Chapter 3
Branches of Philosophy
4 Schools of Philosophy
Teacher-Centered Philosophies
Student-Centered Philosophies
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Who is the author of Taxonomy of Educational Objectives?

Who is Benjamin Bloom?

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What are the 3 Known Branches of Philosophy?

Metaphysics

Epistemology

Axiology

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Who are the proponents of Idealism?

Plato and Socrates

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The psychological theory and educational philosophy hold that one’s behavior is determined by environment, not heredity.                                                       


    

What is Behaviorism 

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True or False: John Dewey is a leader of the essentialist movement?

    

                        

                                                       


    

False

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What was the approximate cost of public education in 1970?

What is $40 billion.

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Asks the Question "What is real"?

What Metaphysics.

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The goal of __________ is to develop intellectual abilities and to equip students with information to understand current events.

What is Realism

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_____________ holds that there is a common core of information and skills that an educated person in a given culture must have.                            

                                                       


    

Essentialism

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____________ is an educational philosophy that emphasizes developing personal meaning through hands-on, activity-based teaching and learning.              


    

Constructivism

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_______________   ___________ Focuses on outward behavior: Students could be successfully trained and conditioned to learn just about anything the teacher desires.

What is Behavioral Theory.

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Asks the questions, "How do we know this is true?"

Epistemology

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The role of the teacher in __________ is to create thinkers. Not people who simply follow what the teacher has said. 

Idealism

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The approach of each of ________ - _________ educational philosophies to subject matter, classroom organization, teaching methods, and assessment places most of the responsibility on the ______, whose job is to enable students to learn what is important.

Teacher-Centered (teacher)

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The _____________ educational philosophy is concerned with enhancing the innate goodness of the individual. It rejects a group-oriented educational system and seeks ways to enhance the individual development of the student.

    

Humanistic

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__________   _____________ provided funds for building, maintaining, and operating community facilities in areas where local communities had unusual burdens because of defense and war initiatives.

What is the Lanham Act of 1941

                                                       


    

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Which branch of Philosophy is the study of values?

Axiology

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The primary goal of _____________ is "Education is Growth". Schools should balance the needs of the society and community on one hand and the needs of the students on the other.

What is Pragmatism

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___________ is an educational philosophy that rejects beliefs about mind, spirit, and consciousness and holds that all reality can be explained by laws of matter and motion.                                                                                 


    

Positivism

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Which philosophy is based on real-world experiences and John Dewey's work?

Progressivism

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What committee was established in 1892 and for what purpose?

What is the Committee of Ten.

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Teachers must be able to assess what is knowledge to determine whether a particular piece of information should be included in the ____________.

                                                       


    

What is curriculum.

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Existentialists accept the usefulness of scientific knowledge about the physical and psychological world, but they contend that this knowledge____________.

Limited

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Who is the recognized leader of behaviorism philosophy?    

                                   


    

B. F. Skinner (Burrhus Frederic Skinner)

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For constructivism what is the most important...

Experience