Pragmatist 5. Communists

a. 1, 3, 4, 5 above b. 1 & 5 only c. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 d. 2, 3, 4, 5 e. 1, 2, 3, 4

1328. What branch of philosophy where on asks “how do we acquire knowledge”?

a. Axiology b. Logic

c. metaphysics d. epistemology e. ontology

1329. If one wants to become a physician, then he must take up medicine in medical school.

What

philosophy of education this situation suggested?

a. Pragmatism b. Essentialism c. humanism

d. supernaturalism e. realism

1330. The explanation “man is both matter and spirit and his natural will must prevail over his materials

and worldly desires for him to avoid sins.” What philosophy does statement correlate?

a. Humanism

b. Supernaturalism c. Essentialism d. Theism

e. Reconstructionism

1331. Which of the following sentences expresses a broader meaning of philosophy?

a. it is the sum total of the behavior tendencies of a person from a specific stimulus b. it is a man’s beliefs and views about the world, which guides his actions

c. it is man’s unexpressed feelings, judgments and convictions d. it is man’s empirical observation which influence education

1332. What do you think is the reason why the role of philosophy of education has been strongly endorsed?

a. It serves as an inventory of practices, principles and theories.

b. It serves as a means to enlighten what has been found unsound educational practice.

c. It serves as a common denominator when diversities and conflicting educational practices arise.

d. It serves as punitive device for those who cannot conform to ideal educational practices.

1333. Which of Gandhi’s philosophy, particularly, his being opposed to untouchability and his being an

advocate of equal rights of women in reflected is the school practices in the Philippines today?

a. Access and equity which means that school must be open to all regardless of race and status;

b. Academic freedom, which means that teachers in higher education institutions must use their expertise to teach the truth.

c. Progressive scholarship, which means that poor but deserving students must get full financial support for their education.

d. Student bookkeeping, which means those students, can move on in their lesson by their own pace.

1334. Which of the following educational implications is called for Plato’s view about the nature of the

child, which says that every child is naturally fit for a task in life?

a. The teacher should assign pupils to groups for their socialization.

b. The teacher should prepare learning tasks that will serve as follow-up for further learning.

c. The teacher should develop teaching materials that are adaptable in all school subjects.

d. The teacher should develop varied experiences that are commensurate to the developmental levels of other pupils.

1335. Which statement is parallel to Comenius view of the nature of the child, which states that child, is

essentially evil but he is rectified through education.

a. Little learning is a dangerous thing—Juan Luna b.One evil cannot rectify by another evil—Jose Rizal

c. A crime cannot be expiated by vain lamentation— Jose Rizal d. Through education our Motherland will receive light— Jose Rizal

1336. What kind of education will result if it is patterned after Indian philosophy, which is speculative?

a. Teachers will be inclined to use experimentation as method of teaching.

b. Superstitious beliefs will be treated as valid as scientific findings.

c. Pupil’s objective observations will be encouraged.

d. Truths are testable.

1337. Why is the Caste System of India contrary to democracy?

a. Absence of social mobility through education b. Religion is more important than education c. Absence of Method of Teaching

d. Presence of equity and access in education

1338. In what way will the Bhagavad—Gita as a philosophy coincides with the education philosophy of idealism?

a. Reality is atom, thus education is tutorial b. Reality is nature, thus education is contractual c. Reality is spirit, thus education is memorization

d. Reality is mind and body, thus education is experimental

1339. Which of those is an example of Mahatma Gandhi’s Theory of Non-violence?

a. Character education should lead students to industry and thrift b. Character education should emphasize self-control and tolerance c. Character education should develop subjective values.

d. Character education should include military discipline

1340. Buddha spent much of his life and teaching and directing his disciples using proper sequence of ideas. Which method of teaching in contemporary education is similar to this?

a. Debate

b. Deductive Method c. Socialized recitation d. Inductive method

1341. The Confucian ideal of the superior individual was one who lives a life of rightness, virtue and

propriety. What does this means?

a. Being educated was a question of conduct and character b. Being educated was a question of wealth and power c. Being educated was a question of rank and status d. Being educated was a question of birth

1342. Taoism of Lao-Tzu as a philosophy states that people were originally happy but suffer now as a

result of the changes brought by civilization. Which one parallels this?

