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Philosophies/Theories of Education

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

It is the more traditional or conventional approach — the teacher functions in the familiar role of classroom lecturer, presenting information to the students, who are expected to passively receive the knowledge being presented.

a)

student-centered approach

b)

teacher-centered approach

2.

The teacher is still the classroom authority figure but functions as more of a coach or facilitator as students embrace a more active and collaborative role in their own learning.

a)

student-centered approach

b)

teacher-centered approach

3.

Students work alone, missing potential opportunities to share the process of discovery with their peers.

a)

student-centered approach

b)

teacher-centered approach

4.

A student-centered classroom may be rigid or structured.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

Student-centered philosophies focus more on training individual students.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

John Dewey is the proponent of ______.

a)

Progressivism

b)

Social Reconstructionism

c)

Existentialism

7.

This theory of education enables every individual to develop his unique qualities, to harness his potentialities and cultivate his individualities.

a)

Progressivism

b)

Social Reconstructionism

c)

Existentialism

8.

______ believes that students need to be prepared for the world.

a)

John Dewey

b)

Jean-Paul Sartre

c)

George Count

9.

It promotes world social progress, focuses on world events, controversial issues, and develops a vision for a new better world.

a)

Progressivism

b)

Social Reconstructionism

c)

Existentialism

10.

It is a theory of education that is concerned with "learning by doing"

a)

Progressivism

b)

Social Reconstructionism

c)

Existentialism