objective Number	Objective Description
Subtest 1: Test Code 219
Subarea I. Development, Learning, and Diversity Multiple-Choice Questions: 25 Test Weight: 50%	0001	Understand development from birth through age eight and how to support young children's physical, social, emotional, moral, language, cognitive, and creative development.
	0002	Understand learning processes and how to promote young children's learning and achievement.
	0003	Understand diversity among young children and how to meet the needs of young children with diverse backgrounds and characteristics and promote all young children's learning and achievement.
Subarea II. Developmentally Appropriate Learning Environments Multiple-Choice Questions: 25 Test Weight: 50%	0004	Understand how to establish a safe, inclusive, and positive learning environment for young children that encourages positive social interaction, active engagement, and self-motivation.
	0005	Understand how to create an organized and productive learning environment for young children that promotes all young children's participation and learning.
	0006	Understand how to use effective verbal, nonverbal, and media communication techniques to promote active inquiry, learning, collaboration, and supportive interaction in early learning environments.
Subtest 2: Test Code 220
Subarea I. Assessment, Curriculum, and Instruction Multiple-Choice Questions: 25 Test Weight: 50%	0007	Understand various types of assessment and evaluation; relationships among assessment, instruction, and learning; and the use of assessment to ensure young children's continuous development and achievement of defined standards and goals.
	0008	Understand how to use effective planning procedures to design effective, differentiated, and developmentally appropriate curriculum and learning experiences for young children.
	0009	Understand how to implement differentiated and developmentally appropriate instruction for young children that promotes all young children's progress and fosters the development of thinking, problem-solving, and performance skills.
Subarea II. Professional Roles and Responsibilities Multiple-Choice Questions: 25 Test Weight: 50%	0010	Understand how to communicate and interact effectively with all types of families to support and enhance young children's learning and well-being.
	0011	Understand how to communicate, collaborate, and interact effectively with colleagues and the community in support of young children's learning and well-being.
	0012	Understand the historical, philosophical, and social foundations of early childhood education; the rights and responsibilities of educators, young children, and parents/guardians; and legal and ethical guidelines for educators in Minnesota, including the pursuit of ongoing professional development to improve practice.

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