Day care Selection Test
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Please describe your experience in the daycare field to date.
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No experience
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Less than 6 months of experience
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More than 6 months of experience
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An online selection test for the position of teacher at a fictional day care. Please answer the following questions based on your knowledge, experience and skills in the day care field. Some questions may have multiple appropriate answers.
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Describe the work environment in which you are most productive.
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Calm and quiet
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Constant activity and lively
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Extremely organized
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Always changing and lacking consistency
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How would you handle a crying baby?
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Attempt to feed the baby
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Change his or her diaper
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Leave the room
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Yell for help
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Are you currently CPR Certified?
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Yes
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No
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Are you currently or in the past have you pursued a degree in early childcare by taking coursework in a related field?
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Yes
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No
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Do you currently hold a degree in early childcare or a related field (child psychology, developmental psychology)?
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Yes
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No
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How would you handle a preschool aged child using a swear word in the classroom?
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Yell at him in front of the class
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Ignore him
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Talk to his parents
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Talk to him privately
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Which best describes your organizational style?
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My days are planned to the minute
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I act spur of the moment most of the time
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I plan events but allow for flexibility
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When is the best time to meet with a parent about a concern you have for their child?
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As they are dropping their child off
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When they are picking their child up
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At a scheduled time
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Describe any experience you have with planning curriculum for young children.
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None
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I have planned a weekly curriculum for young children
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I have planned a monthly curriculum for young children
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I have planned a curriculum for school aged students (K-12)
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What do you feel is the main purpose of a day care?
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To foster development
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To provide a safe environment for learning
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To provide a place to play while parents are at work
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Describe what situation would motivate you the most.
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An upcoming evaluation from a boss
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Self-set goals to improve the classroom
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A recent poor evaluation from a boss
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A desire to present an organized classroom environment
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Describe your ideal boss.
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Hands-off; allows employees to create a solution
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Expects many rules to be followed
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Gives a detailed description of what to do in many situations
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Describe how you are most likely to deal with a stressful situation in the classroom.
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Leave the room
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Call for help
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Complain to a parent
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Discuss with the boss
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Oct 06, 2008Quiz Created by
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