Foundations of Education Part 1 Rizal as a course focuses on the teaching of good

1. The Department of Education gives greater and beauty consistent with the good and beauty in
emphasis on the development of basic skills. What God. What philosophy supports this?
is the philosophical basis for this? a. Existentialism
a. Essentialism b. Idealism
b. Existentialism c. Progressivism
c. Perennialism d. Social Reconstructionism
d. Pragmatism 8. Giving education the highest budgetary
allocation, the Philippine government recognizes
2. Teacher M views his students as unique, free- the possible contribution of its future citizens to
choosing and responsible individuals. All the national development goals of the Philippine
classroom activities revolve around the said society. Which stressed this goal of education for
premise. What theory underlies this? social transformation?
a. Essentialism a. Athenian education
b. Existentialism b. Followers of Christ
c. Progressivism c. Greek education
d. Realism d. Roman education

3. Religious rituals in the classroom and in the 9. The progressivists emphasized the individuality
school programs prove the deep natural religiosity of the child. What is the concern of the
of the Filipinos. Which philosophy has greatly reconstructionists?
contributed to the tradition? a. Experiential learning
a. Buddhism b. Socialization
b. Confucianism c. Social problem
c. Hinduism
d. Islam 10. One of the following quotations does not
conform to the Christian doctrine of Education for
4. In order to make Roman education truly Humanitarianism. Which one is it?
utilitarian, how should the day-to-day lessons be a. Do unto others as you would like others do unto
taught? you
a. Taught in the students' native dialect b. Love they neighbor as thyself
b. Taught interestingly through the play way c. Not on bread alone is man to live but on every
method utterance that comes from mouth of God
c. Related and linked to the events happening in d. Whatever good things we do to our poor,
everyday life helpless brothers, we do it for God.
d. Practiced at home under the guidance of their
respective parents. 11. Scouting and Citizen's Army Training (CAT)
give training in character-building, citizenship
5. Which influenced the military training training, etc. Which leads to the creation of a new
requirements among students in the secondary and social order and a new society eventually. What
tertiary levels? philosophy supports this?
a. Chinese a. Existentialism
b. Greeks b. Perennialism
c. Orientals c. Progressivism
d. Romans d. Social reconstructionism

6. Which philosophy has the educational objective 12. Teacher V demonstrated the technique on how
to indoctrinate Filipinos to accept the teachings of to group students according to their needs and
the Catholic church which is foster faith in God? interests and how to use self-paced instructional
a. Realism materials. Which philosophy is manifested in this
b. Pragmatism activity?
c. Idealism a. Essentialism
d. Existentialism b. Progressivism
c. Realism
7. Virtue as one component in the teaching of d. Social Reconstructionism
 18. Which program in the educational system
13. Teacher G, a Christian Living teacher, puts so seems to be aligned to the Christian humanitarian
much significance on values development and principle respect for the human personality?
discipline. What could be her educational a. The alternative learning system delivery
philosophy? b. The functional literacy program for the out-of-
a. Idealism school youth and adults
b. Pragmatism c. The promotion of the basic human rights of the
c. Progressivism Filipino
d. Realism d. The study of the Philippine Constitution

