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Philosophy and Philosophical Orientations of Education

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is an area of philosophy which asks about the nature of reality

a)

Axiology

b)

Ontology

c)

Metaphysics

d)

Cosmology

2.

It is sometimes called ethics, but broader than ethics alone

a)

Epistemology

b)

Ontology

c)

Metaphysics

d)

Axiology

3.

How we know, think, and learn or change.

a)

Cosmology

b)

Ontology

c)

Epistemology

d)

Phenomenology

4.

A discipline of philosophy that looks at how individuals understand their own experiences.

a)

Phenomenology

b)

Metaphysics

c)

Ontology

d)

Axiology

5.

Metaphysics focuses on questions of being and cosmology examines _____ ______

(a)  

6.

This philosophical orientation questions the possibility of a singular, unified entity called adult education. In this sense, it both embodies critical approaches to education and also negates them.

a)

Realism

b)

Postmodernism

c)

Existentialism

d)

Pragmatism

7.

Contrary to common understanding, this philosophical orientation's approach to knowledge is based in the rational, in argument, and in discourse.

Hint: Socrates and Plato! :)

a)

Idealism

b)

Realism

c)

Existentialism

d)

Postmodernism

8.

Progressivism and Social Reconstructionism are sometimes tied to this philosophical orientation.

a)

Postmodernism

b)

Idealism

c)

Realism

d)

Pragmatism

9.

"If it can be observed, then it is part of an observable truth"

Which philosophical orientation is most clearly reflected in this statement?

a)

Idealism

b)

Pragmatism

c)

Realism

d)

Postmodernism

10.

"Knowing and truth are contingent; that is, there is no one truth, but rather many"

Which philosophical orientation is most clearly reflected in this statement?

a)

Idealism

b)

Existentialism

c)

Realism

d)

Postmoderninsm