WorksheetsPost Modernism - Short Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is postmodernism?
It is experimenting with representations of reality
A pluralistic worldview that states that there is no one truth but rather multiple subjective interpretations and all individual truths have equal opportunity.
It is a change from current modern perspective of education.
The simplification of form and the elimination of ornament
He is the father of the difficult deconstruction method. He is a French intellectual who became one of the most celebrated and notoriously difficult philosophers of the late 20th century.
Michael Foucalt
Jacques Derrida
Jean-Francois Lyotard
Frederic Jameson
A French philosopher who examined the theories of, and relationship between, truth and power. He established the presence of episteme in phiosophy.
He claimed that there is not one universal truth, but several truths, unique to each individual.
Michael Foucalt
Martin Heidegger
Friedrich Nietzsche
Jacques Derrida
This theory emphasizes the uniqueness of each student and allows them to create their own environment to learn.
Empty Slate Theory
Deconstruction Theory
Modern Educational Theory
Postmodern Educational Theory
Which of the following is not being valued by postmodern education?
The importance of emotions
Allowing for diversity: expression of different cultures and values
The importance of sexualization
The importance of creativity: encourages different ways of thinking
Postmodernist educators believe that there is no (a) .
Postmodernist educators embrace and encourage (a) .
A student-centered classroom does not involve opportunities for social interaction, independent investigations and study and the expression of creativity as well as provision for different learning styles.
TRUE
FALSE
The postmodern view emphasizes tolerance and respect for other cultures.
TRUE
FALSE
Postmodernists regard the environment highly and so they encourage students to form nature clubs where they do not learn the importance of a good and clean environment as well as how not to take good care of it.
TRUE
FALSE
