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1. The truth of the conclusion of an inductive argument is
certain
experience
observation
probable
2. The process of reasoning from one or more given statements to reach a logically certain conclusion is called
Deductive Reasoning
Inductive Reasoning
Qualitative Reasoning
Quantitative Reasoning
3. The reasoning in which the given statements are viewed as supplying strong evidence for the truth of the conclusion is called
Deductive Reasoning
Inductive Reasoning
Qualitative Reasoning
Quantitative Reasoning
4. According to Jean Piaget, children develop abstract logic and reasoning skill during
Sensorimotor stage
Preoperational stage
Concrete operational stage
Formal operational stage
5. Children are usually egocentric during __________ and __________ stages.
Sensorimotor, Preoperational
Preoperational, Concrete operational
Concrete operational, Formal operational
Formal operational, Sensorimotor
6. According to Jean Piaget, children are no longer egocentric when entering
Sensorimotor stage
Preoperational stage
Concrete operational stage
Formal operational stage
7. According to Piagets theory of cognitive development, the Concrete operational stage starts at age
3
7
11
15
8. According to Piagets theory of cognitive development, the Formal operational stage starts at age
3
7
11
15
9. The most recent response is most likely to
forget
compromised
reoccur
not occur again
10. Rousseau advocated an educational method which consisted of removing the child from
school
burden
past memory
society
11. Who advocated removing children from their mothers care and raising them as wards of the state?
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
John Locke
12. The famous book The Republic was written by
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
John Locke
13. All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.This is the saying of
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
John Locke
14. Which three main capacities Waldorf Education System is aimed to cultivate in children?
thinking, planning, acting
thinking, feeling, willing
observing, thinking, analyzing
observing, listing, calculating
15. The Waldorf education approach emphasizes a balanced development of
head and heart
head and hands
heart and hands
head, heart, and hands
16. Plato�believed that talent and intelligence are
distributed genetically
not distributed genetically
distributed gender-wise
not distributed gender-wise
17. A priori knowledge is knowledge that is known independently of
analysis
information
experience
evidence
18. A posteriori knowledge is knowledge that is known by
analysis
information
experience
evidence
19. According to John Locke, a child�s mind does not contain any
innate ideas
memory
observation
imagination
20. The philosopher who for the first time mentioned the importance of play (or sports) in education was
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
John Locke
21. The process of selecting units from a population to estimate characteristics of the population is called
analyzing
inference
research
sampling
22. We calculate average marks of a student in the way as we calculate
arithmetic mean
geometric mean
standard deviation
variance
23. The __________ is a measure of how spreads out points are from the mean.
arithmetic mean
geometric mean
standard deviation
variance
24. The standard deviation is the __________ of the variance.
square
square root
cube
cube root
25. The concept of pragmatism in educational philosophy says that education should be about
obedience
virtue
life and growth
shaping good citizens
26. The idea of practical learning means education should apply to the
practice
society
abstract knowledge
real world
27. An aspect of pragmatism is experiential learning, which says, education should come through
experience
practice
knowledge
observations
28. According to Aristotle, virtue is a/an __________ state between excess and deficiency.
natural
intermediate
real
artificial
29. In case of spending money, the virtue is __________ between wastefulness and stringiness.
generosity
penury
Lavishness
prodigal
30. The concept of perennialism in education means school curricula should focus on what is
important
everlasting
in demand
in need
31. According to John Dewey, children should experience __________in school to make them better citizens.
rules
discipline
democracy
practical implementation
32. Progressivism believes that education comes from the experience of the
child
teacher
principal
society
33. The idea of teaching the whole child in the philosophy of pragmatism in education means teaching students to be good
learners
thinkers
scientists
citizens
34. Progressivism believes that children learn in a/an
community
competition
isolation
closed environment
35. A normal human being has __________ senses.
4
5
6
7
36. Which from the following is NOT among the five senses?
vision
touch
smell
thought
37. The application of ideas, knowledge and skills to achieve the desired results is called
problem solving
critical thinking
reasoned arguments
deductive method
38. According to Socrates of Meno, virtue is
teachable
unteachable
reachable
unreachable
39. The curriculum of educational institutes should be based on
theory
practice
theory and practice
theory, practice and research
40. The new curriculum should be introduced
abruptly
continuously
gradually
relatively
41. Evaluation of the process of curriculum development should be made
abruptly
continuously
gradually
relatively
42. Curriculum revision should be a/an __________ process.
abrupt
continuous
gradual
relative
43. The term heuristic means __________ in decision making.
brain storming
calculations
thoroughness
mental shortcuts
44. Robert Sternberg, a famous psychologist, argued that creativity requires __________ different types of intelligence.
3
4
5
6
45. According to Robert Sternberg, the three different types of required intelligence for creativity are
synthetic, analytical, and practical
analytical, observational and practical
analytical, critical and practical
abstract, synthetic and analytical
46. A common technique to help people begin the creative process is
calculations
brain storming
thoroughness
mental shortcuts
47. According to Plato, the highest goal in all of education is knowledge of the
science
mathematics
philosophy
good
48. Plato argued that __________ are fit to rule.
educationists and philosophers
only educationists
only philosophers
only psychologists
49. The book A Brief History of Time is written by
Aristotle
John Dewey
Robert Sternberg
Stephen Hawking
50. The branch of philosophy focuses on the nature of reality is
Connectionism
Epistemology
Metaphysics
Pedagogy
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