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WorksheetsPre - Test (PRAGMATISM)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2mins
In Pragmatism, the following words are being used EXCEPT _______.
action
practice
values
activity
One of his most important contributions to the study of pragmatism is his concern with religion, who is he?
Charles Sanders Peirce
William James
F.C.S. Schiller
John Dewey
Pragmatists stressed that school subjects should be woven around the child’s _________.
experiments
families
activities
theory
To pragmatism, child learns best when he performs some action along with the theoretical knowledge of a subject.
True
False
What form of Pragmatism states that, only those things or principles are true which satisfy the needs, requirements, aspirations and objectives of human beings and cater to the welfare of mankind?
Biological Pragmatism
Experimental Pragmatism
Humanistic Pragmatism
None of these
Pragmatism condemns enforced discipline.
True
False
One of the aims of education in pragmatism is ________.
To provide educational opportunities for the parents
To enable the child to discover the truth himself
To reform and reconstruct the school
To develop practical skills
As a basis for school practice pragmatism supports pre-determined and pre-ordained objectives and curriculums.
True
False
Pragmatist philosophy treats truth as permanent and objective.
True
False
What principle of Pragmatism states that, Man is a social being. He is born in society and all his development takes place in society.
Emphasis on social and democratic value
Emphasis on the principle of utility
Opposition to social customs and traditions
Importance of man power
