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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. We first become aware that we exist; we then fashion our essence






2. 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






3. Quintessential educated medieval person






4. Academic freedom does not mean _______






5. 'Man is the measure of all things'






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






7. Takes a bunch of subjects for no real reason; only goal of education is power; relativist position






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






9. Studied under Socrates; banished by Athens - but once Athens allied itself with Sparta against the Thebes - they lifted his banishment






10. Started naturalism






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






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






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






14. Pertain to actual conduct of teachers and their activities in the classroom






15. Where is the essential Christian liberarl arts model most clearly demonstrated?






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. Categories of philosophy as an activity






23. Technology is not always a __________.






24. Best - objective - recognition - There is no objective truth - taste - most powerful people's opinions win - include much more variety






25. 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






26. All talk about art is nothing more than a language game






27. Our god is what we possess and our identity by what we do for a living






28. Emphasizes knowing what's right and wrong and putting action to it






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






30. 1. Reason - Head - Philosopher kings and guardians 2. Will - Chest - military 3. Appetites - Stomach - Providers/farmers


31. Two main philosophers of idealism






32. What is the 4-step philosophical hierarchy?






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






34. World is permeated by divine essence






35. To discover regularities of the natural world and make them into generalizations that represent scientific law






36. Which states do textbook companies listen to?






37. Xenophon; pays tribute to Socrates; warns against potential distractions in other kinds of knowledge; says that nothing is more useful than Socrates' companionship






38. Have students study the truth to avoid falsehoods






39. Martin Luther; John Calvin






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






41. What is the building block of civilization?






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






43. Excessive individualism - non-objective morality - and extreme forms of self-expression - makes faith out to be based not at all on fact or reason






44. Teacher must have information mastered; most commonly used at law school; knocks away falsehood and assumes that truth is there; contrast to discussion - which focuses more on participation and teaches relativity that all ideas are equal; particularl






45. 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






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






47. What was created to protect academic freedom?






48. Task of philosophy that is the clarification of the way we think and speak about educational matters; proposed by R.S. Peters






49. Invites studnets to discuss - question - and reflect upon the values that they are taught






50. Xenophon; an account of the mercenaries under Cyrus