14. Which one does not illustrate the principle that 19. With a death threat over his head, Teacher
rights and duties are correlative? Liza is directed to pass an undeserving student, if
a. The right of an unmarried pregnant teacher to she is a hedonist, which of the following will she
abort her baby in relation to her duty to protect her do?
name and her job as a teacher a. Don't pass him, live her principle of justice. She
b. The right of a state to compel students to will get reward, if not in this life, in the next.
military service is reciprocated by the duty of the b. Don't pass him. She surely will not like
state to protect them. someone to give you a death threat in order to
c. The right to a living wage involves the duty of pass.
the school administrators to give the salary agreed c. Pass the student. That will be of use to her, the
upon and the duty of the teachers to give a fair student and his parents.
amount of work. d. Pass the student. Why suffer the threat?
d. The right to life of children and to be given
respect of such right. 20. Which philosophy approves a teacher who
lectures most of the time and requires his students
15. Why should a teacher take the obligation upon to memorize the rules of grammar?
himself to study and understand the custom and a. Existentialism
traditions of the community where he works? b. Idealism
a. To change the culture of the community. c. Pragmatism
b. To have a sympathetic attitude for the people of d. Realism
the community.
c. To identify the weaknesses of the culture of the 21. In a student conducted, the pupils were asked
community. which nationality they would prefer if given a
d. To please the people of the community. choice. Majority of the pupils wanted to be
Americans. In this case, in which obligation
16. A teacher who is a recognized expert in relative to the state are schools seemed to be
carpentry works, taught his students how to failing?
prepare and construct good and aesthetic furniture a. Instill allegiance to the constitutional authorities
from local resources. What cultural transmission b. Promote national pride
process is this? c. Promote obedience to the laws of the state
a. Acculturation d. Respect for all duly constituted authorities.
b. Enculturation
c. Indoctrination 22. Which subject in the elementary and likewise
d.Observation in the secondary schools are similar to the goal of
Rome to train the students for citizenship?
17. Every first day of the school year, Miss Reyes a. Communication ARts
prepared activities which will make her Grade 2 b. MAPEH/PEHMS
children, sing, plan, learn and introduce c. Science
themselves to the class. What process did the d. THE/TLE
teacher emphasize?
a. Acculturation 23. Which of the following schools practices is
b. Enculturation not based on Social Reconstructionism?
c. Indoctrination a. Establishment of SDF
d. Socialization b. Exemption of Scouts from CAT
c. Promoting culture and arts in schools
d. Promoting project WOW
4. What philosophy is related to the practice of
24.Which of the following is the focus of the schools acting as laboratory for teaching reforms
Japanese education in the Philippines? and experimentation?
a. Democratic ideals and nationalism a. Essentialism
b. Love and service to one's country b. Existentialism
c. Religion and love for Asian brothers c. Progressivism
d. Vocational and health education d. Social Reconstructionism

25. According to reconstructionism, the goal of 5. Which of the following situations presents a
education is to bring about a new social order. value conflict?
Which practice best manifests this view? a. The teacher and his students have class standing
a. The class conducts scientific experiments to as their priorities.
discover or verify concepts. b. The teacher and the administrator follow a set
b. The class discusses role models and their of criteria in giving grades.
impact on society. c. The teacher has students whose parents want
c. The class allowed to engage in divergent their children to obtain higher grades than what
thinking. they are capable of getting.
d. The class undertakes well-planned projects in d. The teacher sets high expectations for
the community. intelligent students such as getting higher grades.

