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DSST Foundations Of Education

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. All reality comes from material components of the universe and their operations






2. Generally is not a big supporter of the arts and believes they tend to make you focused on the wrong things; believes state should control what people read - see - etc






3. Has achieved significant degree of mental freedom - understands moral and civil responsibility - is tolerant and humane - and has a deep sense of historic aspirations and struggles of the human race






4. 'What is good?'






5. Allow women to ride horseback and learn weaponry






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






7. Plato; comtemplates nature of justice and the well-ordered city; differentiates between true knowledge and mere opinion and between true and false philosophers






8. Began movement known as logical positivism; connects meaning of all language to empirical verification; statements not verifiable to scientific criteria and meaningless






9. Recommend condition child to his/her social role






10. Believe moral education should be done without references to religion






11. What liberal education and knowledge are embodied in






12. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






13. Most debates will disappear if you are clear with your terms






14. The philosophy that emphasizes that you make your own choices in order to give meaning to your life (the choice doesn't really matter; what matters is that you make a choice)






15. Friedrich Nietzche; asserts radical views; exposes and discards notion of independent - external - stable reality; denies that we can make secure cognitive contact with the world at all; no truer or better interpretations - only more persuasive ones;






16. One who stands alone - outside any organized human endeavor






17. What Sayers says is the best language to learn






18. General ideas about education and their logical implications






19. Character is Xenophon's Memorabilia; thought himself very wise because he read many philosophers and poets; Socrates used the Socratic method on him and made him see that he was not wise; spent as much as possible with Socrates after this






20. Try to guard against the indoctination of students to champion their right to make free choices






21. Portion of being






22. Two categories of axiology






23. Excellence that is not primarily excellence of skill but excellence of virtue






24. How was ancient Greece divided?






25. Rejects any concept of a transcendent - ultimate fixed reality; experience is the only basis for philosophy; we can adapt to and even control our environment






26. Experience is reality; activity-based






27. Academic freedom does not mean _______






28. Lists and defines a set of dispositions to be fostered in students; projects comprehensive vision of education






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






30. What medievals focused on






31. Thought that you should understand everything from its cause; liked music more than Plato






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






33. Philosophy is both...?






34. Plato; process of closely questioning ideas through disalogue for finding what's true






35. Isocrates; crafted as a courtroom defense and parallel Socrates' Apology; aim was to train citizens for public and private life; book on leadership; Isocrates had to defend himself against charges of corrupting youth






36. Students need wide exposure to different ideas and opinions to navigate society and persuade others to accept views; may be legitimately doubted






37. 'What is valuable?'






38. Express information to others; high school; want to express themselves






39. Music should be studied with a view to what?






40. Fails to distinguish between relative and absolute factors in the realm of value






41. Common language is adequate for human purposes; we simply need to better understand its various functions and structure; replaced ideal language analysis after 1920-30






42. Said that we are now producing a populace of hyphenated Americans - and that education serves various gods






43. It is a dead language






44. Without this - the whole educational system is full of loose ends






45. Art is the catalyst for the changing viewers' experience and for creating new feelings - insights - and intuitions






46. Analytic procedures can improve educational philosophy by:






47. Intensifies personal involvement; uses 'socratic method'; have student discover that he is the sole judge of what is valuable






48. Learning is...






49. Socrates' ultimate goal






50. Enlightenment; ability of empirical - scientific reason to establish all important truth; confidence in orderly and rational operation of universe; idea of progress