MCQ Bank
Progressivism believes that education comes from the experience of the
- A) child
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When someone uses negative reinforcement to change a behavior, the behavior is likely to:
- A) occur in frequency
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which levels of the hierarchy of Learning are purely behavioral in nature?
- A) 1 through 5
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The Humanistic School believes in
- A) individual potential of students
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The educational theory that emphasizes the authority of the teachers and the value of subject-matter curriculum is:
- A) Essentialism
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Progressive educators focus their attention primarily on the:
- A) learner / student
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An important criticism of the Humanistic School of thought is that
- A) Important societal goals could be overlooked
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The capacity of long term memory is:
- A) infinite
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Which of the following thinkers declared the compulsory subjects as obligatory?
- A) Nizam ul Mulk
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The scientific study of mental functions and behaviors include cognition, perception, behavior and emotions is known as:
- A) Psychology
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For a realist, values are
- A) derived from nature/reason (not eternal)
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Of the following what is the most commonly voices criticism of perennialism?
- A) it is elitist and places too much emphasis on ideas that are unrelated to student’s lives
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Short term memory is also called memory.
- A) working
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According to John Dewey, children should experience in school to make them better citizens.
- A) democracy
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Which of the following apply to the Humanistic School?
- A) all of the above
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Operant conditioning was presented by .
- A) Skinner
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The aim of perennialism is to .
- A) educate the individual according to his/her own interests
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The aim of education of any system are .
- A) permanent
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The law of effect justifies using:
- A) both rewards and punishments
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"Back to Basics" is the slogan of which philosophy?
- A) essentialism
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- C)
- D)