UNIT 2 PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION
TEST SOLVED #5
Philosophy - correct answer The study of fundamental nature of Knowledge, Reality,
Values, especially when considered as an academic discipline.
Epistemology - correct answer Study of knowledge
Metaphysics - correct answer Study of reality
Axiology - correct answer Study of values (ethics)
Realism - correct answer Matter and the study of the natural world and primary. (Study
of Science)
Idealism - correct answer The mind, idea, and reasons are primary.
(Study of classic literature)
Pragmatism - correct answer Practical = Real world experiences or things that work in
the real world are primary.
Neo-Thomism - correct answer Creationism - God can be known through faith
(theology) and reason (realism).
(Providing vouchers for faith based schools)
Existentialism - correct answer The belief that every individual has a personal and
subjective existence.
Who is the Father of Idealism? - correct answer Plato
Who is the Father of Realism? - correct answer Aristotle
Who is the Father of Neo-Thomism? - correct answer Thomas Aquinas
Who is the Father of Pragmatism? - correct answer John Dewy
Who is the Father of Existentialism? - correct answer Soren Kierkegaard
Perennialism - correct answer Eternal and universal truths exist that can be studied
through logic and reason (combines elements of idealism, realism, and Neo-Thomism)
EX: teaching shakespear
Progressivism - correct answer Student centered approach to meet needs of the whole
child (Physical, Intellectual, Social, and Emotional) through learning.
TEST SOLVED #5
Philosophy - correct answer The study of fundamental nature of Knowledge, Reality,
Values, especially when considered as an academic discipline.
Epistemology - correct answer Study of knowledge
Metaphysics - correct answer Study of reality
Axiology - correct answer Study of values (ethics)
Realism - correct answer Matter and the study of the natural world and primary. (Study
of Science)
Idealism - correct answer The mind, idea, and reasons are primary.
(Study of classic literature)
Pragmatism - correct answer Practical = Real world experiences or things that work in
the real world are primary.
Neo-Thomism - correct answer Creationism - God can be known through faith
(theology) and reason (realism).
(Providing vouchers for faith based schools)
Existentialism - correct answer The belief that every individual has a personal and
subjective existence.
Who is the Father of Idealism? - correct answer Plato
Who is the Father of Realism? - correct answer Aristotle
Who is the Father of Neo-Thomism? - correct answer Thomas Aquinas
Who is the Father of Pragmatism? - correct answer John Dewy
Who is the Father of Existentialism? - correct answer Soren Kierkegaard
Perennialism - correct answer Eternal and universal truths exist that can be studied
through logic and reason (combines elements of idealism, realism, and Neo-Thomism)
EX: teaching shakespear
Progressivism - correct answer Student centered approach to meet needs of the whole
child (Physical, Intellectual, Social, and Emotional) through learning.