a. Rousseau who believed that a child is essentially good but he is corrupted by society b. Froebel who believes that a person is a social being

c. John Locke who believes that a child’s mind is blank state

d. Comenius who believes that a child is essentially evil but rectified through education

1343. Zen Buddhism as a philosophy prized intuition rather than intellectual discovery. What do you

think is the adverse effect of this on education?

a. Sources of authority in education may not be acknowledged b. Objectivity in the appraisal of knowledge

c. Children lack self-confidence

d. Learning is more of gut feeling rather that analysis

1344. The Zen method includes physical violence, such as striking the head. What prohibition in the Philippines Education System parallels this?

a. Physical exercise during class sessions b. Ice breakers in between lessons

c. Corporal punishment in the classroom d. All of these

1345. One of the fundamental concepts of Judaism is the belief that God cares for the world and all its creatures. What educational implications may be made from this concept in teaching?

a. God may be viewed as a loving Father b. God may be viewed as a protector of all c. God may be viewed as a reverend authority d. All of these

1346. One of the philosophers of Christian church was St. Thomas Aquinas who wrote “De Magistro” which

considers that the teacher as the secondary cause of learning. What education implications may be derived from this?

a. Learning will take place even without the teacher

b. The environment, including the teacher plays vital role in the pupils learning

c. The pupils themselves are responsible for their learning as they interact with the environment

d. God can inspire the teacher as he manages the learning process

1347. For western thinkers, progress is measured in terms of better jobs and more practical and efficient social system. For the Eastern philosophers’ progress may mean nonattachment and the development of one’s inner being. Which one is close to both Eastern and Western thoughts?

a. Eastern philosophy is concerned about ethics and aesthetics b. Western philosophy equates development with economic progress c. Eastern philosophy is spiritual in her approach to development d. All of these

1348. Eastern philosophy states that one cannot live a good life unless he is transformed.

Which

concept of education parallels this thinking?

a. Learning is behavioral change

b. Learning is organization of values and attitudes c. Learning is experiencing life

d. Learning is acquisition of facts and information

1349. In terms of curriculum and methods how does Eastern philosophy differ from Western philosophy? Which one belongs to Western philosophy?

a. Leaders gather together the thoughts of the day in the form of sutras, which required commentaries to make them intelligible.

b. Yoga, in which the mind enters a trance where it is emptied of all content, unaware of subject or object.

c. Oral discourse and dialectic

d. Oral tradition and reading of sacred literature

1350. Which of these is NOT true about philosophy of education and the teacher?

a. Increase the teacher’s awareness of his life and career b. Teacher makes decisions and act accordingly

c. Cultivates a wide range of interest.

d. Contrary to what he believes is his philosophy

1351. What do you think makes democracy as philosophy better than communism? Democracy aims

a. To develop the person to the maximum of his capacity

b. To develop the person to become a citizen who can be called to defend his country from invaders

c. To provide subsidy to the needy.

d. To provide education for religiosity

1352. Rousseau, in his book, Emile tried to convince people that a child be educated in the environment of the home, especially the learning language. What do you think was the method?

a. Alphabetic-phonetic method b. Structural analysis method

c. Communicative competence method d. Natural method

1353. Plato, in his book THE REPUBLIC stated that every person should serve where his talents fit. What is

its educational implication?

a. One’s economic status determines his profession

b. Regardless of status in life one can raise his career by using his abilities to the maximum c. The bright should serve the bright and poor should serve the poor

d. Top position should be occupied by the rich

1354. The dialectic method was believed to be the best method of learning by this philosophy because it was regarded as a critical method of thinking. It was widely used throughout the Middle Ages particularly by Christian educators. It is still very popular in our school but now in the form of informal dialectic as in questioning and discussion sessions. Which philosophy is closely associated with this method?

a. Pragmatism b. Existentialism

c. Naturalism d. Idealism

1355. This Western philosophy has affinity for precision and order. The desire for order and precision has

been imbibed by Filipino educators as manifested in such contemporary school practices as ringing bells, set time periods for study, departmentalization in the higher educational level, daily lesson plan, course scheduling, increasing specialization in curriculum, prepackaged curriculum materials, line-staff from of administration organization. Which philosophy has advocated such practices?

a. Scholasticism b. Realism

c. Idealism d. Pragmatism

1356. The civil service examination for entry to government position and to the various professions is popularly perceived as fitting culmination of one’s formal education in our country today. It has its origin in a country considered to have nurtured to the world’s human culture. Which country is referred to here?

a. Saudi Arabia b. Japan

c. India d. China

1357. Though it is not yet widespread, some teachers employ this Oriental method of yoga to instill

discipline and order in the class. While the practice does not really approximate the real method, some teachers resort it to for this purpose?

a. Islam b. Hinduism c. Buddhism d. Shintoism

1358. The teaching of rules of conduct in the classroom and their classroom and their application in the home and community has been the influence of an ancient Eastern philosophy. As in Kantian moral philosophy an ancient Oriental sage has advocated a universal maxim of human conduct. Which philosophy is referred to here?

a. Judaism b. Buddhism c. Confucianism d. Islam

1359. The fatalistic attitude of many Filipinos particularly the disadvantages families, has built up their negative attitude toward education. They do not consider education as if factor for social mobility or a sound investment in human resource development. Which Eastern philosophy has influenced us in this attitude?

a. Hinduism b. Confucianism c. Buddhism d. Islam

1360. Teacher-student relationship is given much emphasis in our schools. This evidence of the personalistic element of Filipino culture is carried over to schools from our legacy of a closely-knit family structure where there is respected and loyalty to elders. As an elder, the Filipino teacher is expected to be similarly treated by her pupils. Which ancient Eastern philosophy has greatly contributed to this tradition?

a. Hinduism b. Buddhism c. Islam

d. Confucianism

1361. Through their varied experiences in life and lessons in school, pupils in particular and people in general would come to realize that there are forces and laws that govern their life;

and that their free will or choices have no power to control or change them. Most of their science lessons would confirm this philosophical concept. Which concept or principle is referred to here?

a. Principle of integration b. Appetitive principle

c. Principle of determination d. Categorical imperative

1362. When the teacher leads the class to conduct a scientific inquiry to test its observations of a certain phenomenon, his methodology is consisted with this epistemological concept.

Which theory is involved here?

a. Coherence theory b. Correspondence theory c. Experimental theory d. Experimental theory

1363. When the teacher presents objects and asks the pupils to describe them in terms of qualities perceived through the use of the senses, the activity is rooted in a certain epistemological theory. Which theory of knowledge is primarily involved in these learning tasks?

a. Revelationism b. Intuitionism c. Rationalism d. Empiricism

1364. In another instance, a teacher leads the class to learn a mathematical truth discovered thousands

of years ago by Pythagoras, a Greek mathematicism, which type of knowledge is appealed to by this method?

a. Empirical knowledge b. Authoritative knowledge c. Rational knowledge d. Initiative knowledge

1365. When the leader leads the class to discover truth by relating parts of the whole as in the case of most truths in formal sciences like logic and mathematics, the class is strictly adhering to certain theory of truth. Which theory is referred to here?

a. Coherence theory b. Correspondence theory c. Theory of verifiability d. Pragmatic theory

1366. A teacher who subscribes to the progressivist theory of education would embrace certain reforms in connection with methodology. He would discard traditional ones in favor of modern practices. Which is one is considered a progressivist reform in methodology/

a. Greater participation for the learner’s b. Formal instruction pattern

c. Strict eternal discipline

d. Teacher domination of activities

1367. The existentialist position in teaching is that the teacher need not be a successful teacher but an

honest one. Besides, the teacher here offers knowledge. If asked to present his views on a controversial issue, he gives his views without asking the class to accept them. The class can either accept or reject the teacher’s views. More often then not, the class accepts the teacher’s stand because it is well-studied one. How is the teacher described in this role?

a. The teacher is an authority b. The teacher is nondirective

c. The teacher is a model to be emulated d. The teacher is directive

1368. There is a universally accepted principle that “the child educates himself in great measure.” Most of his knowledge is based on what he discovers in his own active relations with things and people, as a great philosopher advised the way to do this is to tell the learner as little as possible and induce him to discover as much as possible. What educational concept supports this view?

a. Education should be based on needs and interest of the learner

b. Education should engage the spontaneous self-activity and volition of the learner

c. Learning experiences should be drawn from the personal and social experiences of the learner

d. Education is a lightly personal process that involves the learner alone.

1369. The teacher should be a fellow worker with God in perfecting man. At times he/she becomes the very father or mother of the pupil’s soul. His/hers is the task of perfecting mind, the highest form of existence in the common. Which theory advocates this role of the teacher?

a. Idealism b. Naturalism c. Realism d. Pragmatism

1370 According to one of its popular exponents, it is the educator’s responsibility to see equally two things in the problem-solving method. First, that the problem grows not of the condition of the experience being had I the present and that is within the capacity of the students. Secondly, that is such that if arouses in the learner an active quest for information and for production of new ideas. To which school of thought do these ideas belong?

a. Naturalism b. Realism c. Idealism d. Pragmatism

1371. The curriculum is a means of forming desirable habits. The objectives of the curriculum are

habits or tendencies to acquire use, and enjoy truth. It is suggested that the way to form these habits is by mastery of organized subject matter. Which theory advocates this view of the curriculum?

a. Essentialism b. Idealism c. Realism d. Pragmatism

1372. Its proponents advocate devising in the education process like Kenneth H. Henderson’s model in

the teaching of concepts. In the use of this model, the context of the concept must be taken fully into account because it may otherwise change the meaning of the name given the concept. The model also distinguishes “connotative” concept. Which theory recommends this method of education?

a. Language Analysis b. Existentialism c. Essentialism d. Idealism

1373. The curriculum should concentrate on the basic such reading, writing and arithmetic in the elementary, and expansion and continuation of the basics to include humanities in the secondary level. Which theory recommends this type of the curriculum?

a. Perennialism b. Existentialism c. Essentialism

d. Reconstructionism

1374. Teachers should constantly examine or re-examine their strategies and techniques in the classroom. Empirical researchers should be done on the effectiveness of teaching and teachers. Which theory prescribes this view?

a. Perennialism b. Existentialism c. Essentialism d. Reconstructionism

1375. Education should be active and related to the needs and interests of the learners.

Learning occurs amidst movements and activities. The teacher’s participation is very minimal because the pupils dominate the class activities. Which theory recommends this type of educative process?

a. Existentialism b. Progressivism c. Perennialism d. Essentialism

1376. The teacher is a personification of reality in the classroom, reality, in this belief, is regarded as a creation of the Absolute Mind. In effect, pupils learn through imitation, interest, effort, and discipline. The teacher is to be emulated. Which is the principal exponent of this role of the Teacher?

a. Pragmatism b. Realism c. Naturalism d. Idealism

1377. Education is considered both a basic need and right of citizens. This implies that the state should provide for schools so that children will have access to education and satisfy this basic need and exercise their right. Which philosophy advocates this belief?

a. Realism b. Idealism c. Naturalism d. Pragmatism

1378. Student needs a passionate encounter with the perennial problems of the life, the agony and joy of life, the reality of choice; the anguish of freedom, the consequences of actions; and even the inevitability of death. Both the beautiful and ugly of the positive and negative sides of life should be stressed in the educative process. Whose belief is this in education?

a. Essentialism b. Perennialism

c. Realism d. Existentialism

1379. This Philosophy believes that ideas are innate to the individual. Hence, the true essence of the Socratic dialoguem dialogue (questioning method) is analogous to midwifery—to out ideas from the learner. Which school of thought underlies this belief?

a. Realism

b. Language Analysis c. Idealism

d. Nationalism

1380. The curriculum should include only those, which have survived the test and combine the symbols and ideas of literature, history and mathematics with the sciences of the physical word, such curriculum contains virtues that are deemed universal and unchanging. With theory prescribes this nature of the curriculum?

a. Essentialism b. Perennialism

c. Reconstructionalism d. Realism

1381. Teachers regard themselves as surrogate parents along the “loco parents” principle.

This belief stems from the view that education starts from the home with parents as the first teachers, and is continued in the school, a social institution that should provide sustained guidance and protection to the young learner. This implies that parents have the primary responsibility of educating their children. Which school of thought espouses this nature of education?

a. Pragmatism b. Realism c. Naturalism d. Idealism

1382. The teacher presents principles and values and the reason for them encouraging

1382. The teacher presents principles and values and the reason for them encouraging

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