WGU C272 Pre/Post Quizzes 2023 Questions and Answers
(Verified Answers)
The historical figure most often spoken of as the father of American education
was:
Horace Mann
Dame schools are best described as:
schools run by women for the purpose of teaching reading and writing
True or False: Horace Mann believed that the country was too diverse to
reasonably teach a common set of beliefs and moral values.
False
The "Eight-Year Study" conducted in the US in 1930 determined that:
the progressive approach produced more intellectual curiosity and higher levels of
critical thinking
True or False: Philosophy raises questions: it does not solve them.
True
Essentialism as a philosophy can best be defined as education based on the
principle that:
students should learn the basic facts regarding the social and physical world
Progressivism as a philosophy can best be defined as education based on the
principle that:
all learning is active and that curriculum should begin with the child's interests and
experiences
Behaviorists like B.F. Skinner hypothesized that learning is:
a function of change in the way one behaves
True or False: The first colonial schools were developed to assure that the new
generation would sustain its religious beliefs.
True
True or False: A hallmark of a progressive classroom is the purposeful activity of
pupils who may be engaged in research and inquiry with groups and alone.
True
The Socratic Method is a way of teaching that centers on the use of questions by
the teacher to lead students to a certain conclusion.
True
John Locke believed that teachers needed to create a nonthreatening learning
environment— a rather revolutionary idea at that time.
True
IDEA stands for:
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IDEA, which originated as Public Law 94-142, requires that students with
disabilities:
have access to the same academic curriculum as students without disabilities
True or False: Reducing oppression, providing equity in education and
establishing workplace rights are some of the common goals shared by civil
rights activists of both racial and ethnic minorities and people with disabilities.
(Verified Answers)
The historical figure most often spoken of as the father of American education
was:
Horace Mann
Dame schools are best described as:
schools run by women for the purpose of teaching reading and writing
True or False: Horace Mann believed that the country was too diverse to
reasonably teach a common set of beliefs and moral values.
False
The "Eight-Year Study" conducted in the US in 1930 determined that:
the progressive approach produced more intellectual curiosity and higher levels of
critical thinking
True or False: Philosophy raises questions: it does not solve them.
True
Essentialism as a philosophy can best be defined as education based on the
principle that:
students should learn the basic facts regarding the social and physical world
Progressivism as a philosophy can best be defined as education based on the
principle that:
all learning is active and that curriculum should begin with the child's interests and
experiences
Behaviorists like B.F. Skinner hypothesized that learning is:
a function of change in the way one behaves
True or False: The first colonial schools were developed to assure that the new
generation would sustain its religious beliefs.
True
True or False: A hallmark of a progressive classroom is the purposeful activity of
pupils who may be engaged in research and inquiry with groups and alone.
True
The Socratic Method is a way of teaching that centers on the use of questions by
the teacher to lead students to a certain conclusion.
True
John Locke believed that teachers needed to create a nonthreatening learning
environment— a rather revolutionary idea at that time.
True
IDEA stands for:
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IDEA, which originated as Public Law 94-142, requires that students with
disabilities:
have access to the same academic curriculum as students without disabilities
True or False: Reducing oppression, providing equity in education and
establishing workplace rights are some of the common goals shared by civil
rights activists of both racial and ethnic minorities and people with disabilities.
