Write the letter of the correct answer.

________1. Philosophy is a combination of two Greek words, philo and _______, that means lover of
wisdom.

a. Sophos b. sophies c. Cognitio d. Notitia

________2. Famous mathematician and philosopher who renowned and coined the two Greek words for
Philosophy.

a. Plato b. Pythagoras c. Aristotle d. Socrates

__________3. It is defined as a collection of a person’s or a group’s fundamental beliefs, conceptions, and

a. Theory b. Ideology c. Logic d. Philosophy

__________4. It is a branch of Philosophy that deals with the fundamental questions of reality.

a. Epistemology b. Metaphysics c. Ethics d. Aesthetics

__________5. It is concerned with human values and how individuals should act.

a. Epistemology b. Metaphysics c. Ethics d. Aesthetics

__________6. Numerous philosophies in education were categorized into how many?

a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 5

__________7. Philosophies that support teachers as the primary source of knowledge.

a. Teacher-centered b. student-centered c. group-centered d. institutional-centered

_________8. Promote students’ capacity to perform or complete tasks independently with little or no
supervision from their teachers.

a. Teacher-centered b. student-centered c. group-centered d. institutional-centered

_________9. Founded the educational philosophies Essentialism

a. Robert Hutchins b. John Watson c. Jean Piaget d. William Bagley

_________10. Educational philosophy is based on the belief that human behavior can be explained based
on response to external stimuli.

a. Essentialism b. Behaviorism c. Perrenialism d. Constructivism

___________11. All are said to be student-centered philosophies except______

a. Progressivism b. Existentialism c. Perrenialism d. constructivism

___________12. He founded this philosophy that believes that universe is mental, knowing takes place in
the mind; values are eternal and absolute; reality is mental and unchanging.

a. Socrates & Plato b. Aristotle c. Froebel Montessori d. John Dewey

____________13. Teacher A rewards a student with a candy for completing he task as a mean of
incentivizing and reinforcing behavior of the student. What kind of educational philosophy is shown in
the situation.

a. Behaviorism b. Existentialism c. Perrenialism d. constructivism

____________14. Teacher Z pose question and problems, she allows students to formulate their own
answers and allow multiple interpretations and expressions of learning. What kind of educational
philosophy is shown in the situation.
 a. Behaviorism b. Existentialism c. Perrenialism d. constructivism

____________15. A third-grade teacher places cardboard boxes, paper towel tubes, tape, and scissors on a
table so the students can design and construct marble mazes. What kind of educational philosophy is
shown in the situation.

a. Behaviorism b. Progressivism c. Perrenialism d. constructivism

____________16. Teacher C emphasizes learning skills through traditional subjects like reading, writing,
math, and science. She focuses on the value of these core subjects over a wider array of subjects, as they
believe students are able to gain deeper knowledge when exposed to fewer core subjects. What kind of
educational philosophy is shown in the situation.

a.Essentialism b. Progressivism c. Perrenialism d. constructivism

____________17. Teacher X allows students read old books by famous authors like Shakespeare, they
explore themes like love and courage that everyone, at any time, might go through. What kind of
educational philosophy is shown in the situation.

a. Behaviorism b. Progressivism c. Perrenialism d. constructivism

____________18. Teacher A takes responsibility of keeping the classroom in order. She interprets
essentials learning process, take the leadership position and set the tone of the classroom. What kind of
educational philosophy is shown in the situation.

a. Behaviorism b. Existentialism c. Perrenialism d. constructivism

____________19. He founded this philosophy that believes on the concept of education according to the
nature of the child. He believes that man is naturally good, society makes him bad.

a. Socrates & Plato b. Aristotle c. Froebel Montessori d. John Dewey

__________20. It is a branch of Philosophy that deals with rules of valid reasoning and argumentation.

a.Logic b. Metaphysics c. Ethics d. Aesthetics

Write YES if the statement tells right about the philosophy mentioned, if not write NO.

_______1. Essentialists want to teach students on how to reconstruct the society.

_______2. Essentialists teachers frown on long academic year.

_______ 3. Progressivists look at education as a preparation for one’s adult life.

________4. Students’ needs and interests are considered in the progressivist curriculum.

________5. Progressivist teachers strive to stimulate in the classroom the outside world.

________6. Perennialist teachers are concerned with mastery of fundamental skills.

________7. Perennialist teachers use the wisdom of ancient, medieval and modern times.

________8. Existentialist are concerned with the education of the whole person.

________9. The course of study is imposed on students in the existentialist classroom.

________10. Behaviorists are concerned with the modification of students’ behavior.

________11. Behaviorists don’t believe that students are product of their environment.

________12. Essentialists prefer teacher who dominate the classroom discussion.

________13. The curriculum of the perrentialist is open to the learning of many subjects.

________14. Constructivists believe that meaning can be imposed.

________15. Constructivists believe that students can construct knowledge.