FE | Philosophical Roots and Modern Education (3)

Idealism emphasizes the importance of ideas as they are eternal and unchanging.

• True

• False

Teachers need to be an expert in their own subject, and there is only one truth, which is the teachers’ knowledge.

• Idealism

• Realism

Postmodernism emphasizes: - Students need to see the bias behind the documents they read. - Question what you learn. - We need to learn how to solve problems.

• Students need to see the bias behind the documents they read.

• Question what you learn.

• We need to learn how to solve problems.

Teachers ought to be hopeful and believe that students will be able to do their best through teachers’ guiding them.

• Idealism

• Realism

Existentialism emphasizes: - You are who you choose to be. - We can be unique in our own ways. - Learning stories and biography show us to know who we are.

• You are who you choose to be.

• We can be unique in our own ways.

• Learning stories and biography show us to know who we are.

Teachers should continue asking more questions to improve students’ answer if the students cannot give the correct answer on their first try.

• Idealism

• Realism

The data received from this quiz is very important for teachers to understand whether students have learned the important parts of the lesson or not.

• Idealism

• Realism

Pragmatism emphasizes: - Things change all the time. - Conducting research shows us what is right. - Testing only tests how good the students are at taking the test and not using the skills.

• Things change all the time.

• Conducting research shows us what is right.

• Testing only tests how good the students are at taking the test and not using the skills.

According to Existentialism, one must not be given too much knowledge regarding the choices they have as it will complicate their decision-making process.

• True

• False

The lesson is conducted deductively.

• Idealism

• Realism