Education 2020 Weekly Quiz 4 – Flashcards

Having a clear educational philosophy can help teachers to ________. A. navigate the politics of working with parents B. determine when a student should be punished C. make appropriate decisions in the middle of a lesson D. adequately prepare for promotions

An understanding of philosophy of education is important for all of the following reasons except ________. A. to help you decipher complex political forces affecting schools B. to help you enhance your professionalism in teaching C. to help your interviewing skills when pursuing a position D. to help you better evaluate proposals for school change

Philosophy is concerned with ________. A. identifying the basic truths about being, knowledge, and conduct B. understanding societal behaviors and causation C. processing the teachings of the past D. learning about the teachings of famous philosophers

Metaphysics has important implications for education because ________. A. the school curriculum is based on what we know about human learning B. instruction in values is essential to a happy life C. the school curriculum is based on what we know about reality D. instruction in learning theory is central to teacher education

Epistemological questions focus on ________. A. courage to do the right thing B. knowledge C. reality D. values

Axiology highlights the fact that teachers have an interest not only in how much students learn, but also in the ________. A. depth of student understanding B. nature of reality C. origin of student learning D. quality of life that comes from knowledge

The branch of axiology known as aesthetics is concerned with ________. A. questions of being B. sources of human knowledge C. issues of classroom reality D. values related to beauty

Logic is the area of philosophy that deals with ________. A. issues of the origin of values B. the process of reasoning C. questions of ultimate existence D. matters related to final knowledge

According to the text, all of the following are major philosophical orientations to teaching except ________. A. behaviorism B. existentialism C. perennialism D. essentialism

In the progressively oriented classroom, the teacher serves as ________. A. an instructor charged with explaining the great axioms of the human experience B. a guide whose primary responsibility is to facilitate student learning C. a facilitator to help students discover meaning in existence D. the active provider of information to an essentially passive audience

Existential philosophy is unique in that it ________. A. focuses on the past experiences of the human race B. focuses on the experiences of the individual C. brings students into contact with the great artists and literary works of the past D. brings students to the realization that they can change the world

What teachers believe about students is based on ________. A. the views of teaching peers B. school district policies C. their unique life experiences D. their views of their own children

All of the following areas of philosophy are of central concern to teachers except ________. A. axiology B. metaphysics C. cosmology D. epistemology

Perennialism views truth as ________. A. constant B. beyond human comprehension C. relativistic D. in a state of constant change

When Dewey refers to the general theory of education, he is referencing ________. A. the philosophy of education B. the theory of learning C. the progressive educational system D. the process of constructivist teaching