CHAPTER 6 PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION TEST FULLY
SOLVED 2025 #10
Essentialism - correct answer teaches students the accumulated knowledge of our
civilization through core courses in the traditional academic disciplines.
Perrenialism - correct answer philosophy that emphasizes rationality as the major
purpose of education; stresses Great books.
Philosophy - correct answer the love of or search for wisdom; the quest to understand
the meaning of life.
Progressivism - correct answer an educational philosophy that organizes schools
around the concerns, curiosity, and real-world experiences of students.
Epistemology - correct answer the branch of philosophy that examines the nature of
knowledge and learning
Existentialism - correct answer A philosophy based on the idea that people give
meaning to their lives through their choices and actions
Ethics - correct answer the study of principles about what is right and wrong, fair and
unfair
Aesthetics - correct answer the study of beauty
Rationalism - correct answer belief in reason and logic as the primary source of
knowledge
Inductive reasoning - correct answer A type of logic in which generalizations are based
on a large number of specific observations.
Deductive reasoning - correct answer working from a general rule to identify particular
examples and applications to that rule
Behaviorism - correct answer a psychological theory that interprets human reactions in
terms of stimuli-response
Professional program for teacher education - correct answer 1823
Reverand Samuel Hall established a normal school
Concord, Vermont
-private school provided elementary school graduates with formal training and teaching
skills
-*MARKED THE BEGINNING OF TEACHER EDUCATION IN AMERICA
Horace Mann - correct answer 1839
, Established the first state supported normal school in Lexington, MA
*teacher education
-typical program lasted 2 years
-taught academic subjects and methodology
COMMON SCHOOL MOVEMENT
-school open to all
-known as elementary school
-father of public school
-helped create Massachusetts Board of Edu- 1837
*tax payers were against it
*private schools/ religous groups went against free school
*fought for high schools
He worked for effective teacher programs
Saw education as great investment
Saw practical subjects more useful than mastering greek and latin
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By the 1900's - correct answer -teaching was becoming female
-made low money and had strict contracts
-teaching was low regard
*by 1950's teacher colleges evolved to state colleges
-
1987 - correct answer the National board for professional teaching standards was
formed
-their goal was to award board certification to extrodinary teachers
Who have the skills of excellent teaching
(NBPTS) IDENTIFIED 5 CRITERIA:
(1) mastery of subject area
(2) commitment to student
(3)ability to effectively manage a classroom
(4)continuous analysis of teacher performance
SOLVED 2025 #10
Essentialism - correct answer teaches students the accumulated knowledge of our
civilization through core courses in the traditional academic disciplines.
Perrenialism - correct answer philosophy that emphasizes rationality as the major
purpose of education; stresses Great books.
Philosophy - correct answer the love of or search for wisdom; the quest to understand
the meaning of life.
Progressivism - correct answer an educational philosophy that organizes schools
around the concerns, curiosity, and real-world experiences of students.
Epistemology - correct answer the branch of philosophy that examines the nature of
knowledge and learning
Existentialism - correct answer A philosophy based on the idea that people give
meaning to their lives through their choices and actions
Ethics - correct answer the study of principles about what is right and wrong, fair and
unfair
Aesthetics - correct answer the study of beauty
Rationalism - correct answer belief in reason and logic as the primary source of
knowledge
Inductive reasoning - correct answer A type of logic in which generalizations are based
on a large number of specific observations.
Deductive reasoning - correct answer working from a general rule to identify particular
examples and applications to that rule
Behaviorism - correct answer a psychological theory that interprets human reactions in
terms of stimuli-response
Professional program for teacher education - correct answer 1823
Reverand Samuel Hall established a normal school
Concord, Vermont
-private school provided elementary school graduates with formal training and teaching
skills
-*MARKED THE BEGINNING OF TEACHER EDUCATION IN AMERICA
Horace Mann - correct answer 1839
, Established the first state supported normal school in Lexington, MA
*teacher education
-typical program lasted 2 years
-taught academic subjects and methodology
COMMON SCHOOL MOVEMENT
-school open to all
-known as elementary school
-father of public school
-helped create Massachusetts Board of Edu- 1837
*tax payers were against it
*private schools/ religous groups went against free school
*fought for high schools
He worked for effective teacher programs
Saw education as great investment
Saw practical subjects more useful than mastering greek and latin
-
By the 1900's - correct answer -teaching was becoming female
-made low money and had strict contracts
-teaching was low regard
*by 1950's teacher colleges evolved to state colleges
-
1987 - correct answer the National board for professional teaching standards was
formed
-their goal was to award board certification to extrodinary teachers
Who have the skills of excellent teaching
(NBPTS) IDENTIFIED 5 CRITERIA:
(1) mastery of subject area
(2) commitment to student
(3)ability to effectively manage a classroom
(4)continuous analysis of teacher performance
