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Philosophies of Education_AF

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is rooted in the ideas of Aristotle

a)

Idealism

b)

Realism

c)

Perennialism

d)

Humanism

2.

The philosophy that opposed the inclusion of non-academic subject in the curriculum because they defeat the primary purpose of the school.

a)

Perennialism

b)

Social Reconstructionism

c)

Existentialism

d)

Realism

3.

The philosophy that advocates the reality is outside of our minds.

a)

Essentialism

b)

Idealism

c)

Realism

d)

Progressivism

4.

A teacher centered philosophy that adheres the belief that the basic skills of literacy (reading and writing ) as well as subject matter knowledge should be develop in school.

a)

Progressivism

b)

Perennialism

c)

Essentialism

d)

Idealism

5.

Philosophy that emphasizes the subjectivity of human experience.

a)

Social Reconstructionism

b)

Existentialism

c)

Progressivism

d)

Idealism

6.

Philosophy that believe perfect knowledge of the ideal resided outside human as an Absolute or as God.

a)

Realism

b)

Pragmatism

c)

Idealism

d)

Essentialism

7.

Teacher that belongs to reform movement that opposed traditional education. They were against Authoritarian teachers, Book- based Instruction.

a)

Pragmatism

b)

Perennialism

c)

Progressivism

d)

Realism

8.

A philosophy that believes people are responsible for their social condition. They have power to take control of their lives, improve human conditions.

a)

Progressivism

b)

Realism

c)

Existentialism

d)

Social Reconstructionism

9.

Philosophy that believe teachers should lead exemplary lives and model of students to imitate.

a)

Idealism

b)

Essentialism

c)

Realism

d)

Existentialism

10.

Philosophy that believes that their role is to sharpen the students intellectual power and enhance their moral qualities.

a)

Pragmatism

b)

Perennialism

c)

Progressivism

d)

Essentialism

11.

Believes that the teacher should have mastery of the knowledge and skills they teach.

a)

Existentialism

b)

Progressivism

c)

Social Reconstructionism

d)

Essentialism

12.

Believe that students should be trained to philosophies, to question, and to participate dialogues about the meaning of life.

a)

Essentialism

b)

Idealism

c)

Realism

d)

Existentialism

13.

Believes that the child should be free to develop naturally.

a)

Realism

b)

Idealism

c)

Progressivism

d)

Pragmatism

14.

Philosophy that believes that on top of hierarchy are the most important subject that cultivate abstract thinking.

a)

Idealism

b)

Essentialism

c)

Progressivism

d)

Existentialism

15.

A teacher centered philosophy that adheres the belief that the basic skills of literacy (reading and writing ) as well as subject matter knowledge should be develop in school.

a)

Progressivism

b)

Perennialism

c)

Essentialism

d)

Idealism

16.

A philosophy that believes people are responsible for their social condition. They have power to take control of their lives, improve human conditions.

a)

Progressivism

b)

Realism

c)

Existentialism

d)

Social Reconstructionism

17.

Asserts that knowledge can not be handed from the teacher to the student but must be constructed by each learner through a constant flow of information.

a)

Constructivism

b)

Behaviorism

c)

Scaffolding

d)

Psychology

18.
Student centered classrooms; computer simulations, field trips and interactive websites on the Internet offer realistic learning challenges.
a)
Progressivism
b)
Essentialism
c)
Social Reconstructionism
d)
Existentialism
19.
What approach does essentialism believe in?
a)
back-to-basics
b)
pragmatism
c)
scaffolding
d)
behaviorism
20.

Teacher centered classroom; lectures are rare in this school and great books are the center of study.

a)

Perennialist

b)

Pragmatist

c)

Progressivist

d)

Existentialist

21.

Reformer who believes that people learn best through social interaction in the real world, a progressivist.

a)

William Bagley

b)

Bell Hooks

c)

Robert Hutchins

d)

John Dewey

22.

