Philo Educ 101

The premise that society is in need of constant change belongs to:

• pragmatism

• reconstructionism

• realism

• behaviorism

He was considered as the founder of social reconstructionism.

• George Counts

• Theodore Brameld

• Karl Marx

• John Dewey

One method of this philosophy of education is to direct the attention of learners toward arousing interest in public activism.

• pragmatism

• reconstructionism

• realism

• behaviorism

John Dewey did not champion radical solutions.

• True

• False

 

These philosophers believe that knowledge acquired through the senses is true.

• idealists

• pragmatists

• realists

• reconstructionists

According to Aristotle, all things have a rational position or purpose, and a person who follows a true purpose leads a rational life of moderation, avoiding extremes.

• pragmatism

• syllogism

• Golden Mean

• dialectical materialism

This philosopher believed that the mind is like a "tabula rasa" or a blank sheet of paper.

• John Locke

• Francis Bacon

• John Dewey

• Theodore Brameld

One cardinal objective of this philosophy of education is "to know thyself."

• realism

• idealism

• pragmatism

• reconstructionism

In general, _____ believes that ideas are the only true reality.

• realism

• phenomenology

• idealism

• postmodernism

The role of the teacher in this philosophy of education is to be a subject matter expert.

• pragmatism

• realism

• existentialism

• postmodernism