Question 1

What is the basis for Friedrich Froebel's philosophy of early childhood education?

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Inherent spirituality is at the core of human nature. Every child possesses an innate interior spiritual essence, a power, striving to be externalized. People share a common need to bring their culture forward.

Question 2

What role in education does Paulo Freire propose for teachers?

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Freire believes that teachers should be committed to social, political, and economic issues.  They should have a critical consciousness of the power relationships in schools and of the conditions that affect their students.  By understanding the true reality of their school situations, teachers can resist the oppressive conditions and help empower their students to work for social justice and to improve their communities.

Question 3

The education pioneer who suggested that teachers should design their classrooms as learning centers stocked with materials that engage children's curiosity and stimulate their explorations was

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A)  Jane Addams.
B)  Herbert Spencer.
C)  Jean Piaget.
D)  John Dewey. C

Question 4

You just took a job teaching in a primary school. The principal has told you that the school's mission envisions each classroom becoming a "prepared environment" for encouraging self-development and socialization. These ideas are based on

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A)  Rousseau's view of society.
B)  Froebel's view of the kindergarten.
C)  Friere's view of curriculum.
D)  Piaget's principles of learning.

Question 5

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?

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Question 6

Antonia's dream is to establish her own primary school-one that educates the "whole child" and that has teachers who help children feel safe, secure, and cared for. Which of the following educational theorists should she study for ideas that may help her plan her school?

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A)  Spencer
B)  Piaget
C)  Rousseau
D)  Pestalozzi

Question 7

Provide an overview of Jane Addams' background and influence on education.

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Question 8

Why did Froebel consider the teacher's behavior so important in working with young children?

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Question 9

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

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Question 10

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

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

Question 11

Herbart was noted for incorporating history and literature into the curriculum.  He did this to

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A)  replace the classical Greek and Latin languages.
B)  study the lives of great people of the past and how they made their moral decisions.
C)  place events in their proper chronological order.
D)  have students actively challenge the ideas of the past's great leaders.

Question 12

Identify advantages and disadvantages of respecting children's natural needs and interests, as proposed by Comenius.

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Question 13

Pestalozzi believed that teachers needed to develop

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

Question 14

Summarize the key points of Herbert Spencer's "Social Darwinism."

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Question 15

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

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

Question 16

Jane Addams was best known for _____________ ideal in the education of young children.

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

Question 17

Describe the four primary stages of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

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Question 18

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

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

Question 19

Why was Dewey considered an advocate of democratic schooling?

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Question 20

Rousseau originally believed that people were "noble savages," ________________________.

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A)  innocent, free and uncorrupted.
B)  restrained, jailed and corrupt in their ideals.
C)  pure and driven to change.
D)  able to adapt to all social situations.

Exam 4: Pioneers of Teaching and Learning