ASSESSMENT

1. Who among the following

believes that learning requires
disciplined attention, regular
homework, and respect for
legitimate authority?
a. Essentialist (teacher knows best)
b. Perennialist
c. Progressivist
d. Reconstructionalist
2. Who among the following
stressed the process of
experience and problem
solving?
a. Aristotle
b. Dewey (Pragmatism)
c. Plato
d. Hegel
3. With which will the existentialist
agree? The school is a place where
individuals ___________.
a. Listen and accept what the teachers
say (idealist/perrenialist/essentialist)
b. Can observe by using their senses
(naturalist)
c. Can reflect on ideas (idealist)
d. Can meet to pursue dialogues and
discussion about their lives and
choices
4. Your teacher is of the opinion that
the world and everything in it are
ever changing and so teaches you the
skill to cope with the changes. Which
is his governing philosophy?
a. Existentialism
b. Idealism
c. Realism
d. Experientialism (another term for
Pragmatism/Functionalism)
5. Teacher X waits for Malou to learn
how to add two digits. A week after,
s/he gives the same exercise to
Malou and no improvement was shown.
S/he never gives up teaching Malou
believing that learning is unhurried.
What philosophy of education does
Teacher X espouse?
a. Naturalism c. Essentialism
b. Progressivism d. Reconstructionalism
6. Which of the following believes
that change is the essence of
reality?
a. Realism
b. Pragmatism
c. Idealism
d. Naturalism
7. Which of the following
knowledge is required by means
of sense perception?
a. Rationalism (reason)
b. Empirical
c. Authoritative (power/authority)
d. Intuitive (intuition, hunch)
8. Principal C shares his/her thought
with his/her teachers. “Subject
matter should help students
understand and appreciate
themselves as unique individuals who
accept complete responsibility for
their feelings and actions.” From
what philosophy is this thought
based?
a. Perennialism c. Existentialism
b. Essentialism d. Progressivism
9. Which philosophy believes that
the individual is unique, free and
in the process of realizing
his/her essence?
a. Pragmatism
b. Logical Empiricism
c. Idealism
d. Existentialism
10. Which educational theory
relies heavily on social sciences
and that the students are
actively engaged in the social
problem solving?
a. Perennialism
b. Essentialism
c. Progressivism
d. Reconstructionalism
11. Which theory advocates
that the curriculum be built
around the basic subjects like
3Rs?
a. Essentialism
b. Reconstructionalism
c. Progressivism
d. Realism
12. Which theory of education
advocates that education
should aim for a new world
social order?
a. Progressivism
b. Reconstructionalism
c. Perennialism
d. Essentialism
13. Which theory advocates that
the school should help students
internalize truths that are
universal and unchanging?
a. Essentialism
b. Progressivism
c. Perennialism
d. Reconstructionalism
14. Which of the following statements
expresses the concept of pragmatism?
a. The physical world as it appears to our
senses is the real world. (realism)
b. The only test of truth is that it works
best and what ideas can be used to solve
problems.
c. Emphasis on the natural sciences as
dependable source of scientific
knowledge.
d. Believes in the reality of spirit, mind, the
soul and ideas. (idealism)
15. The secondary schools provide
activities to develop social grace
among students by having JS Prom,
graduation ball, and acquaintance
party. What philosophy is emphasized
by this practice?
a. Aesthetics (grooming)
b. Axiology
c. Ethics
d. Metaphysics
16. An education student is required to
take ED101, 102 and 103 before
taking higher subjects in Prof Ed.
This practice is influenced by the
philosophy of ___________.
a. Existentialism
b. Progressivism
c. Essentialism (core requirements)
d. Naturalism
17. Teacher X always advices
his/her students to be loyal to
his family, school and country.
This is the idea of ________.
a. Idealism
b. Realism
c. Naturalism
d. Pragmatism
18. The “Child-Friendly
Program” of the DepEd is
anchored on ________.
a. Idealism
b. Realism
c. Naturalism
d. Pragmatism
19. Teacher Y uses students’
interest, abilities and
experiences in teaching them.
