PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION EXAM 2025
SOLVED #7
1. Which of the following is NOT a branch of philosophy?
• A) Metaphysics
• B) Epistemology
• C) Cosmology
• D) Pedagogy - correct answer Answer D) Pedagogy
2. Who is known as the "Father of Idealism"?
• A) Aristotle
• B) Plato
• C) Socrates
• D) John Locke - correct answer Answer B) Plato
3. Pragmatism as a philosophy of education emphasizes:
• A) Fixed knowledge
• B) Practical experience
• C) Absolute truth
• D) Ideal forms - correct answer Answer B) Practical experience
4. Which of the following philosophies emphasizes the importance of the individual and
personal freedom?
• A) Realism
• B) Existentialism
• C) Idealism
• D) Pragmatism - correct answer Answer B) Existentialism
5. The concept of "tabula rasa" is associated with which philosopher?
• A) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• B) Immanuel Kant
• C) John Locke
• D) Friedrich Nietzsche - correct answer Answer C) John Locke
6. Which educational philosophy is most aligned with a curriculum centered on
traditional academic subjects?
• A) Progressivism
• B) Essentialism
• C) Reconstructionism
• D) Existentialism - correct answer Answer B) Essentialism
7. "Education is the process of facilitating the learning or acquisition of knowledge,
skills, values, beliefs, and habits." This definition best aligns with which philosophy?
• A) Realism
• B) Pragmatism
• C) Idealism
,• D) Behaviorism - correct answer Answer B) Pragmatism
8. Who is considered the founder of Progressivism in education?
• A) Maria Montessori
• B) John Dewey
• C) Jean Piaget
• D) B.F. Skinner - correct answer Answer B) John Dewey
9. The idea that education should be based on the child's interests and needs is most
closely associated with which philosophy?
• A) Essentialism
• B) Perennialism
• C) Progressivism
• D) Existentialism - correct answer Answer C) Progressivism
10. Which philosopher believed that "education is the process of preparing for complete
living"?
• A) John Dewey
• B) Herbert Spencer
• C) John Locke
• D) Jean-Jacques Rousseau - correct answer Answer B) Herbert Spencer
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11. Which philosophy emphasizes the idea of "learning by doing"?
• A) Realism
• B) Pragmatism
• C) Idealism
• D) Essentialism - correct answer Answer B) Pragmatism
12. Who wrote "Emile," a book on education?
• A) Immanuel Kant
• B) John Dewey
• C) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• D) Plato - correct answer Answer C) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
13. The "Great Books" approach to education is most closely associated with which
philosophy?
• A) Progressivism
• B) Existentialism
• C) Perennialism
• D) Pragmatism - correct answer Answer C) Perennialism
14. Which of the following is a key focus of existentialist education?
• A) Nationalism
• B) Collective responsibility
• C) Individual choice
, • D) Tradition - correct answer Answer C) Individual choice
15. Which branch of philosophy examines the nature of reality?
• A) Epistemology
• B) Axiology
• C) Metaphysics
• D) Logic - correct answer Answer C) Metaphysics
16. The Socratic Method is a form of:
• A) Rote learning
• B) Inquiry-based dialogue
• C) Lecture-based teaching
• D) Drill and practice - correct answer Answer B) Inquiry-based dialogue
17. Who proposed the idea of "natural education" in which children learn through
experiences rather than formal schooling?
• A) John Dewey
• B) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• C) Plato
• D) John Locke - correct answer Answer B) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
18. Which educational philosophy stresses the importance of cultivating intellectual and
moral virtues?
