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1. Authentic knowledge is gained through:

Empirical experience Authority Intuition All of the above

2. For the learning of students, Progressivist teacher puts more emphasis on:

Abstract ideas Theoretical education Practical education None of the above

3. Lecture method is a choice of:

Idealist teacher Realist teacher Both a & b None of a & b

4. Classroom environment will be "Teacher Central" if the teacher is:

Pragmatist Naturalist Idealist Socialist

5. Nature itself is real according to:

Realism Naturalism Idealism None of the above

6. For instruction, a pragmatist teacher tends to rely heavily on:

Lecture and assignment method Problem-solving and project method Book reading and notebook writing Individual creative activities

7. Philosophy and education are the two sides of a coin according to:

John Dewey Ross James Kant

8. The curriculum will be "child-centered" if the teacher is:

Realist Perennialist Progressivist Essentialist

9. An important question of philosophy is:

What is education? What is the universe? What is curriculum? What is curiosity?

10. "Values do not change over time because the truths to which they relate do not change." Those who agree with this statement are probably:

Idealists Realists Existentialists Pragmatists

11. An eclectic is one who:

Rejects all philosophical positions Believes in the existence of universals Denies it is possible to know reality Takes beliefs from several philosophies

12. Learning should be directly related to the interest of the child according to:

Realism Progressivism Idealism Perennialism

13. The word "transcendentalism" means:

Belief in the doctrine of immanence Moving from deductive to inductive logic Doctrine of first principles derived from use of the senses Going beyond man’s experience for knowledge of truth

14. The concept of reconstruction was originated by:

Hegel Karl Marx Mortimer Adler John Dewey

15. Pragmatism concerns with change as:

Option Concern Fragment Reality

16. According to the Philosophy of realism, which combination of subjects is most appropriate for inclusion in the curriculum?

Art, Literature and Logic Language, Literature and Art Philosophy, Region and Theology Science, Mathematics and Logic

17. The essentialists would get their aims of education from:

The great books Traditions Student interest The religion

18. To seek truth and reality is the subject of:

Education Philosophy Morals Hermeneutics

19. Education plays a vital role in:

Character formation Promoting social reforms Promoting national integration All of the above

20. Essentialist philosophy of education is:

Society-centered Need-centered Content and child-centered Content and teacher-centered

21. Every system of education is based upon:

Intellectual development Ideology of the nation Social and civil obligation None of the above

22. According to idealism, the aim of education is to develop:

Soul Body Mind and soul Soul and body

23. The word "Philosophy" is derived from two Greek words:

Alpha & Amphia Phila & Sophia Sila & Sophia Neo & Latvia

24. Pragmatism was introduced by:

Charles S. Peirce John Dewey Charles Darwin William James

25. Expected life outcomes from education are referred to as:

Objectives of Education Goals of Education Aims of Education None of the above

26. Type of knowledge derived from the senses is known as:

Rational Revealed Logical Empirical

27. Who says education is life itself, not a preparation for life:

Perennialism Essentialism Progressivism Reconstructionism

28. One of the requirements of a discipline:

A body of knowledge A set of related assumptions Curriculum Theory None of the above

29. Prescriptive philosophy deals with:

Developing Theory Right or wrong Analysis None

30. Analytical Philosophy deals with:

Developing Theory Right or wrong Assessment None of these

31. Axiology in Philosophy deals with:

Knowledge Reality Values None

32. Epistemology in Philosophy deals with:

Knowledge Reality Values None

33. Ontology in Philosophy deals with:

Knowledge Reality Values None

34. Ontology is also called as:

Metaphysics Axiology Epistemology All

35. Philosophy is a theory of:

Psychology Education Sociology All

36. Eclecticism means borrowing belief from:

One Philosophy Different Philosophies Two Philosophy None of the above

37. Aristotle disagreed with Plato with respect to the belief that:

State should control education State should not control education Ideas are the real Ideas are not real

38. Aristotle's teaching became the Philosophical foundation of:

Naturalism Realism Empiricism Reconstructionism

39. Metaphysics deals with the nature of:

Truth Values Reality Knowledge

40. Essentialists get their aim of education from:

Pupil interest Traditions Beliefs The great books

41. Naturalism rests on the ideas of:

Plato Aristotle Dewey Rousseau

42. Pragmatism rests on the ideas of:

Plato Aristotle Dewey Rousseau

43. Realism rests on the ideas of:

Plato Aristotle Dewey Rousseau

44. Idealism rests on the ideas of:

Plato Aristotle Dewey Rousseau

45. The ____ century saw the emergence of the concept of pragmatism.

17th 18th 19th 20th

46. Most of scientific knowledge is the result of:

Sense perception Reason Intuition Authority

47. Knowledge acquired through reasoning is called:

Rationalism Intuition Authority Revelation

48. In intuition, knowledge is acquired by:

Experiments Reasoning Inner feeling Revelation

49. Philosophy of education which focuses on useful culture and skills is called:

Perennialism Essentialism Progressivism Reconstructionism

50. Life is a continuous changing process is the base of Education philosophy:

Perennialism Essentialism Progressivism Reconstructionism

51. Reforms are necessary in all walks of life is focused in:

Perennialism Essentialism Progressivism Reconstructionism

52. Seeking expert opinion is a source of knowledge called:

Rationalism Essentialism Authority Revelation

53. Philosophy of education which makes man responsible for his actions and experiences is called:

Existentialism Essentialism Perennialism Progressivism

54. Study of great books is at the core of:

Perennialism Essentialism Progressivism Reconstructionism

55. Which one is not among the major exponents of Perennialism?

Bentock Adler Hutchins John Dewey

56. "The school should be run on democratic lines" is held by:

Perennialism Essentialism Progressivism Reconstructionism

57. The knowledge that is related to values is:

Metaphysics Ontology Axiology Epistemology

58. What is the most important element of non-formal education?

Teacher Student Media School

59. Jean Paul Sartre, Heidegger, Kierkegaard are associated with:

Essentialism Idealism Pragmatism Existentialism

60. Change in behaviour through experiences is called:

Development Growth Learning Maturity

61. The term pragmatism is also sometimes called as:

Idealism Realism Progressivism Humanism

62. The word 'pragmatism' is derived from the word 'pragma' which means:

Action Experience Natural Ideal

63. Education can be defined best as:

Preparation for life Acquiring knowledge Learning Growth resulting from experience

64. According to 'John Dewey', education is:

Learning to do by doing Preparation for life Getting to do things Getting knowledge

65. The basic source of educational objectives is:

Professional organization Human experiences Educational psychology State legislatures

66. The primary responsibility for determining the aims of education should be:

Teacher Administrator Society Parents

67. The objectives of any school subject must:

Teacher derived General in nature Determined by subject matter The basis for content and class activities

68. The goal of education should be:

Getting a certificate Mastery of subject matter Training to make a living Acquiring knowledge, skills, habits

69. The emphasis in the classroom should be on:

Needs of the whole class The needs of individual child The subject matter The teaching method

70. What is the foundation out of which the objectives of education come?

Philosophy Curriculum Assessment Psychology

71. What cannot be thought cannot be real is according to:

Progressivism Naturalism Idealism Existentialism

72. In stating the purpose of education, pragmatists would probably stress the need for:

Instruction in the classes Experience in democratic social processes Instruction in the process of scientific investigation Individual learning experiences

73. The existentialist teacher is most likely to view teaching as:

The application of scientific method in classroom A personal encounter with a student An interactive process that results in teacher-students learning A performance that evokes student insight or learning

74. Desirable models of behaviours of a society are called:

Values Beliefs Morals Culture

75. The Universe of natural objects is believed as ultimate reality by:

Idealists Essentialists Realists Naturalists

76. Education means:

Experience Change Behaviour Change in behaviour

77. A descriptive definition of the term is its:

Explanation Reason Justification Validation

78. Realism was a reaction to the narrowness of:

Idealism Religion Liberals Religious reformers

79. Civic aims of education include:

Civic sense Dutifulness Venture Skills

80. Sociological aims of education include:

Cultural Growth Skills Dutifulness All

81. Essentialists stress upon:

Mental Discipline Reduced knowledge Innovation Change

82. Normally philosophy may be prescriptive and:

Speculative Analytical Critical Normative

83. Who says, "Human nature remains the same everywhere hence education should be the same for everyone":

Perennialism Essentialism Progressivism Reconstructionism

84. Who believe experimental knowledge is real:

Perennialism Essentialism Progressivism Reconstructionism

85. Philosophy is a general theory of:

Education Psychology Sociology Anthropology

86. Etymological definition of a word shows its derivation from:

English Arabic Persian Greek/Latin

87. The term pragmatism derives its origin from:

Greek Latin English Spanish

88. Epistemology in philosophy deals with:

Knowledge Values Reality None

89. Nature of scientific knowledge rests on:

Empiricism Experimentation Repetition All of the above

90. According to Naturalism, the aim of education is:

Self Realization Self Expression Moral Sense Universal Education

91. The application of philosophy in education may be:

Selection of objectives Instruction of the staff Promotion of the staff Insensitive to the staff

92. Ethics and aesthetics are components of:

Axiology Ontology Cosmology Epistemology

93. Logical and scientific thinking include:

Orderly thinking Orderly Philosophy Orderly knowledge Value system

94. Aims of education are used for the process of education to:

Direct Motivate Progress All

95. The function of educator is to lead the child near reality is the educational philosophy of:

Naturalists Idealists Realists Pragmatists

96. The primary focus of philosophy is knowledge of:

Self Universe Change Reality

97. Dewey liked best the following definition of Education:

Preparation for life Product Reconstruction of experience Acquisition of knowledge

98. Education is derived from a Latin word:

Educere Educate Ducer Doctrine

99. Educere means:

Guide Bring out Path Destination

100. Speculative Philosophy deals with:

Developing Theory Right or wrong Analysis None

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