S/he is influenced by the
educational theory of _______.
a. Idealism
b. Realism
c. Progressivism
d. Existentialism
20. Teacher B believes that for
students to learn better, s/he
has to make learning difficult for
them. Teacher B is
___________.
a. Idealist
b. Existentialist
c. Perennialist
d. Essentialist
21. Principal C tells his/her
teachers that training in the
humanities is most important. To
which philosophical theory does
he adhere?
a. Naturalism
b. Essentialism
c. Existentialism
d. Pragmatism
22.Which of the following is
NOT a characteristic of
existentialism?
a. Importance of subjectivity
b. Uniformity in what students
do
c. Interest in individual person
d. Being positively different
23. Student D claims, “I cannot
see perfection but I long for it.
So, it must be real.” Under which
group can s/he be classified?
a. Idealist
b. Realist
c. Essentialist
d. Pragmatist
24. You arrive at knowledge by re-
thinking of latent ideas. From
which does this come from?
a. Idealist (latent/innate ideas)
b. Existentialist
c. Realist
d. Reconstructionalist
25. As a teacher, you are rationalist. Which
of these is your guiding principle? You
must teach the child __________.
a. Every knowledge, skills, and values that
s/he needs for a better future.
(pragmatism)
b. To develop his/her mental powers.
c. In accordance to his/her interest and
abilities. (progressivism)
d. To be aware of the social problems and
be an agent of change.
(reconstructionalism/reconstructivism)
26. What is your guiding principle as a
pragmatist teacher? “I must teach
the child __________.”
a. Every knowledge, skills, and values
that s/he needs for a better future.
b. To develop his/her mental powers.
c. In accordance to his/her interest
and abilities.
d. To be aware of the social problems
and be an agent of change.
27. What is your guiding principle as a
progressivist teacher? “I must teach
the child __________.”
a. Every knowledge, skills, and values
that s/he needs for a better future.
b. To develop his/her mental powers.
c. In accordance to his/her interest
and abilities.
d. To be aware of the social problems
and be an agent of change.
28. Teachers of school A organize
educational trips for students to
validate what has been discussed in
the classroom. What philosophical
theory supports their practice?
a. Idealism
b. Realism
c. Essentialism
d. Pragmatism (experiential learning)
29. Which of the following is
developed in perennialism?
a. Affective
b. Cognitive
c. Psychomotor
d. Social
30. Which is developed in
existentialism?
a. Memory
b. Reason
c. Creativity
d. Values
31. School D gives priority to
Math, Science and English with
more time allotted for each of
time. What philosophy of
education is School D associated
with?
a. Idealism
b. Pragmatism
c. Essentialism (core subjects)
d. Perennialism
32. The whole child concept of
education is consistent to the
_________.
a. Academic essentials approach to
education.
b. Progressivist approach to education
(“total tao”)
c. Focus on the disadvantaged
approach to education
d. The mental discipline approach to
education
33. Which of the following best
describes a progressivist’s
method of teaching?
a. Lecture forum (idealist)
b. Reading books (perennialist)
c. Cooperative learning
d. Drills (realism, plus exercises)
34. A guest in one graduation rites
told his/her audience:
“Remember, you are what you
choose to be.” The speaker is
more of a/an _________.
a. Idealist
b. Existentialist
c. Realist
d. Pragmatist
35. “The great happiness lies in
the contemplative use of mind.”
said Plato. Therefore, let us give
more opportunities for our
students to do ___________.
a. Social interaction
b. Role playing
c. Cooperative learning
d. Introspection (self-observation,
reflection, metacognition)
36. Teacher L says: “If it is billiards
that brings students out of the
classroom, let us bring it into the
classroom. Perhaps I can use it to
teach Math.” To which philosophy
does Teacher L adhere?
a. Reconstructionalism
b. Essentialism
c. Existentialism
d. Progressivism (thought-provoking
games)
37. Class schedule, list of
competencies to master, and uniform
requirements belong to a school
governed by the educational
philosophy of __________.
