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






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






3. Intelligent forms of discipline and correction as well as clear - rational explanation






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






5. Arithmetic - geometry - astronomy - and music






6. It is a dead language






7. Academic freedom does not mean _______






8. Complete - systematic set of answers to basic philosophical questions






9. What medievals focused on






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






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






12. To teach men how to learn for themselves






13. Each individual must decide what is pleasing - delightful - and beautiful; art need not be judged by relationship to some actual object






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






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






16. Recognizes no fixed - orderly reality which educators can impart to students; curriculum reflects version of truth by those who hold power and shows that their consciousness has been distorted by repressive systems






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






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






19. Major strenght of the Christian philosophy of education






20. Aspect which makes something tangible






21. A harmful type of multiculturalism?






22. One of the departmental philosophies; attempts to bring the insights and methods of philosophies to bear on the educational enterprise






23. Beauty is what people do in fact enjoy; what is admired ought to be admired






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






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






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






27. 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






28. General education in service of seeking and knowing truth






29. We often succeed in teaching pupils 'subjects' but fail to teach them how to think; they learn everything except the art of learning






30. Taught rhetoric at the Academy; tutored Alexander the Great; founded the Lyceum; amassed a large library - collected specimen - engaged in scientific research - and pondered the nature of heavens and earth; stresses the body before the mind






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






32. A specific body of info every American should know






33. The 'love of wisdom'






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






35. Who was Socrates strongly influenced by?






36. Aristotle's school where one would be trained in the body - have instruction in reason - and moral/habit training






37. Attempt to represent accurately 'what is the case'; describe facts clearly and objectively






38. Said that we tend to become tools of our tools






39. In ancient Greece - where was most education done?






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






41. Memory - perceptions - and rational intuition






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






43. 'What is good?'






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






45. Emphasizes increasingly complex patterns of moral reasoning through which child advances






46. Rational structure of Christian thought






47. 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






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






49. Aspect which makes something intelligible to the mind






50. Teach using didactic methods - repetition - memorization - etc