Each teacher's statement of his or her beliefs about teaching and learning.

a)

Schema

b)

Manipulative

c)

Teaching Philosophy

d)

Teaching Bias

23.

Derived from the belief that free will is an illusion and that human beings are shaped entirely by their environment.

a)

Idealism

b)

Behaviorism

c)

Existentialism

d)

Psychology

24.

A French Philosophy, an exponent of a philosophy of existence known as Existentialism.

a)

Jean Paul-Sartre

b)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

c)

Baron de Montesquieu

25.

An employer gave each of his employers a task to finish within the week. At the end of the week, some of them had completed the task and some had not. The employer gave the employees who finished the task a day off, while the employees who did not finish received an extra, more difficult task. The employer provided...

a)

Positive reinforcement and positive punishment

b)

Positive reinforcement and negative punishment

c)

Negative reinforcement and positive punishment

26.

A little kid does not like his food,so he throws it on the ground,making a mess.His mother makes him clean it up all by himself and does not do it again.In this case,the mother provided...

a)

Positive reinforcement

b)

Negative reinforcement

c)

Positive punishment

d)

Negative punishment

27.

In this philosophy, the role of a teacher is to initiates the act of education and influences the lives of his learners throughout his own life.

a)

Pragmatism

b)

Existentialism

c)

Behaviorism

28.

According to behaviorism, learning...

a)

is the acquisition of new behavior

b)

involves the acquisition and reorganization of cognitive structures

c)

is search for meeting

29.

Where could we see behaviorism applied?

a)

Potty training children

b)

Receiving a promotion at work

c)

Teaching tricks to pets

d)

All of the above

30.

Do essentialists aim to teach students to reconstruct society?

a)

Yes

b)

No

31.

Are the students’ interests and needs considered in a progressivist curriculum?

a)

Yes

b)

No

32.

Does the progressivist curriculum focus mainly on facts and concepts?

a)

Yes

b)

No

33.

Are the perennialist teachers concerned with the students’ mastery of the fundamental skills?

a)

Yes

b)

No

34.

Do the perennialist teachers see the wisdom of ancient, medieval, and modern times?

a)

Yes

b)

No

35.

Is the perennialist curriculum geared towards specialization?

a)

Yes

b)

No

36.

Do behaviorist teachers spend their time teaching their students on how to respond favorably to various environmental stimuli?

a)

Yes

b)

No

37.

John Dewey is the proponent of ______.

a)

Progressivism

b)

Social Reconstructionism

c)

Existentialism

38.
Student centered classroom; limited minds or poor could acquire skills to regain control of their lives and influence the social and economic forces that licked them in poverty.
a)
Progressivism
b)
Essentialism
c)
Social Reconstructionism
d)
Existentialism
39.
Student centered classroom; subject matter takes second place to helping students determine and appreciate themselves as unique individuals.
a)
Existentialist
b)
Social Reconstructionist
c)
Perennialist
d)
Essentialist
40.

Man is born as tabula rasa (empty slate). Human is not born with knowledge or anything according to :

a)

John Dewey

b)

John Locke

c)

Aristotle

d)

Soren Kierkegaard

41.

William Bagley and E.D. Hirsch are major proponents of ___

a)

Existentialism

b)

Progressivism

c)

Essentialism

d)

Constructivism

42.

Soren Kierkegaard and Jean Paul Sartre are proponents of ___

a)

Progressivism

b)

Perennialism

c)

Essentialism

d)

Existentialism

43.

Operant Conditioning was proposed by___

a)

BF Skinner

b)

Ivan Pavlov

c)

Thomas Moore

d)

David Myers

44.

Theodore Brameld and George Counts are the people behind__

a)

constructivism

b)

existentialism

c)

social reconstructionism

d)

essentialism

45.

Learning by Doing

a)

Progressivism

b)

Constructivism

c)

Essentialism

d)

Perennialism