Question 1

What were the views of Isocrates on civic education, and how did he influence Western education?

Accepted Answer

Isocrates held that education had object

Question 2

Which of the following best reflects the metaphysical position underlying Plato's beliefs about education?

Accepted Answer

A) Like the Sophists, Plato believed that the purpose of education was to give students the knowledge and skills to become successful leaders of society. 
B) The purpose of education was to help students begin to discover the truths that were innately present within each person and, in the process, to find those persons who were most intellectually capable of leading society. 
C) Platonic schools stressed the ability to work within a vocation that most effectively met the needs of Greek society. 
D) Because there was no such thing as ultimate truth, the purpose of education was to develop truths that would be most useful in the effective functioning of Greek society. 
A) Like the Sophists, Plato believed that the purpose of education was to give students the knowledge and skills to become successful leaders of society. 
B) The purpose of education was to help students begin to discover the truths that were innately present within each person and, in the process, to find those persons who were most intellectually capable of leading society. 
C) Platonic schools stressed the ability to work within a vocation that most effectively met the needs of Greek society. 
D) Because there was no such thing as ultimate truth, the purpose of education was to develop truths that would be most useful in the effective functioning of Greek society.

Question 3

Advanced schools in ancient Egypt were established to prepare

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A) priests only. 
B) physicians only. 
C) government officials only. 
D) all of the above. 
A) priests only. 
B) physicians only. 
C) government officials only. 
D) all of the above.

Question 4

The invention of the printing press during the Reformation

Accepted Answer

A) advanced the idea of literacy and schooling. 
B) created an elite class of educated people who controlled access to information. 
C) had little impact on the dissemination of information. 
D) further restricted access to knowledge to the elite. 
A) advanced the idea of literacy and schooling. 
B) created an elite class of educated people who controlled access to information. 
C) had little impact on the dissemination of information. 
D) further restricted access to knowledge to the elite.

Question 5

Educational opportunities for women and for citizens from lower socioeconomic classes either did not exist or were very limited throughout much of the history reviewed in the chapter. Why did these limitations exist? Analyze and illustrate how limitations in schooling opportunities and curricular programs were gradually reduced over time.

Accepted Answer

The reasons for limitations should focus

Question 6

How do you as a future teacher provide students with the appreciation for the cultural and scientific achievements of the past as well as openness to social and technological change?

Accepted Answer

The student must provide a clear answer

Question 7

As societies changed, so did their view of the purposes of schools and the educational needs of citizens. Consequently, the content included in the curriculum changed over time. Discuss and analyze how the curriculum has changed throughout history in response to societal changes utilizing the at least three of ideals presented in this chapter.

Accepted Answer

Answers could center on the perceived ed

Question 8

For Aristotle, thinking and knowing begin with

Accepted Answer

A) grammar, logic, and rhetoric. 
B) one's sensation of objects in the environment. 
C) rediscovery of latent knowledge. 
D) self-examination and self-analysis. 
A) grammar, logic, and rhetoric. 
B) one's sensation of objects in the environment. 
C) rediscovery of latent knowledge. 
D) self-examination and self-analysis.

Question 9

Which of the following did Martin Luther recognize to be an agent of reform?

Accepted Answer

A) the family 
B) schools 
C) the state 
D) all of the above 
A) the family 
B) schools 
C) the state 
D) all of the above

Question 10

Develop your own personal education autobiography. What are the origins of your beliefs and ideals? What are the family roots that make up your construction?

Accepted Answer

Each student's answer will var

Question 11

During the Renaissance, Erasmus was

Accepted Answer

A) a proponent of incorporating literature as the main tool of instruction. 
B) a critic of including history in the curriculum. 
C) a proponent of harsh discipline for young children. 
D) a supporter on instruction through the use of scientific inquiry. 
A) a proponent of incorporating literature as the main tool of instruction. 
B) a critic of including history in the curriculum. 
C) a proponent of harsh discipline for young children. 
D) a supporter on instruction through the use of scientific inquiry.

Question 12

During the Reformation, Protestant religious educators sought to

Accepted Answer

A) free themselves and their followers from papal authority. 
B) introduce child-centered instructional approaches. 
C) open up secondary education to all children. 
D) restrict access to schooling. 
A) free themselves and their followers from papal authority. 
B) introduce child-centered instructional approaches. 
C) open up secondary education to all children. 
D) restrict access to schooling.

Question 13

In Plato's Republic, he

Accepted Answer

A) described a perfect state ruled by the intellectual elite. 
B) endorsed the use of sensory approaches to instruction. 
C) examined the curriculum in Greek schools. 
D) proposed a system of schooling using rhetoric. 
A) described a perfect state ruled by the intellectual elite. 
B) endorsed the use of sensory approaches to instruction. 
C) examined the curriculum in Greek schools. 
D) proposed a system of schooling using rhetoric.

Question 14

Identify the methods of teaching utilized in the seventh-century rabbinical schools in Israel and Babylonia.

Accepted Answer

Students carefully listened to sacred re

What were the views of Isocrates on civic education, and how did he influence Western education?

Which of the following best reflects the metaphysical position underlying Plato's beliefs about education?

Advanced schools in ancient Egypt were established to prepare

The invention of the printing press during the Reformation

How do you as a future teacher provide students with the appreciation for the cultural and scientific achievements of the past as well as openness to social and technological change?

For Aristotle, thinking and knowing begin with

Which of the following did Martin Luther recognize to be an agent of reform?

Develop your own personal education autobiography. What are the origins of your beliefs and ideals? What are the family roots that make up your construction?

During the Renaissance, Erasmus was

During the Reformation, Protestant religious educators sought to

In Plato's Republic, he

Identify the methods of teaching utilized in the seventh-century rabbinical schools in Israel and Babylonia.

Motivation, Preparation, and Conditions for the Entering Teacher

The Teaching Profession

Pioneers of Teaching and Learning

Historical Development of American Education

Philosophical Roots of Education

Governing and Administering Public Education

Financing Public Education

Legal Aspects of Education

Culture, Socialization, and Education

Social Class, Race, and School Achievement

Providing Equal Educational Opportunity

The Changing Purposes of American Education

Curriculum and Instruction

International Education

School Effectiveness and Reform in the United States

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Exam 3: The World Global Origins of American Education

What were the views of Isocrates on civic education, and how did he influence Western education?

Which of the following best reflects the metaphysical position underlying Plato's beliefs about education?

Advanced schools in ancient Egypt were established to prepare

The invention of the printing press during the Reformation

How do you as a future teacher provide students with the appreciation for the cultural and scientific achievements of the past as well as openness to social and technological change?

For Aristotle, thinking and knowing begin with

Which of the following did Martin Luther recognize to be an agent of reform?

Develop your own personal education autobiography. What are the origins of your beliefs and ideals? What are the family roots that make up your construction?

During the Renaissance, Erasmus was

During the Reformation, Protestant religious educators sought to

In Plato's Republic, he

Identify the methods of teaching utilized in the seventh-century rabbinical schools in Israel and Babylonia.

Motivation, Preparation, and Conditions for the Entering Teacher

The Teaching Profession

Pioneers of Teaching and Learning

Historical Development of American Education

Philosophical Roots of Education

Governing and Administering Public Education

Financing Public Education

Legal Aspects of Education

Culture, Socialization, and Education

Social Class, Race, and School Achievement

Providing Equal Educational Opportunity

The Changing Purposes of American Education

Curriculum and Instruction

International Education

School Effectiveness and Reform in the United States

Filters