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Pragmatism and Existentialism Pre-assessment

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 4mins

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Class
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1.

In his class, Teacher M always presents principles and values so as to encourage his students to examine them and decide for themselves whether to accept them or not. What kind of philosophy does he practice?

a)

Pragmatism

b)

Existentialism

2.

Existentialists believe that truth is a (x)

a)

Choice

b)

Way of life

c)

Universal Law

d)

Unchanging fact

3.

Teacher M views his students as unique, free-choosing and responsible individuals. All classroom activities revolve around the said premise. What theory underlies this?

a)

Pragmatism

b)

Existentialism

4.

Pragmatists want the teacher to be more of an instructor than a companion to their students.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Pragmatism believes in metaphysics.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

This philosophy upholds education as the process of developing awareness about the freedom of choice and the responsibility for one's choice.

a)

Pragmatism

b)

Existentialism

7.

This philosophy is concerned with learning through self-activity or learning by doing.

a)

Pragmatism

b)

Existentialism

8.

For (x), the most important thing for schools to teach is “how to question what we know and how to reconstruct what we know to match the changing world”.

a)

Pragmatism

b)

Existentialism

9.

For (x), the most important thing for schools to teach is “how to question what we know and how to reconstruct what we know to match the changing world”.

a)

Pragmatism

b)

Existentialism

10.

All of these are pragmatist steps to reflective thinking EXCEPT:

a)

The person comes up with possible solutions to the problem. 

b)

The person faces a problem that stops their progress. The person starts to think about how to solve the problem. 

c)

The person asks the opinion of a peer about how to solve the problem

d)

The individual puts emotional responses aside and breaks down the nature of the problem.

11.

Teacher K views her pupils as unique, free choosing, and responsible individuals. She plans activities where the pupil can develop his unique personality. What theory underlies this nature of the pupil?

a)

Pragmatism

b)

Existentialism