Test your basic knowledge |

DSST Foundations Of Education

Subjects : dsst, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






2. What the medievals are criticized for






3. What medievals focused on






4. Only use technology in ways that help and not in harmful ways






5. Questions that deal with knowing/knowledge and how we discover truth fall into what philosophical category?






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






7. Very military-oriented; concerned with Spartan freedom - not necessarily individual freedom; more celebrated in ancient times; slave society with slaves known as helots owned by the state; no names on tombstones except when dying in battle or giving






8. 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






9. Stanley Fish; reader's experience replaces formal structure of text






10. Goal of Aristotle; said that you 'love what you ought to love'






11. By Dewey; layperson's version of the scientific method; 'complete act of thought'






12. Aspect which makes something tangible






13. Enable students to become thinkers and leaders and not just prepare them to function in society






14. 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






15. An untranslatable word that encompasses the total formation of a human being






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






17. 4 contemporary philosophies that have influenced education






18. Xenophon; continuation of Thucydides' history of Peloponnesian War






19. Arrogance and pride before a fall; waht all 3 key elements of Greek education warn against






20. Stress self-expression






21. Lived in Athens during pinnacle of cultural achievement; criticized sophists of his day for valuing oratorical showmanship over truth; knew Socrates; Socrates foretold that he would do great thing; was remarked upon by Cicero






22. What was created to protect academic freedom?






23. Said that we must weigh possible liabilities as well as benefits of new technology for human affairs and the educational process






24. General ideas about education and their logical implications






25. Application of ethical principles in particular instances






26. Experimentalism; try to arouse students' curiosity by activity-based learning; one learns by doing






27. Debated Protagoras; never wrote anything down; the main character of Plato's writings; also taught Xenophon; human virtue was his primary concern; uses dialogue to bring out truth; responsibility for learning is on the learning and did not call himse






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






29. 1. give every possible argument to false philosophies. 2. have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods. 3. give a very simple explanation with arguments against it






30. Which topic has stirred most debate in last two decades of 20th century?






31. Who believes that the Fall really didn't mess us up that much?






32. Modern America says that what has the right and duty to suppport all levels of education?






33. Martin Luther; John Calvin






34. In the past - learning a foreign language involved just translating - and this was a great mental exercise with what?






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






36. 'What is valuable?'






37. No pure faith that science gives us truth; largely comes out of the study of language






38. 'What is reality' 'What is God like' 'What is time'






39. 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






40. 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






41. Father of Epicureanism - maximize pleasure and minimize pain; did not believe in immortal soul - so said that one should live the good life here






42. It rests on the belief that all aspects of the world and human life are integrally related






43. Taxing and regulating churches and other private educational organizations






44. Plato; an analogy of the mind as a darkened cave - and the ideal world is really what is important






45. Children born from 1981-1999






46. Rub shoulders with diverse group of people






47. 1600s; get to truth through science






48. Father of History






49. Human person is a spiritual or rational being






50. What is the building block of civilization?