• A) Pragmatism
• B) Essentialism
• C) Perennialism
• D) Existentialism - correct answer Answer C) Perennialism
19. Realism as a philosophy of education emphasizes:
• A) The world of ideas
• B) The physical world
• C) Personal freedom
• D) Emotional experience - correct answer Answer B) The physical world
20. The belief that knowledge is derived from sensory experience is known as:
• A) Rationalism
• B) Empiricism
• C) Idealism
• D) Pragmatism - correct answer Answer B) Empiricism
________________________________________
21. Who is known for the "banking model of education"?
• A) Paulo Freire
• B) John Dewey
• C) Maria Montessori
• D) Jean Piaget - correct answer Answer A) Paulo Freire
SOLVED #7
1. Which of the following is NOT a branch of philosophy?
• A) Metaphysics
• B) Epistemology
• C) Cosmology
• D) Pedagogy - correct answer Answer D) Pedagogy
2. Who is known as the "Father of Idealism"?
• A) Aristotle
• B) Plato
• C) Socrates
• D) John Locke - correct answer Answer B) Plato
3. Pragmatism as a philosophy of education emphasizes:
• A) Fixed knowledge
• B) Practical experience
• C) Absolute truth
• D) Ideal forms - correct answer Answer B) Practical experience
4. Which of the following philosophies emphasizes the importance of the individual and
personal freedom?
• A) Realism
• B) Existentialism
• C) Idealism
• D) Pragmatism - correct answer Answer B) Existentialism
5. The concept of "tabula rasa" is associated with which philosopher?
• A) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• B) Immanuel Kant
• C) John Locke
• D) Friedrich Nietzsche - correct answer Answer C) John Locke
6. Which educational philosophy is most aligned with a curriculum centered on
traditional academic subjects?
• A) Progressivism
• B) Essentialism
• C) Reconstructionism
• D) Existentialism - correct answer Answer B) Essentialism
7. "Education is the process of facilitating the learning or acquisition of knowledge,
skills, values, beliefs, and habits." This definition best aligns with which philosophy?
• A) Realism
• B) Pragmatism
• C) Idealism
,• D) Behaviorism - correct answer Answer B) Pragmatism
8. Who is considered the founder of Progressivism in education?
• A) Maria Montessori
• B) John Dewey
• C) Jean Piaget
• D) B.F. Skinner - correct answer Answer B) John Dewey
9. The idea that education should be based on the child's interests and needs is most
closely associated with which philosophy?
• A) Essentialism
• B) Perennialism
• C) Progressivism
• D) Existentialism - correct answer Answer C) Progressivism
10. Which philosopher believed that "education is the process of preparing for complete
living"?
• A) John Dewey
• B) Herbert Spencer
• C) John Locke
• D) Jean-Jacques Rousseau - correct answer Answer B) Herbert Spencer
________________________________________
11. Which philosophy emphasizes the idea of "learning by doing"?
• A) Realism
• B) Pragmatism
• C) Idealism
• D) Essentialism - correct answer Answer B) Pragmatism
12. Who wrote "Emile," a book on education?
• A) Immanuel Kant
• B) John Dewey
• C) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• D) Plato - correct answer Answer C) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
13. The "Great Books" approach to education is most closely associated with which
philosophy?
• A) Progressivism
• B) Existentialism
• C) Perennialism
• D) Pragmatism - correct answer Answer C) Perennialism
14. Which of the following is a key focus of existentialist education?
• A) Nationalism
• B) Collective responsibility
• C) Individual choice
, • D) Tradition - correct answer Answer C) Individual choice
15. Which branch of philosophy examines the nature of reality?
• A) Epistemology
• B) Axiology
• C) Metaphysics
• D) Logic - correct answer Answer C) Metaphysics
16. The Socratic Method is a form of:
• A) Rote learning
• B) Inquiry-based dialogue
• C) Lecture-based teaching
• D) Drill and practice - correct answer Answer B) Inquiry-based dialogue
17. Who proposed the idea of "natural education" in which children learn through
experiences rather than formal schooling?
• A) John Dewey
• B) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• C) Plato
• D) John Locke - correct answer Answer B) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
18. Which educational philosophy stresses the importance of cultivating intellectual and
moral virtues?
• A) Pragmatism
• B) Essentialism
• C) Perennialism
• D) Existentialism - correct answer Answer C) Perennialism
19. Realism as a philosophy of education emphasizes:
• A) The world of ideas
• B) The physical world
• C) Personal freedom
• D) Emotional experience - correct answer Answer B) The physical world
20. The belief that knowledge is derived from sensory experience is known as:
• A) Rationalism
• B) Empiricism
• C) Idealism
• D) Pragmatism - correct answer Answer B) Empiricism
________________________________________
21. Who is known for the "banking model of education"?
• A) Paulo Freire
• B) John Dewey
• C) Maria Montessori
• D) Jean Piaget - correct answer Answer A) Paulo Freire
