Intro to Ed Chapter 4 Quiz
one example of a metaphysical question is ______
What is reality?
In the progressively oriented classroom, the teacher serves as ________.
a guide whose primary responsibility is to facilitate student learning
In the 1950s and 1960s, humanistic psychology became the basis of educational reforms that sought to enhance students' ___________.
achievement of their potential through self-actualization
An essentialistic curriculum would most likely emphasize
basic skills
John B. Watson (1878-1958) and B. F. Skinner (1904-1990) are most closely associated with the ______ branch of psychology
behavioristic
Psychological orientations to teaching are concerned primarily with understanding the ___________.
conditions associated with effective learning
essentialism is most accurately characterized as a _________ philosophy of education
conservative
Perennialism views truth as _____.
constant
Self-directed learners can be referenced as _______
constructivist
progressivism is based on the belief that education should be student-centered and adhere to all of the following assumptions except curriculum content should come from student interests and talents teaching should value the whole child learning is active not passive curriculum should focus on the enduring disciplines of knowledge
curriculum should focus on the enduring disciplines of knowledge
existential philosophy is unique in that it ________.
focuses on the experiences of the individual
the most definitive description of the Socratic method can be said to consist of _______.
holding philosophical conversations
Philosophy is concerned with
identifying the basic truths about being, knowledge, and conduct
epistemological questions focus on ______.
knowledge
constructivism is based on the notion that ______.
knowledge is constructed by learners
a constructivist teacher would expect all of the following learnings from students except learning how to reason learning how to communicate effectively learning how to solve problems learning how to ready themselves for work
learning how to ready themselves for work
Having a clear educational philosophy can help teachers to ____________.
make appropriate decisions in the middle of a lesson
John Dewey (1859-1952) believed that __________.
public school curriculum should derive from student's interest and needs
axiology highlights the fact that teachers have an interest not only in how much students learn, but also in the ______
quality of life that comes from knowledge
the transmission view of teaching includes all of the following except students learn through basic skills mastery students learn by mastering reading, writing, and math students learn by applying thinking to projects students learn by structured, whole-group instruction
students learn by applying thinking to projects
A perennialistic curriculum should stress ________.
students' intellectual growth in the arts and sciences
A social reconstructionist curriculum would likely feature all of the following except field trips study of the Great Books community-based projects interaction with persons beyond the classroom
study of the Great Books
skinner's operant (or type R) conditioning advances all of the following ideas except satisfying responses are conditioned teachers should withhold reinforcers until students have reflected on their behaviors pleasant things have an energizing effect on human behavior pleasant things have a strengthening effect on human behavior
teachers should withhold reinforcers until students have reflected on their behaviors
When Dewey refers to the general theory of education, he is referencing ________.
the philosophy of education
Logic is the area of philosophy that deals with ________.
the process of reasoning
Metaphysics has important implications for education because
the school curriculum is based on what we now about reality
Students who spend a great deal of time learning by rote memorization likely have a teacher who views knowledge as ________.
the sum total of small bits of subject matter
What teachers believe about students is based on ________.
their unique life experiences
An understanding of philosophy of education is important for all of the following reasons except to help your interviewing skills when pursuing a position to help you decipher complex political forces affecting schools to help you better evaluate proposals for school change to help you enhance your professionalism in teaching
to help your interviewing skills when pursuing a position
the transmission of knowledge refers to all of the following except to guide student practice to aid in the development of student skills to assist as students put their skills to use to test the cognitive ability of students
to test the cognitive ability of students
