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Pragmatism Group 3

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

What teaching method is MOST aligned with pragmatism?

a)

Learning by doing and problem-solving.

b)

Lecture method only.

c)

Memorization and recitation.

d)

Strict discipline and obedience.

2.

Which statement best reflects John Dewey’s view of education?

a)

Education is controlling students to do tasks to be able to learn.

b)

Education is memorization of important facts.

c)

Education is life itself and should be experiential.

d)

Education should follow fixed and absolute truths.

3.

He is a brilliant American philosopher, logician, mathematician and scientist and many people consider him as the Father of Pragmatism?

a)

William James

b)

C.S Peirce

c)

John Dewey

d)

Aristotle

4.

A pragmatist teacher is MOST likely to say:

a)

“Follow my instructions without question.”

b)

“Knowledge never changes.”

c)

"Students must strictly follow the rules"

d)

“Let’s test this idea and see how it works in practice.”

5.

Which of the following best describes the main idea of pragmatism?

a)

Truth is eternal and unchanging.

b)

Truth is what works and proves useful in practice.

c)

Truth can only be discovered through memorization.

d)

Truth is determined by authority.

6.

It is a political and moral ideology that emphasizes individual rights, freedom, and equality. It's rooted in the belief that individuals should be free to make choices about their lives, as long as those choices don't harm others.

a)

Counter Philosophy

b)

Humanistic Philosophy

c)

Liberal Philosophy

d)

Philosophical Theory

7.

What did John Dewey denounced?

a)

Passive learning

b)

Active learning

c)

Core Learning

d)

Kinetic Learning

8.

It is the view that human thought and behavior are shaped by our biological evolution and environmental contexts.

a)

Pragmatic Maxim

b)

Biological Pragmatism

c)

Humanistic Pragmatism

d)

Pragmatism

9.

This approach significantly influences American philosophy and later evolved through the works of William James and John Dewey.

a)

Practical consequences and method

b)

William's knowledge is tested through experimentation and scientific inquiry

c)

Dewey's Experiential learning

d)

Pierce's Pragmatic Maxim

10.

Whats is John Dewey's famous quote?

a)

"What concrete difference will its being true make in anyone's actual life​"

b)

"Education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself."

c)

"What we think we become is what we really are."

d)

"If you really want to make an apple pie from scratch you first have to create the universe"