Question 1

According to Froebel, the paramount influence in the kindergarten classroom was

Accepted Answer

A)  the curriculum. 
B)  learners' interests. 
C)  parental support. 
D)  the personality of the teacher. 
A)  the curriculum. 
B)  learners' interests. 
C)  parental support. 
D)  the personality of the teacher. D

Question 2

________________'s principle included respecting children's natural needs and rejecting the child depravity doctrine.

Accepted Answer

A)  Comenius 
B)  Dewey 
C)  Froebel 
D)  Spencer 
A)  Comenius 
B)  Dewey 
C)  Froebel 
D)  Spencer A

Question 3

Pestalozzi believed that teachers needed to develop

Accepted Answer

A)  expertise in Greek and Latin. 
B)  special instruction for gifted students. 
C)  authoritarian instructional approaches. 
D)  secure and loving environments. 
A)  expertise in Greek and Latin. 
B)  special instruction for gifted students. 
C)  authoritarian instructional approaches. 
D)  secure and loving environments. D

Question 4

Which of the following ideas was not shared by Pestalozzi and Rousseau?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human emotions are important in learning. 
B)  Knowing, is understanding nature, its patterns, and its laws. 
C)  Group instruction is the proper way to organize students. 
D)  Traditional schooling was dull and mind-numbing because of memorization and recitation. 
A)  Human emotions are important in learning. 
B)  Knowing, is understanding nature, its patterns, and its laws. 
C)  Group instruction is the proper way to organize students. 
D)  Traditional schooling was dull and mind-numbing because of memorization and recitation.

Question 5

Why was Dewey considered an advocate of democratic schooling?

Accepted Answer

He wanted schools to be liberating envir

Question 6

Rousseau believed that the school as an institution

Accepted Answer

A)  met children's emotional needs. 
B)  corrupted children. 
C)  failed to insist on rigorous standards. 
D)  reflected the best in society. 
A)  met children's emotional needs. 
B)  corrupted children. 
C)  failed to insist on rigorous standards. 
D)  reflected the best in society.

Question 7

The use of teaching methods based on sensation and learner readiness was pioneered by

Accepted Answer

A)  Comenius. 
B)  Dewey. 
C)  Froebel. 
D)  Spencer. 
A)  Comenius. 
B)  Dewey. 
C)  Froebel. 
D)  Spencer.

Question 8

Which of the following best describes a trend beginning in the philosophical views of Comenius and culminating in the work of Freire?

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A)  Schools should provide an education in the best interest of the child, while at the same time serving the social, economic, and democratic needs of society. 
B)  Schools should provide an education that meets both the intellectual and the vocational needs of society. 
C)  Schools should be organized to dictate the academic and moral needs of children. 
D)  Schools should create an environment that supports classical studies of the liberal arts. 
A)  Schools should provide an education in the best interest of the child, while at the same time serving the social, economic, and democratic needs of society. 
B)  Schools should provide an education that meets both the intellectual and the vocational needs of society. 
C)  Schools should be organized to dictate the academic and moral needs of children. 
D)  Schools should create an environment that supports classical studies of the liberal arts.

Question 9

The process by which competition would bring about gradual but inevitable progress is

Accepted Answer

A)  induction. 
B)  naturalism. 
C)  the scientific method. 
D)  Social Darwinism. 
A)  induction. 
B)  naturalism. 
C)  the scientific method. 
D)  Social Darwinism.

Question 10

Beginning with Comenius (and continuing via the work of twentieth-century thinkers such as Dewey) philosophical attitudes toward education began to change in what way?

Accepted Answer

A)  Approaches to education came to be centered on the child as a learner and on the child's relationship to the environment. 
B)  They became much more focused on the ability of adults to participate in growing economic systems. 
C)  The growth of democracies in Europe and the United States led to an emphasis in education on participation in government. 
D)  As educational philosophers rediscovered the teachings of pre-Renaissance philosophers, schools began to emphasize what has come to be called liberal arts. 
A)  Approaches to education came to be centered on the child as a learner and on the child's relationship to the environment. 
B)  They became much more focused on the ability of adults to participate in growing economic systems. 
C)  The growth of democracies in Europe and the United States led to an emphasis in education on participation in government. 
D)  As educational philosophers rediscovered the teachings of pre-Renaissance philosophers, schools began to emphasize what has come to be called liberal arts.

Question 11

Froebel believed that future teachers should reflect repeatedly on their own childhood experiences for insights that they can apply to their teaching.What have your childhood experiences taught you about how students learn and how you should teach? Based on these lessons from your experience, with which educational theorist discussed in Chapter 4 do you have the most in common? Why?

Accepted Answer

Students' answers may vary considerably,

Question 12

What were the stages of growth that Rousseau identified and what is the significance of these stages to educators?

Accepted Answer

The stages were infancy, childhood, boyh

Question 13

What are some guiding practices that you as a teacher can begin to implement from Piaget's theory?

Accepted Answer

1) Encourage children to explore and exp

Question 14

According to Dewey, schools translate cultural heritage, and people use this heritage to

Accepted Answer

A)  alter the social sciences. 
B)  solve their problems. 
C)  develop the history curriculum. 
D)  compete against others. 
A)  alter the social sciences. 
B)  solve their problems. 
C)  develop the history curriculum. 
D)  compete against others.

Question 15

Jan Komensky (Comenius) was best known for _____________ ideal in the education of young children.

Accepted Answer

A)  pioneering the peace education 
B)  the need for environments 
C)  the religious perspectives 
D)  the authoritarian education 
A)  pioneering the peace education 
B)  the need for environments 
C)  the religious perspectives 
D)  the authoritarian education

Question 16

Several educators discussed in this chapter proposed that children should have direct and immediate experience with nature, often through self-directed activities.Yet other educators proposed a more directive experience to be sure that the children came in contact with certain content.Analyze the merits and problems of each approach.

Accepted Answer

The child-directed approach enables chil

Question 17

The teachings of _______________ structured learning environments based on the child's development.

Accepted Answer

A)  Comenius and Dewey 
B)  Dewey and Spencer 
C)  Piaget and Froebel 
D)  Montessori and Froebel 
A)  Comenius and Dewey 
B)  Dewey and Spencer 
C)  Piaget and Froebel 
D)  Montessori and Froebel

Question 18

The child depravity theory held that the corruptive weakness of children could be corrected by

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritarian teaching techniques. 
B)  developmentally appropriate teaching. 
C)  naturalistic teaching approaches. 
D)  social interaction with peers. 
A)  authoritarian teaching techniques. 
B)  developmentally appropriate teaching. 
C)  naturalistic teaching approaches. 
D)  social interaction with peers.

Question 19

Jean Piaget's principles of learning are based primarily on

Accepted Answer

A)  the child's cognitive development. 
B)  the child's moral development. 
C)  the child's physical development. 
D)  the child's emotional development 
A)  the child's cognitive development. 
B)  the child's moral development. 
C)  the child's physical development. 
D)  the child's emotional development

Question 20

Sarah believes that schools too often get in the way of meaningful education.She wants to start her own school where children will have fewer textbooks and rules and more unstructured, firsthand experiences with the world.Which of the following theorists is most relevant to Sarah's beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Comenius 
B)  Spencer 
C)  Montessori 
D)  Rousseau 
A)  Comenius 
B)  Spencer 
C)  Montessori 
D)  Rousseau

According to Froebel, the paramount influence in the kindergarten classroom was

________________'s principle included respecting children's natural needs and rejecting the child depravity doctrine.

Pestalozzi believed that teachers needed to develop

Which of the following ideas was not shared by Pestalozzi and Rousseau?

Why was Dewey considered an advocate of democratic schooling?

Rousseau believed that the school as an institution

The use of teaching methods based on sensation and learner readiness was pioneered by

Which of the following best describes a trend beginning in the philosophical views of Comenius and culminating in the work of Freire?

The process by which competition would bring about gradual but inevitable progress is

Beginning with Comenius (and continuing via the work of twentieth-century thinkers such as Dewey) philosophical attitudes toward education began to change in what way?

What were the stages of growth that Rousseau identified and what is the significance of these stages to educators?

What are some guiding practices that you as a teacher can begin to implement from Piaget's theory?

According to Dewey, schools translate cultural heritage, and people use this heritage to

Jan Komensky (Comenius) was best known for _____________ ideal in the education of young children.

The teachings of _______________ structured learning environments based on the child's development.

The child depravity theory held that the corruptive weakness of children could be corrected by

Jean Piaget's principles of learning are based primarily on

Sarah believes that schools too often get in the way of meaningful education.She wants to start her own school where children will have fewer textbooks and rules and more unstructured, firsthand experiences with the world.Which of the following theorists is most relevant to Sarah's beliefs?

Motivation, Preparation, and Conditions for the Entering Teacher

The Teaching Profession

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Historical Development of American Education

Philosophical Roots of Education

Governing and Administering Public Education

Financing Public Education

Legal Aspects of Education

Culture, Socialization, and Education

Social Class, Race, and School Achievement

Providing Equal Educational Opportunity

The Purposes of Education

Curriculum and Instruction

International Education

School Effectiveness and Reform in the United States

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Exam 4: Pioneers of Modern Teaching

According to Froebel, the paramount influence in the kindergarten classroom was

________________'s principle included respecting children's natural needs and rejecting the child depravity doctrine.

Pestalozzi believed that teachers needed to develop

Which of the following ideas was not shared by Pestalozzi and Rousseau?

Why was Dewey considered an advocate of democratic schooling?

Rousseau believed that the school as an institution

The use of teaching methods based on sensation and learner readiness was pioneered by

Which of the following best describes a trend beginning in the philosophical views of Comenius and culminating in the work of Freire?

The process by which competition would bring about gradual but inevitable progress is

Beginning with Comenius (and continuing via the work of twentieth-century thinkers such as Dewey) philosophical attitudes toward education began to change in what way?

What were the stages of growth that Rousseau identified and what is the significance of these stages to educators?

What are some guiding practices that you as a teacher can begin to implement from Piaget's theory?

According to Dewey, schools translate cultural heritage, and people use this heritage to

Jan Komensky (Comenius) was best known for _____________ ideal in the education of young children.

The teachings of _______________ structured learning environments based on the child's development.

The child depravity theory held that the corruptive weakness of children could be corrected by

Jean Piaget's principles of learning are based primarily on

Sarah believes that schools too often get in the way of meaningful education.She wants to start her own school where children will have fewer textbooks and rules and more unstructured, firsthand experiences with the world.Which of the following theorists is most relevant to Sarah's beliefs?

Motivation, Preparation, and Conditions for the Entering Teacher

The Teaching Profession

World Roots of American Education

Historical Development of American Education

Philosophical Roots of Education

Governing and Administering Public Education

Financing Public Education

Legal Aspects of Education

Culture, Socialization, and Education

Social Class, Race, and School Achievement

Providing Equal Educational Opportunity

The Purposes of Education

Curriculum and Instruction

International Education

School Effectiveness and Reform in the United States

Filters