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Child Development I:Prenatal And Infancy Question Paper

Child Development I:Prenatal And Infancy

Course:Diploma In Early Childhood Development And Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENY ATT A UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL BASED (SSP)
UNIVERSITY KUMINATIONS
2007/2008
EXAMINATION FOR DIPLOMA IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
ECD 012:
CHILD DEVELOPMENT I : PRENATAL AND INFANCY
DATE: Thursday, 3rd January, 2008
TIME: 10.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer ALL questions in Section A and choose TWO from Section B.
SECTION A: 30 marks
1.
Citing examples describe three environmental factors that may influence prenatal development negatively. (6 marks)
2.
Explain three ways you would advice a traditional birth attendant to consider incase of labour complications. (6 marks)
3.
Briefly describe five signs that would tell you an infant is conscious. (5 marks)
4.
Citing examples, describe two types of attachment that infants develop towards parents or caregivers. (4 marks)
5.
Citing examples, explain three ways in which infants signal their wish to interact with parents. (6 marks)
6.
The sex of the child is decided at conception. Briefly explain. (3 marks)

SECTION B: 40 marks
7.
a)
What is cognition? (2 marks)
b)
Discuss, piaget's explanation of cognitive development during infancy. (12 marks)
c)
How would parents and caregivers assist infants in enhancing their cognitive development? (6 marks)
8.
a)
What is temperament? (2 marks)
b)
As the child develops in the social context, the individual experiences increasingly influence the nature and expression of temperament. Citing examples, describe six temperamental characteristics of infants. (12 marks)
c)
Explain three ways parents and caregivers can assist in shaping the wayan infant expresses himself or herself. (6 marks)
9.
a)
Citing examples, describe the stages of productive language development, during infancy. ( 12 marks)
b)
Explain how parents and caregivers can assist in enhancing language development during infancy. (8 marks)
10.
a)
Prenatal development goes through three stages. Explain in details what happens in each of the stages. (12 marks)
b)
How would you advise pregnant mothers to ensure that there is proper development of the foetus? (8 marks)

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