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Philosophy of Education

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT one of the five philosophies?
a)
Progressivism
b)
Existentialism
c)
Careerism
d)
Social Reconstructionism
2.
What approach does essentialism believe in?
a)
back-to-basics
b)
pragmatism
c)
scaffolding
d)
behaviorism
3.
Which philosophy recommends that students learn from the Great Books? 
a)
Progressivism
b)
Existentialism
c)
Essentialism
d)
Perennialism
4.
Uses lessons that both intellectually and emotionsally stir students about the inequities that surround them.
a)
Social Reconstructionist
b)
Essentialist
c)
Perennialist
d)
Progressivist
5.

“Specialization is knowing more and more about less and less”. Then it is better to be a generalist, claim Teacher Lani. On which philosophy does Teacher Lani lean?

a)

Perennialism

b)

Essentialism

c)

Progressivism

d)

Existentialism

6.

Teachers role would be as facilitator: assisting students to focus their questions, develop strategy, help organize visit while collecting data on social problems.

a)

Progressivism

b)

Essentialism

c)

Social Reconstructionism

d)

Existentialism

7.

What are the major branches of Philosophy

a)

Metaphysic, logic, logistic and Epistemology

b)

Scientific , logic and analytic

c)

Metaphysic, logic , epistemology and axiology

8.

What is the meaning of Philosophia?

a)

Love and stigma

b)

Love and Wisdom

c)

wisdom and brilliant

d)

love, wisdom and hateful

9.

SITUATION

In a faculty development program, teachers were asked what school should do to help develop the learners. The responses of the teachers could be grouped into five:


Group 1- School should be back to the basic; they should teach the 3 R’s.

Group 2- Schools should develop in the student’s appreciation of the humanities. This way,

they become highly rational and moral.

Group 3 - School they become enlightened and intelligent citizens of a democratic society.

Group 4- School should teach students to make responsible choices and be made accountable for such choices.

Group 5 – School should develop in the students the ability to adapt to a chaning world.


Question

What can be said of teachers in Group 1? The group adheres to ____ philosophy of education.

a)

an essentialist

b)

a reconstructionist

c)

a progressivist

d)

a perennialist

10.

If your students appear to be more interested in a topic outside your planned lesson for the day, you set aside your lesson plan for that day and take the opportunity to discuss the topic of particular interest to your students. strike the iron while it is hot! Which philosophy governs your action?

a)

EXISTENTIALISM

b)

PERENNIALISM

c)

PROGRESSIVISM

d)

ESSENTIALISM