History and Philosophy of Education (EDU111)
Higher Technical Teacher Training College (HTTTC/ENSET)
Semester: First Semester
Level: 200
Year: 2014
HIGHER TECHNICAL TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGE (HTTTC) BAMBILI
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMS
HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
1. What from the following can make a definition of the history and philosophy of education?
A) The study of past events C) The study of the for mal sy stem of learning
C) An appreciation of educational policies. D) The study of theories, methods, administration
of schools and other agencies of information from prehistory to present.
2. Which education refers to the procedure by which teachers instruct students in courses of
study within institutions?
3. The passing on of culture from
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one generation to the next is called?
4. The learning of social values and behaviors is called
5. Philosophy is derived from two Greek
words
namely
6. How does Glenn defines philosophy
7. Why should future feathers Study the history and philosophy
of
education?
A) Because knowledge of the past is necessary in understanding the present and future.
B) Because we want to tell stories of the past.
C.
Because it is one of the courses to be
studied D) Because it will guide us to teach well
8. Most of human history lies in
A) Modern History B) Medieval History C) Pre-literate societies D) Ancient History
9. What is pre-history
10. The Latin word from which education is derived is
A) Educere B) Educare C) All of the above D) Education
11. The Greek
city-state was divided to three states namely
12 The goal of Roman Education was to produce good citizens, and good citizens meant…
13. 1n
the 5
th
century, Europe would have regressed to the level of primitive education but
survived
because of ……
14. The main objective of
-
indigence education in Africa prior
to western education was
A) To train people for employment B) To develop a good character
C) To respect, keep and transmit traditional practices and beliefs of the family and
community D) To develop the spirit of love
l
5.
The
wondering teachers
who operated in Ancient
Greece were called
A) Philosophers B) Evangelists C) Sophists D) Socrates
16.What was the Method
of education in
pre-literate societies
A) Boys
attended
military schools
B)
Girls attended vocational schools.
C)Education was achieved orally and through observation
D)Parents were too harsh in educating their children.
17) What was the goal of education in the Greek city states?
A) To prepare the child for adult activities as a citizen
B) To develop a secular life freed from the control of the priests
C) To authoritative citizen
D) To follow the foot prints of the philosophers
18) During the enlightenment, educators believed people could improve their lives and society by
using
A) Reason in the right way to solve their problems
B) Arms to destroy those blocking their progress
C) Democratic means to govern
D) Persuasive means to convince the people
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19. The first professional educators were __________________
20. Those who claimed they could teach any subject or skill to anyone were_____________
21. They wanted their students to ________________________________________________
22. To whom can we attribute this “Education by self-examination” ___________________
23. The above believed that universal principles of ________________, ______________ and
________________ should govern human conduct
24. Since his philosophy was ethical, a person ought to live a life of ____________________
25. He did not belief in the transmission of knowledge from teacher to student for true
knowledge exists within everyone and needs to be brought to consciousness, True or false
26. He was a speculative philosopher and founded academy
A. Protagoras B. Plato C. Plotinus D. Socrates
27. His theory of Knowledge is based on the theory of
A. Reminiscence B. Anamnesis C. Recollection D. All of the above
28. The philosopher in 26 above describes a model society made up of three classes of people
name….
29. What is the duty of the 3
rd
class in the model society?
30. What determines a person’s class in this model society?
31. Greek education was focused on the study of _____________
32. Roman education was for those who_____________________
33. Which Roman senator combined Greek and Roman ideas on how to educate Orators in his
book De Oratore?
34. Which influential Roman educator wrote that education should be based on the stages of
individual development from childhood to adulthood?
35. Information on Jewish methods of education comes from _________ and ____________
36. Education on the 16
th
century was shaped by the works of an Italian Philosopher and
Theologian called…..
37. Education during the middle ages was heavily dominated by……
38. What do you know about the Renaissance??
39. Which Dutch humanist was particularly influential during the Renaissance?
40. Which Religious reformation in the 16
th
century marked the decline in the authority of the
Catholic Church?
41. Which famous name can you attribute to this reformation?
42. According to the famous name in 41 above, what was his advice to parents whom he
considered shapers of children’s character?
43. Which Philosopher was famous with educational theories in the 17
th
century?
44. What was his opinion on the idea of knowledge?
45. How does he look at the human mind at birth?
46. Which two Latin words are used to describe 45 above?
47. One of the most influential Enlightenment French thinkers was?
48. What was his argument on children’s education?
49. Which influential Cameroonian educational icon do you know?
50. What makes him or her influential?
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