FED Philosophical Foundations of Education 3

Question 1

Which philosophy emphasizes that reality is mental or spiritual in nature, influencing idealist educational approaches?

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Idealism

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Materialism

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Realism

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Pragmatism

Question 2

Aristotle's philosophy of education differs from Plato's in that Aristotle emphasized:

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Observation, experience, and developing virtuous habits

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Purely abstract reasoning and innate ideas

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Education only for philosopher-kings

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Rejecting all sensory experience

Question 3

Which approach to educational philosophy is concerned primarily with the moral and ethical dimensions of teaching?

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Axiology

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Epistemology

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Ontology

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Cosmology

Question 4

Critical pedagogy, as developed by Henry Giroux and others, holds that schools primarily function to:

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Reproduce existing social hierarchies and power structures

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Transmit neutral, objective knowledge to all students equally

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Develop individual spiritual growth

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Train students in classical Greek and Latin

Question 5

Which philosopher's concept of 'tabula rasa' most directly influenced progressive and child-centered education?

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John Locke

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Immanuel Kant

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René Descartes

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Georg Hegel

Question 6

The philosophy of reconstructionism differs from progressivism primarily in that reconstructionism:

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Seeks to use education to transform and improve society as a whole

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Focuses solely on individual development

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Rejects experiential learning

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Emphasizes mastery of classical texts