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MAED-Philosophy

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An Athenian and Greek philosopher who is an idealist and reconstructionist.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Archimedes

2.

Any philosopher who looks at changing the world, developing humanity, and the human soul through socialism is called ____________________.

a)

Idealist

b)

Socialist

c)

Reconstructionsit

d)

Communist

3.

Social reconstructionism is also called?

a)

Critical Theory

b)

Critical Thinking

c)

Critical Pedagogy

d)

Both A and B

e)

Both A and C

4.

Which of the following is NOT a role of the teacher in the Social Reconstructionism philosophy?

a)

Take an active leadership role in helping students clarify their own social concerns

b)

Create a democratic environment so that lessons and topics may be discussed, debated, and student voices will be heard

c)

Involve the students in discussions of moral dilemmas to understand the implications of one’s actions

d)

Individually select objectives and social priorities

5.

Which of the following is NOT a role of the student in the Social Reconstruction philosophy?

a)

Encouraged to think critically about the world in which they live in and how it can be changed for the better

b)

Learn how to be problem solvers and decision makers.

c)

Make lessons that both intellectually inform and emotionally stir the inequities of their surrounding

d)

Promote careful thinking by concern for free discussion, respect for personality, self-reliance, and vision

6.

Educational philosopher of the 20th century and founder of the Social Reconstructionism.

a)

George Sylvester Counts

b)

Paulo Freire

c)

Theodore Brameld

d)

Sylvestre Bugg

7.

A proponent of Social Reconstructionism that believes that systems must be changed to overcome oppression and improve human conditions.

(a)  

8.

An early proponent of the progressive education movement of John Dewey

a)

George S. Counts

b)

Sylvestre Bugg

c)

Theodore Brameld

d)

Paulo Freire

9.

Paulo Freire quoted that " (a)   does not changes the world. It changes people."

10.

Social Reconstructionism is a philosophy of education referring to an approach to teaching that strives to bring about a (a)   in society