FOUNDATIONS
AND METHODS OF EDUCATION
ORAL
ROBERTS UNIVERSITY
TULSA,
OKLAHOMA
INSTRUCTOR: DR. MARK E. HALL
TRUE OR FALSE:
____ 1. A
school board that is committed to essentialism would be most supportive of the
inclusion of Latin and Greek courses.
____ 2. The existentialist believes that we must
create our own meaning.
____ 3. John Dewey was a
progressivist.
____ 4. Rousseau's
belief that society was corrupt influenced his support of learner-centered
curricula.
____ 5. Cosmology
refers to the study of the use and abuse of make-up by the average American
woman.
____ 6. Ontology deals with the nature and substance
of reality.
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
____ 7. According to Rousseau, a child's formal
education should begin at age ____.
A.
6
B.
8
C.
10
D.
12
____ 8. The American most associated with
Rousseau is ____.
A.
Walker
B.
Dewey
C.
Franklin
D.
Mann
MATCH THE FOLLOWING TERMS FROM DR. HAND'S LECTURE:
____ 9.
Metaphysics A. What
is truth?
____ 10.
Anthropology B. What is
of value?
____ 11.
Epistemology C. What is
man?
____ 12. Axiology D. What is real?
IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING: (some
selections may be used twice)
A. Progressivism
B. Perennialism
C. Existentialism
D. Essentialism
E. Reconstructionism
____ 13. Students work on computers while a
teachers shows them important commands for the most common computers.
____ 14. A classroom develops a recycling project
to clean up their community.
____ 15. The teacher and the student meet
individually to decide what topics would best help the student find meaning in
his own life.
____ 16. The knowledge that will give you a
competitive edge in the modern world.
____ 17. Students read the Odyssey, while the teacher writes key passages on the board to
memorize.
____ 18. Students work in groups on student
initiated projects, while the teacher works as a facilitator.
____ 19. A class writes letters to local
businesses concerning hazardous waste dumping.
____ 20. All the traditional academic disciplines
like mathematics, science, literature etc.
ESSAY:
21.
Compare John Dewey with
Herbert Spencer. Discuss their similarities
and then their differences. How have each
of them impacted schools today?
22.
Discuss each of the following
culture groups. What were their contributions
to modern education? What was the major
educational form of their society?
Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Greek and Roman
Classical Humanism