Educational Philosophy MCQs

This document presents  multiple choice questions about philosophical foundations of education. The questions cover various topics including the origins of education, Get School of Philosophy of Education Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ Quiz) with answers and detailed solutions. Download these Free

Expected life outcomes from education are referred to as:

A. Objectives of Education
B. Goals of Education
C. Aims of Education
D. None of the above
Correct answer is: C. Aims of Education
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According to Naturalism, the aim of education is:

A. Self Realization
B. Self Expression
C. Moral Sense
D. Universal Education
Correct answer is: B. Self Expression
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“Values do not change over time because the truths to which they relate do not change.” Those who agree with this statement are probably:

A. Idealists
B. Realists
C. Existentialists
D. Pragmatists
Correct answer is: A. Idealists
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The application of philosophy in education may be:

A. Selection of objectives
B. Instruction of the staff
C. Promotion of the staff
D. Insensitive to the staff
Correct answer is: A. Selection of objectives
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An eclectic is one who:

A. Rejects all philosophical positions
B. Believes in the existence of universals
C. Denies it is possible to know reality
D. Takes beliefs from several philosophies
Correct answer is: D. Takes beliefs from several philosophies
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Ethics and aesthetics are components of:

A. Axiology
B. Ontology
C. Cosmology
D. Epistemology
Correct answer is: A. Axiology
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Learning should be directly related to the interest of the child according to:

A. Realism
B. Progressivism
C. Idealism
D. Perennialism
Correct answer is: B. Progressivism
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Logical and scientific thinking include:

A. Orderly thinking
B. Orderly Philosophy
C. Orderly knowledge
D. Value system
Correct answer is: D. Value system
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The word “transcendentalism” means:

A. Belief in the doctrine of immanence
B. Moving from deductive to inductive logic
C. Doctrine of first principles derived from use of the senses
D. Going beyond man’s experience for knowledge of truth
Correct answer is: D. Going beyond man’s experience for knowledge of truth
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Aims of education are used for the process of education to:

A. Direct
B. Motivate
C. Progress
D. All
Correct answer is: D. All
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