a. Progressivism
b. Perennialism
c. Essentialism
d. Existentialism
38. Specialization is knowing more and
more but less and less. Hence, it is
better to be a generalist, claims
Teacher J. Which philosophy does
Teacher J subscribe to?
a. Idealism (focus on breadth & depth)
b. Essentialism
c. Perennialism
d. Realism
39. School B’s curriculum puts
emphasis on the classics. School
B’s curriculum is predominantly
_______.
a. Perennialist (Great Books
Approach)
b. Progressivist
c. Reconstructionalist
d. Essentialist
40. Which of the following is
attributed to Plato? (idealist)
a. Truth is relative to a particular time
and place.
b. Human beings create their own
truths.
c. Learning is the discovery of truths
as latent ideas that are brought to
consciousness.
d. Sense perception is the most `
accurate guide to knowledge.
41. As a science teacher in elementary
school, which is your guiding
principle?
a. Truth is relative to a particular time
and place.
b. Human beings create their own
truths.
c. Learning is the discovery of truths
as latent ideas that are brought to
consciousness.
d. Sense perception is the most `
accurate guide to knowledge.
42. As a teacher, you are a
reconstructionalist. Which is your
guiding principle? “I must teach the
child __________.”
a. Every knowledge, skills, and values
that s/he needs for a better future.
b. To develop his/her mental powers.
c. In accordance to his/her interest
and abilities.
d. To be aware of the social problems
and be an agent of change
43. Which educational theory
does “Back to the Basics”
movement spring from?
a. Essentialism
b. Realism
c. Progressivism
d. Naturalism
44. The values clarification as a
strategy in values education
flows from which philosophy of
education?
a. Progressivism
b. Reconstructionalism
c. Existentialism
d. Essentialism
45. The practice non-graded
instruction stems from
________.
a. Idealism
b. Progressivism
c. Realism
d. Naturalism
46. Parents enrol their kids to
home-based schooling to make
them free from stresses and
pressures. This home-schooling is
anchored on ________.
a. Progressivism
b. Existentialism
c. Naturalism
d. Idealism
47. Which philosophy approves of a
teacher who lectures most of the
time and requires his/her
students to memorize rules of
grammar?
a. Existentialism
b. Realism
c. Essentialism
d. Idealism
48. The singing of the Philippine
National Anthem in school is an
offshoot of the philosophy
(value/virtue) of _______.
a. Pragmatism
b. Naturalism
c. Nationalism
d. Socialism
49. Teacher M tells his/her colleagues
that the best way students learn is
to give a lot of drills and exercises.
To what philosophy of education is
Teacher M inclined?
a. Realism
b. Essentialism
c. Idealism
d. Existentialism
50. The current emphasis on the
development of critical thinking by
the use of philosophic methods that
emphasize debate and discussion
began with ___________.
a. Aristotle (syllogism)
b. Socrates
c. Confucius
d. Plato (dialectic)
51. The following are part of
Sternberg’s theory of
development EXCEPT:
a. Practical intelligence
b. Spatial intelligence (Gardner’s)
c. Analytic intelligence
d. Creative intelligence
52. Tim possesses excellent skills in
creating art works and would invent
toys from recycled materials. Using
Sternberg’s theory, what is this
intelligence called?
a. Analytical intelligence
b. Creative intelligence
c. Practical intelligence
d. Spatial intelligence
53. Such psychological characteristics as the
helplessness of nursery kids, the inborn curiosity
of the primary school pupils, the social
consciousness of high school students and the
practical purpose of college students establish
that:
a. the individual has certain characteristics
of each level of development that makes
him educable
b. Education is a basic need of the individual at
every level of development
c. Education is psychologically based
d. Education is adjustment and adaptation
54. Ms. de Guzman is a firm believer of
Rousseau theory that education
should be according to nature. To be
in accord with nature, which of the
following will Ms. De Guzman do?
a. Treat the child as little adults
b. Treat the child as a “noble savage”
c. Treat the child as though he was little
adult
d. Treat the child according to the laws
of growth and development
55. John Dewey regarded education as
a continuous process of experiencing
and recognizing experience. Which
statement explains best his ideas?