Answers: 1A 2B 3B 4C 5D 6C 7B 8D 9C 10C 6. Which situation shows that a sense of

11D 12B 13A 14A 15B 16B 17D 18C 19D 20B nationhood is exemplified?
21B 22D 23C 24D 25D a. The class conducted a debate using Filipino as
medium
b. The class is required to watch the TV sitcom of
Oprah to improve their English communication
skills.
c. The class opted to make a choral rendition of
the theme song of a foreign movie.
Foundations of Education Part 2 d. When Teacher Chris asked her Grade 2 students
1. Teacher A, a Values Education teacher in what country they wish to live, most of them
emphasizes ethics in almost all her lessons. Which chose United States.
of the following emphasizes the same?
a. Liberal Education 7. A teacher who believes in the progressivist
b. Moral Education theory of education would embrace certain
c. Religious Training reforms on methodology. Which reform would be
d. Social Education consistent with this theory?
a. Active participation of teachers
2. Which reform in the Philippine Educational b. Formal instructional pattern
System advocates the use of English and Filipino c. Strict external discipline
as media of instruction in specific learning areas? d. Teacher domination of class activities
a. Alternative Learning 8. What philosophy of education advocates that
b. Bilingual Education the curriculum should only include universal and
c. K-12 Program unchanging truths?
d. Multilingual Education a. Essentialism
b. Idealism
3. Activities planned by school clubs/ c. Perennialism
organizations show school-community connection d. Pragmatism
geared towards society's needs. What philosophy
is related to this? 9. Which of the following is not a function of the
a. Existentialism school?
b. Progressivism a. Changing cultural practices
c. Realism b. Development of attitudes and skills
d. Social reconstructionism c. Reproduction of species
d. Socialization among children to learning
c. Define the goals and set the direction for which
10. Which move liberalized access to education education is to strive
during Spanish period? d. Aid the learner to build his own personal
a. The education of illiterate parents philosophy
b. The establishment of at least one primary
school for boys and girls in each municipality 17. Homeroom advisers always emphasize the
c. The hiring of tribal tutors to teach children importance of cleanliness of the body. Children
d. The provision of vocational training for school are taught how to wash their hands before and
age children after eating. What is this practice called?
a. Folkway
11. Which of the following is the chief aim of b. Laws
Spanish education? c. Mores
a. Conformity and militarism d. Social norm
b. Perpetuation of culture
c. Propagation of the Catholic religion 18. Which curricular move served to strengthen
d. Utilitarianism and conformity spiritual and ethical values?
a. Integration of creative thinking in all subject
12. Which of the following is the aim of our b. Introduction of Values education as a separate
education during the Commonwealth period? subject area
a. Designed after Japanese education c. Reducing the number of subject areas into skill
b. Patterned after the American curriculum subject
c. Predominantly religious d. Re-introducing science as a subject in Grade 1
d. Purely nationalistic and democratic
19. The greatest happiness lies in the
13. Which of the following is not a reason why the contemplative use of mind, said Plato. Which of
basic education curriculum has been restructured? the following activities adheres to this?
a. To become globally competitive during this a. Cooperative learning
industrial age b. Instrospection
b. To be relevant and responsive to a rapidly c. Role Playing
changing world d. Social Interaction
c. To empower the Filipino learners for self-
development throughout their life. 20. Your teacher is of the opinion that the word
d. To help raise the achievement level of students and everything in it are ever changing and so
teaches you the skill to cope with the changes.
14. Which philosophy of education influence the Which in his governing philosophy?
singing of the National Anthem in schools? a. Experimentalism
a. Nationalism b. Existentialism
b. Naturalism c. Idealism
c. Pragmatism d. Realism
d. Socialism
21. Teacher Myra says: "If it is billiard that brings
15. Who among the following believes that students out of the classroom, let us bring it into
learning requires disciplined attention, regular the classroom. Perhaps, I can use it to teach
homework, and respect for legitimate authority? Math". To which philosophy does teacher Myra
a. Essentialist adheres to?
b. Progressivist a. Essentialism
c. Realist b. Idealism
d. Reconstructionist c. Progressivism
d. Reconstructionism
16. Which of the following is the main function of
the philosophy of education? 22. Which of the following should be done
a. Reconsider existing educational goals in the to build a sense of pride among Filipino youth?
light of society's needs a. Replace the study of folklores and myths with
b. Provide the academic background prerequisite technical subjects
b. Re-study our history and stress on
our achievements as people
c. Re-study our history from the perspective of our
colonizers
d. Set aside the study of local history

23. A teacher who subscribes to the pragmatic

philosophy of education believes that experience
study should follow learning in her teaching.
Which of the following does she do to support her
belief?
a. Encouraging learners to memorize factual
knowledge
b. Equipping learners with the basic abilities and
skills
c. Providing learners opportunities to apply
theories and principles
d. Requiring learners full master of the lesson.

24. Which philosophy influenced the cultivation

of reflective and meditative skills in teaching?
a. Confucianism
b. Existentialism
c. Taoism
d. Zen Buddhism

25. Which of the following situation manifests a

balance between teachers responsibility and
accountability?
a. She entertains her students with personal stories
until the end of the period.
b. She spends most of the time on the latest
gossips in showbiz.
c. She teaches as much as she could for duration
of the period.
d. She teaches as well as entertains the students
with per personal stories.

Answers: 1B 2B 3D 4C 5C 6A 7A 8C 9C 10B
11C 12D 13D 14A 15A 16C 17D 18B 19B 20A
21C 22B 23C 24D 25