What do interactional theories primarily focus on?

• A) Developing curriculum
• B) Supporting old views
• C) Extending existing views
• D) Ignoring social class

Curricula for the 21st century should be technologically advanced, rational and encourage

• A) educational competence
• B) educational development
• C) social unity
• D) social disparity

What was a key feature of the Madrasas established in cities like Samarkand and Bukhara after the Turks accepted Islam?

• A) Focused only on military training
• B) Excluded ancient philosophies
• C) Taught religion and social studies
• D) Lacked structure and organization

In Ancient China the goal of education was to prepare elites to

• A) build the nation
• B) govern the Empire
• C) serve the public
• D) promote military supremacy

“If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences.” This is the

• A) Social-Promotion Policy
• B) Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
• C) Self-Propagated Prophecy
• D) Social-Pattern Propaganda

The explosion of knowledge has led to the need for

• A) information classification
• B) information ignorance
• C) information fluency
• D) information overdose

The curriculum should focus on

• A) preparing students for the hereafter
• B) both A and B
• C) the changing world of today
• D) neither A nor B

According to Aristotle, what guides human conduct?

• A) Religious beliefs
• B) Social class and hierarchy
• C) Rational thinking and observation
• D) Emotions and desires

Changes in the division of labor leads to a conflict model of unequal

• A) distribution of wealth
• B) learning potential
• C) struggle patterns
• D) power relations

What should be the focus of education for all students?

• A) Child, activity, and experience-centered
• B) Teacher-centered instruction
• C) Curriculum-centered study
• D) Child-centered learning

Schools should be able to address the issues of

• A) social movements
• B) social inequalities
• C) social equities
• D) social adjustments

What was Plato's view of human nature?

• A) All humans are equal in intellect
• B) Humans can be classified based on intellectual capabilities
• C) Human behavior is shaped only by environment
• D) Humans are guided by instincts alone

Teachers possibly suffer from

• A) poor remuneration
• B) teaching strain
• C) early aging
• D) role strain

Curriculum relates to

• A) Mental growth
• B) Valid knowledge
• C) Moral values
• D) Cognitive development

Which children are disadvantaged in schools?

• A) Working class
• B) Middle class
• C) Upper class
• D) Elite class

The actual experience of what is happening within schools stems from the

• A) curriculum
• B) pedagogy
• C) labelling approach
• D) trial and error approach

Cultural capital is transmitted through

• A) Society only
• B) Schools only
• C) Family and friends
• D) Family and schools

Social actions are influenced by

• A) socialism and voluntarism
• B) voluntarism and constructionism
• C) determinism and socialism
• D) determinism and voluntarism

Which set of literacies are essential for students today, going beyond the traditional 3Rs?

• A) Historical, Geographical, Social
• B) Spiritual, Moral, Ethical
• C) Digital, Scientific, Cultural
• D) Reading, Writing, Arithmetic

In which historical setting were girls and women allowed to receive religious education?

• A) Ancient Arabia
• B) Medieval Europe
• C) Greek City States
• D) Ancient Rome