Perennialism and Essentialism
Which of the following principles is NOT ascribed to perennialism?
The child is experiencing organism.
If one were to choose a description that best characterizes the progressivist curriculum, it would be
problem solving and experience centered
Manipulating the environment
Which of the following statements is NOT a description of the social reconstructionist teacher?
"arranger of contingencies"
Personal narratives, portfolios, journals, and traditional writing samples are forms of assessment preferred by a
Postmodernist
Which instructional method would an essentialist prefer?
Learning by objectives
The American educator credited with having advanced progressivism is
John Dewey
The premack principle would most likely be applied by
A behaviorist
Social Reconstructionists believe that education can ________, ___________, and ____________ society?
Improve, change, and reform
What is the most widely used theory in education today?
Post-Modernism
Perennialists maintain that education involves
Confronting the problems that have challenged humankind over the centuries
Formative evaluation would most likely be employed by
A progressivist
Which would be the most concerned with the classroom environment?
A behaviorist
The most favored form of assessment for the social reconstructionist teacher would be
Authentic Assessment
According to a postmodernist, a primary purpose of schooling is
To teach the eternal truths
Which of the following would NOT be true of a essentialist curriculum?
It would emphasize back to basics
What is the nature of the learner?
Children are capable of learning by doing
Prompt and appropriate handling of inappropriate behavior is an important classroom management principle of the
behaviorist
Social Reconstruction is...
When the population achieves a level of tolerance and peaceful co-existence
What is the purpose of the teacher?
To practice and model the doing of critical theory
Cultural literacy is associated with _____, while critical literacy is associated with ______.
Perennialism, social reconstruction
Which of the following is one of the basic principles of progressivism?
Learning should be directly related to the interests of the child
Of the following schedules of reward, which would be considered most effective by B.F Skinner?
Random Reward
What is the curriculum like?
It reflects democratic ideals and emphasizes civic education
Students have the right to question the purpose of social institutions and understand that humans are responsible for social injustices