FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION DSST EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS #15
Reflective teachers - correct answer people who frequently observe and think about the
results of their teaching and adjust their methods accordingly
RTTT - correct answer a program initiated in 2009 to provides competitive grants for
projects and suggests educational systems be reformed to improve student
achievement
Mediated Entry - correct answer inducting people into a profession through carefully
supervised stages
The National Education Association - correct answer Which professional teachers'
organization is this?: 3,200,000 members, Dennis Van Roekel: President, Geographic
strength = suburban and rural
The American Federation of Teachers - correct answer Which professional teachers'
organization is this? 2,150,000 members, Randi Weingarten: President, Geographic
strength = large and medium cities
Comenius - correct answer Which education pioneer is this?:
- 1592-1670
- purpose = to relate instruction to children's natural growth and development and to
contribute to peace and social justice
- teacher's role: a permissive facilitator of learning
- influence: schools are organized according to children's stages of development
Rousseau - correct answer Which education pioneer is this?:
- 1712-1778
- purpose = to create learning environments in which children's natural goodness can
grow
- teacher's role: assists nature, rather than imposing social conventions on child
- influence: permissive teaching based on child freedom
Pestalozzi - correct answer Which education pioneer is this?:
- 1747-1827
- purpose = to develop the human being's moral, mental, and physical powers
harmoniously
- teacher's role: acts as a caring facilitator of learning by creating a home-like school
environment; skilled in using the special method
- influence: schooling based on emotional security and object learning
Herbart - correct answer Which education pioneer is this?:
- 1776-1841
- purpose = to develop multiple interests and moral character
, - teacher's role: a well-prepared professional who follows the prescribed sequence in
teaching
- influence: teacher preparation based on a prescribed method and entry of history and
literature into curriculum as a moral core
Froebel - correct answer Which education pioneer is this?:
- 1782-1852
- purpose = to develop the latent spiritual essence of the child in a prepared
environment
- teacher's role: facilitates children's growth
- influence: preschools designed to liberate the child's creativity
Spencer - correct answer Which education pioneer is this?:
- 1820-1903
- purpose = to enable human beings to live effectively, economically, and scientifically
- teacher's role: organizes instruction in basic activities
- influence: schooling that stresses scientific knowledge and competitive values
Dewey - correct answer Which education pioneer is this?:
- 1859-1952
- purpose = to contribute to the individual's personal, social, and intellectual growth
- teacher's role: creates a learning environment based on learners' shared experiences
- influence: schooling that emphasizes problem solving and activities in a context of
community
Addams - correct answer Which education pioneer is this?:
- 1860-1935
- purpose = to assimilate immigrants into American society while preserving their ethnic
cultural heritages
- teacher's role: engages in a reciprocal or mutual learning experience with students
- influence: respect for multicultural pluralism in a shared American cultural context
Montessori - correct answer Which education pioneer is this?:
- 1870-1952
- purpose = to assist children's sensory, physical, and intellectual development in a
prepared environment
- teacher's role: acts as a director of learning by using didactic materials in a prepared
environment
- influence: early childhood schooling that is intellectually and developmentally
stimulating
Piaget - correct answer Which education pioneer is this?:
- 1896-1980
- purpose = to structure instruction on children's patterns of growth and stages of
development
- teacher's role: organizes instruction according to stages of cognitive development
AND ANSWERS #15
Reflective teachers - correct answer people who frequently observe and think about the
results of their teaching and adjust their methods accordingly
RTTT - correct answer a program initiated in 2009 to provides competitive grants for
projects and suggests educational systems be reformed to improve student
achievement
Mediated Entry - correct answer inducting people into a profession through carefully
supervised stages
The National Education Association - correct answer Which professional teachers'
organization is this?: 3,200,000 members, Dennis Van Roekel: President, Geographic
strength = suburban and rural
The American Federation of Teachers - correct answer Which professional teachers'
organization is this? 2,150,000 members, Randi Weingarten: President, Geographic
strength = large and medium cities
Comenius - correct answer Which education pioneer is this?:
- 1592-1670
- purpose = to relate instruction to children's natural growth and development and to
contribute to peace and social justice
- teacher's role: a permissive facilitator of learning
- influence: schools are organized according to children's stages of development
Rousseau - correct answer Which education pioneer is this?:
- 1712-1778
- purpose = to create learning environments in which children's natural goodness can
grow
- teacher's role: assists nature, rather than imposing social conventions on child
- influence: permissive teaching based on child freedom
Pestalozzi - correct answer Which education pioneer is this?:
- 1747-1827
- purpose = to develop the human being's moral, mental, and physical powers
harmoniously
- teacher's role: acts as a caring facilitator of learning by creating a home-like school
environment; skilled in using the special method
- influence: schooling based on emotional security and object learning
Herbart - correct answer Which education pioneer is this?:
- 1776-1841
- purpose = to develop multiple interests and moral character
, - teacher's role: a well-prepared professional who follows the prescribed sequence in
teaching
- influence: teacher preparation based on a prescribed method and entry of history and
literature into curriculum as a moral core
Froebel - correct answer Which education pioneer is this?:
- 1782-1852
- purpose = to develop the latent spiritual essence of the child in a prepared
environment
- teacher's role: facilitates children's growth
- influence: preschools designed to liberate the child's creativity
Spencer - correct answer Which education pioneer is this?:
- 1820-1903
- purpose = to enable human beings to live effectively, economically, and scientifically
- teacher's role: organizes instruction in basic activities
- influence: schooling that stresses scientific knowledge and competitive values
Dewey - correct answer Which education pioneer is this?:
- 1859-1952
- purpose = to contribute to the individual's personal, social, and intellectual growth
- teacher's role: creates a learning environment based on learners' shared experiences
- influence: schooling that emphasizes problem solving and activities in a context of
community
Addams - correct answer Which education pioneer is this?:
- 1860-1935
- purpose = to assimilate immigrants into American society while preserving their ethnic
cultural heritages
- teacher's role: engages in a reciprocal or mutual learning experience with students
- influence: respect for multicultural pluralism in a shared American cultural context
Montessori - correct answer Which education pioneer is this?:
- 1870-1952
- purpose = to assist children's sensory, physical, and intellectual development in a
prepared environment
- teacher's role: acts as a director of learning by using didactic materials in a prepared
environment
- influence: early childhood schooling that is intellectually and developmentally
stimulating
Piaget - correct answer Which education pioneer is this?:
- 1896-1980
- purpose = to structure instruction on children's patterns of growth and stages of
development
- teacher's role: organizes instruction according to stages of cognitive development