a. Education takes place in school
b. Education goes on throughout life
c. Education continues anywhere,
anytime
d. Education takes place formally with
the teacher
56. The establishment of special
classes for the deaf-mute and the
blind in various schools in the system
is in consonance with education as:
a. formal discipline
b. the study of humanities
c. social reconstruction
d. scientifically determined process
57. Socrates: Idealism:___________:
Pragmatism
a. Plato
b. Dewey
c. Confucius
d. Locke
58. In the class of Mrs. Riza some children
are usually more active than others, as in
other class. Extremely high levels of
activity or hyperactivity are sometimes
considered problematic. How may she help
a child who is hyperactive?
a. give him challenging activities that are
appropriate to his ability level and
interests
b. allow him to spend longer time at the
playground until he gets tired
c. make him the leader of the class
d. transfer him to another class
59. In providing for the needs of her
children who among the following
pupils will Mrs. Abad most likely
overlook?
a. Jerome, a slow learner
b. Shaina, a frequent absentee
c. Stephanie, a timid quiet girl
d. Janelle, an improverished child
60. In her Art class, Miss de Leon allows her
students to draw and paint using varied
media. She invites every student to
present their finish composition and talk
about them. What principle of method is
illustrated by the teacher’s action?
a. Method liberates the earners
b. Method stimulates thinking and reasoning
c. Method provides for individual
differences
d. Method provides for growth and
development
61. Migs Zulieta upholds that the needs
and interest of the learner should be
the basis of his educational program.
Which is more likely to the strongly
reflected in Miss Zulieta’s plan?
a. Objectives that are focused on social
judgment
b. Objectives that are activity centered
c. Objectives that are social nutrition
d. Objectives that are child-centered
62. Mrs. Lacson is excited about trying
out cooperative learning. Which
should be her primary consideration?
a. At least 10 members in a group
b. Homogenously grouped
c. Interdependence of students in
performing learning should be stressed
d. Permanent roles for everyone in the
group activity
63. Pauline in spite of her I.Q, has been
getting low grades and performing poorly
in almost all the academic subjects. Her
father went to see her teacher, what is
the best way to manage the situation?
a. Tell Paulin’s father a solution by which she can
be helped to improve her performance
b. Tell Pauline’s father that he should not
complain because you computed her grades
objectively
c. Direct Pauline’s father to complain to the
principal
d. Advice Pauline’s father to get a tutor for her
64. Why should guidance be an integral party
of the school program?
a. Learners and confronted with present
day realities and challenges which they
themselves cannot handle
b. Learners need to be guided so that
they may become useful members of
the society
c. Learners need to help in their personal
and academic problems
d. Learners are still young to be left to
themselves
65. Ms. Revilla, a classroom teacher is aware
that she is also expected to perform
guidance function. She has been helping
her pupils in their personal and academic
problems. What must do if there are cases
which she finds difficulty to handle?
a. Refer them to the guidance counselor who has
the professional competence to handle such
cases
b. Try to solve them. There are practical
solutions to every problem
c. Bring them to the attention of the school
principal
d. Make referrals to outside agencies
66. For quite some time, Joseph, a
Grade VI pupil has been displaying
unusual behaviors which have
adversely affected his performance.
How may Ms. Ramos, his teacher,
best given the necessary help?
a. seek the advise of child psychologist
b. Refer the pupil to a psychiatrist
c. Arrange for a case conference
d. Conduct a case study
67. What is the focus of developmental
guidance?
a. Developing the varied interest,
abilities and needs of students,
individually and collectively
b. providing students with ample
opportunities to develop their innate
talents
c. Identify students with personality and
behavior problems
d. Facilitating the total development of
the students
68. Because learning increases directly
in proportion to the extent to which
the learner is wholly bound up in his
task, the teacher should give lessons
that______
a. are fictitious to appeal to their
imagination
b. have significance and worth to the
child
c. are easy to comprehend
d. portray complex ideas