Educational Philosophy and Principles Flashcards
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Paulo Freire criticized traditional education as the 'banking concept' because it:
Answer: Treated students as passive containers to be filled with information by teachers
Freire's 'banking concept' metaphor describes education where teachers deposit knowledge into passive students — suppressing critical thinking.
Which philosopher argued that education is the process of leading out the innate potential already within a child?
Answer: Socrates
The Socratic method — asking questions to draw out what students already know — reflects the idea that education 'leads out' innate knowledge.
B.F. Skinner's contribution to educational philosophy is primarily associated with:
Answer: Behaviorism — reinforcement and conditioning
Skinner applied operant conditioning (reinforcement and punishment) to education, arguing that behavior is shaped by its consequences.
The 'child-centered' approach in education is most closely associated with which philosopher?
Answer: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Rousseau argued in Emile (1762) that children are naturally good and should be allowed to develop naturally, with education following the child's interests.
In Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences, a student who excels at understanding their own emotions and motivations demonstrates:
Answer: Intrapersonal intelligence
Intrapersonal intelligence is the capacity for deep self-knowledge, self-reflection, and understanding one's own emotions and motivations.
Which educational principle states that students should be taught from simple to complex, from known to unknown?
Answer: Principle of proceeding from simple to complex
The Principle of Proceeding from Simple to Complex scaffolds learning by building on simpler ideas before introducing complex ones.