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DSST Foundations Of Education

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Concept of the beautiful






2. World is an emanation of God's own being






3. All reality comes from material components of the universe and their operations






4. What are the three steps to Chrsitian teaching and learning?






5. What medievals focused on






6. Traveling - professional teachers; taught according to what each city state wanted taught; education was for practical reasons - and we have gone back to this in modern times






7. Is the notion that there are truths that exist independently of what people think rejected or accepted by experimentalists?






8. Aristotle had a strict division between these two; he advocated a liberal education






9. What are the 3 principles that Aristotle says education should be based upon?






10. Learning is...






11. Quintessential educated medieval person






12. Denies rationality or order in the universe; focus of primacy of existing individual; man is nothing but what he makes of himself - Jean Paul Sartre






13. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






14. Nicholas Wolterstoff; calls for balance between behavioral and cognitive domains






15. Which instrument does Aristotle say in the Politics should not be played in education because it requires such great skill?






16. Third most important Greek historian; student of Socrates; wrote about the education of Cyrus the King of Persia






17. Stress self-expression






18. Proposed by William Frankena; philosophy should map overall logic of educational philosophy as an entire region of discourse






19. What do all 3 key elements of Greek culture involve?






20. Artistotle; comments on education; concerns proper education of the youth; values education for its own sake and not for its instrumental subservience






21. Branch of philosophy that examines 'What is the nature of reality' and 'What exists?';reality of objects - status of time - casualty - God's existence - and nature of human being






22. If someone is having intellectual questions about Christianity...






23. Philosophy is both...?






24. 4 contemporary philosophies that have influenced education






25. Personal nature; the model of mature persons interacting with developing people






26. Saidsaid that value-laden dichotomies (binaries) provide foundation for our western intellectual tradition; postmodernist






27. Peterson thinks we are doing well with what Christian mind?






28. Which two Greek poleis were emphasized in the 5th and 4th centuries BC?






29. Rule by those who merit it; Plato in the Republic considers this just






30. What music does Aristotle say in the gravest and manliest?






31. See how facts come together; Jr. High; argumentative






32. Two main philosophers of idealism






33. 'Man is the measure of all things'






34. What is a 'DWEM'?






35. What do Americans have the most of in education?






36. Aristotle advocated for these with morality; right vitues are located in the middle of two extreme vices and if you know the right thing to do - you still have to build healthy habits to do the right thing






37. What themes unified the Great Tradition of liberal arts for more than 2 millenia?






38. Americans born between 1965 and 1981 have been labeled...?






39. Experimentalism is also/better known as what?






40. More democratic; founder of much more individual freedom than Sparta; picked government positions by lots because of their egalitarian view; did elect people for the position of general; Athenian leadership could be gained through the military; educa






41. The number and percentage of students receiving 'A's' in up or down?






42. Written late in Plato's career; returns to the questions about nature and purpose of paideia






43. World is permeated by divine essence






44. Isocrates; says that educated people are those who manage well everyday circumstances - those who are decent and honorable with others - those who hold pleasure under control and are not unduly overcome by misfortune - and those who are not spoiled b






45. Reading and writing - gymnastics exercises - music - and drawing






46. Two categories of axiology






47. No God






48. Technology is not always a __________.






49. Who one's parents are; Plato says in the Republic to eliminate parenthood to get exact same chance to become philosopher king - military - or provider






50. Most famous multiculturalist project