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Philosophical Foundations

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which does not refer to Philosophy?

a)

A theory of education

b)

A study of human behavior

c)

An unusually stubborn attempt to think clearly

d)

A doctrine of values, meaning and purposes of human life

2.

Which philosophy is the basis for the development of essential skills like reading, writing and arithmetic?

a)

Idealism

b)

Essentialism

c)

Progressivism

d)

Existentialism

3.

All schools of thought below are considered traditional or old. Which is not?

a)

contemporary

b)

Classical

c)

conservative

d)

conventional

4.

Which is not a philosophy from the east?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Shintoism

c)

Christianism

d)

Confucianis

5.

The proponents of Idealism are:

a)

Aristotle & Milton

b)

Adler & Hutchins

c)

Plato and Erasmus

d)

James & Dewey

6.

Who is not a perennialist?

a)

St. Thomas Aquinas

b)

Mortimer Adler

c)

Robert Hutchins

d)

Francis Bacon

7.

An area of philosophy which recognizes the significance of education.

a)

logic

b)

epistemology

c)

axiology

d)

metaphysis

8.

Ms. Lalunio, an English teacher discussed an appreciation lesson about Mayon Volcano. Which area of Philosophy is this?

a)

logic

b)

metaphysics

c)

aesthetics

d)

moral

9.

Teacher Mari Toni always asks her students to memorize and recite poems and speeches they have studied in her literature class. What kind of a teacher is she?

a)

Idealist or Essentialist

b)

Realist

c)

Pragmatist

d)

Naturalist

10.

Which of the following beliefs is very realist?

a)

reality is spirit

b)

knowledge is derived from sense experience

c)

values are eternal

d)

goodness is to be found in oneself

11.

The environment of education should be life itself, where the learners experience living, not to prepare for it. Which philosophy is shown in this belief?

a)

Idealism

b)

Progressivism

c)

Pragmatism

d)

Realism

12.

Which oriental philosophy teaches about the golden rule?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Taoism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Shintoism

13.

Which school of thought strengthen the belief that the means and ends of education must be completely refashioned to meet the demands of the present cultural crisis...This is the theory of:

a)

existentialism

b)

perennialism

c)

progressivism

d)

reconstructionism

14.

The methods and learning activities employed by a teacher which call for testing or verifying hypotheses is:

a)

inductive

b)

experimental

c)

deductive

d)

dialectic

15.

That philosophy which stresses that knowledge is the result of successful scientific inquiry is:

a)

idealism

b)

realism

c)

pragmatism

d)

perennialism

16.

When a teacher always consults the students whenever decisions have to be made; like number in a school program; class costume for the intrams, etc. He /She is:

a)

an essentialist

b)

an existentialist

c)

a progressivist

d)

a reconstructivist

17.

Ms. Apostol uses lecture, method whenever she has to tackle long lessons in history. This logic behind this practice is:

a)

idealism

b)

realism

c)

naturalism

d)

experimentalism

18.

Mrs. Karen Kim asks her fourth year high school son. What course he would like to take. She is in a little way applying:

a)

perennialism

b)

essentialism

c)

progressivism

d)

existentialism

19.

The manner of teaching from a theory or principle to specific examples and true-to-life situations is called:

a)

deductive

b)

inductive

c)

problem solving

d)

experimentation

20.

It is considered as the oldest form of systematic, scholarly inquiry is:

a)

psychology

b)

sociology

c)

philosophy

d)

theology

21.

The belief which emphasizes that human beings are capable of improving and perfecting their environment belongs to:

a)

perennialism

b)

progressivism

c)

reconstructionism

d)

essentialism

22.

Which of the following statements expresses perennialism?

a)

Anything consist with nature is valuable

b)

Act of knowledge takes place in the mind

c)

Experiencing determines knowledge

d)

Goodness is to be found in rationality itself

23.

The curriculum which makes the school adopt approaches that seek a variety of methods to take education more responsive to human/social needs is based on the ideas of:

a)

Social Reconstructionism

b)

Japanese Philosophy

c)

Muslim Scripture

d)

Social Realism

24.

Increasing the time for basic subjects to facilitate culturation of basic literacy by providing basic and needed essential skills is anchored on the philosophy.

a)

reconstructionism

b)

perennialism

c)

essentialism

d)

progressivism

25.

Involving students in extension activities such as community projects makes them aware of the people's needs and problems, suggest ways to minimize them if not totally solve them is identified with:

a)

social realism

b)

social reconstructionism

c)

social philosophy

d)

social responsibility

26.

The rationale of student performance as contained on DECS Order No. 70, s. 1998 is explained by the principle of personhood or structure of the self which is under the philosophy of_.

a)

idealism

b)

pragmatism

c)

essentialism

d)

existentialism

27.

A systematic analysis of the question of ultimate reality is one of the school of thoughts area called_.

a)

logic

b)

axcology

c)

metaphysics

d)

epistemology

28.

It refers to traditional or back-to-the basics approach to education:

a)

essentialism

b)

progressivism

c)

realism

d)

experimentalism

29.

A great German philosopher and a strong moralist.

a)

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi

b)

Johann Fredrick Herbart

c)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

d)

John Locke

30.

Which oriental teaching is behind this statement, "Others who have not followed the will of Allah, will suffer in fire and heat"?

a)

Shintoism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam