Deck 1: Philosophies and Concepts of Education

Question 1

Find out the mismatching pairs.
1)Vivekananda/spiritualism
2) Rousseau/pragmatism
3) Value education/ intolerance
4) John Dewey/ pragmatism

A)only 3
B)3 and 4
C)2 and 3
D)only 4

Answer 1

2 and 3

Question 2

Etymological meaning of the term 'education' is to ___________.

A)bring up
B)know
C)do
D)grow

Answer 2

bring up

Question 3

The root word of 'education' is __________.

A)edusat
B)educare
C)edu
D)educate

Answer 3

educare

Question 4

The term 'education' is derived from a __________ word.

A)english
B)french
C)latin
D)german

Question 5

Philosophy of education is concerned with the _________ of education.

A)aims
B)nature
C)functions
D)all these

Question 6

Which one of the following statements is/are true?
i. Education is a life-long process.
ii. Education is a systematic process.
iii. Education is a modification of behaviour.
iv. Education is instruction and direction.

A)i and ii
B)i,ii and iii
C)i and iv
D)all the four

Question 7

Education is a continuous process through which a person acquires__________.

A)a view of life
B)knowledge
C)both (a) and (b)
D)neither (a) nor (b)

Question 8

Education is the harmonious development of _________ faculty.

A)physical
B)mental
C)moral
D)all of these

Question 9

Educational philosophy is defined as the philosophical study of the ________ of education.

A)purpose
B)nature
C)ideals
D)all these

Question 10

_________ is an interactive method in the pursuit of knowledge through dialogue.

A)teacher-centered method
B)experimental method
C)socratic method
D)introspective method

Question 11

According to realists, curriculum should be ________ .
i. practical and useful
ii. highly organized and systematic
iii. teacher-centered

A)i and ii
B)only i
C)i,ii and iii
D)only iii

Question 12

_________ is not a proponent of realism.

A)plato
B)russell
C)aristotle
D)locke

Question 13

Education should proceed from simple to complex and from concrete to abstract. This is the method of teaching in _________.

A)idealism
B)realism
C)essentialism
D)none of these

Question 14

Idealists argue that _________ are the ultimate reality.

A)values
B)ideas
C)feelings
D)sensations

Question 15

_________ is not a proponent of idealist educational philosophy.

A)plato
B)st. augustine
C)aristotle
D)hegel

Question 16

_________ is not a proper method of teaching according to idealism.

A)dialectical method
B)intuitive method
C)experimental method
D)conceptual method

Question 17

According to idealists, curriculum should be __________.

A)pupil-centered
B)teacher-centered
C)both (a) and (b)
D)neither (a) nor (b)

Question 18

__________ introduced the concept of kindergarten.

A)gandhi
B)frobel
C)plato
D)rousseau

Question 19

"The purpose of man is primarily to develop his own spherical nature and then the nature of spherical being as such, to train and represent that nature". This is the view of ___________.

A)rousseau
B)vivekananda
C)russell
D)frobel

Question 20

"The spherical law is the basic law of all true and sufficient human education". This is the view of ________.

A)frobel
B)russell
C)pestalozzi
D)aurobindo

Question 21

The model of Frobel's spherical education is known as _________.

A)montessori
B)banking method
C)keilhau
D)none of these

Question 22

Aurobindo's educational ideal is known as ________.

A)right education
B)integral education
C)spherical education
D)basic education

Question 23

"The meaning of the word education is to reduce the inner, hidden latent dormant potential secret within any human being .... This is the view of _________.

A)plato
B)rousseau
C)aurobindo
D)frobel

Question 24

In Aurobindo's philosophy, education in the integral sense includes the _________ aspects.

A)physical and mental
B)vital and mental
C)physical and spiritual
D)physical, vital, mental and spiritual

Question 25

The ultimate aim of education is evolution of total humanity, which includes the evolution of the nation, which in its turn depends upon the evolution of the individual. This concept of education is known as _________.

A)integral education
B)perfect education
C)spiritual education
D)none of these