Pedagogy MCQs (page 61 of 100)
Learning theories, child development, motivation, philosophy of education, teaching methods, curriculum and assessment, measurement and evaluation, classroom management, guidance and counselling, inclusive education, research, planning and school leadership, and Pakistan's education system. Includes applied, scenario-based questions in the style of recent FPSC SST (General) papers. For educator, SST, ESE, lecturer and other teaching posts.
1,997 questions. Select an option to check your answer, or open "Show answer". Showing 1201–1220.
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According to idealism, the main aim of education is:
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Answer: C. Development of the mind and moral character
Idealists value timeless truths, great literature and character.
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Realism in education is most associated with:
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Answer: C. Aristotle
Realists hold that the material world exists independently of the mind and should be studied scientifically.
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Pragmatism holds that ideas are true if they:
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Answer: A. Work in practice
Pragmatists judge ideas by their practical consequences.
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Which philosopher is the leading figure of pragmatism in education?
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Answer: C. John Dewey
Dewey applied pragmatism to schooling through experience and problem-solving.
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"Learning by doing" is a principle most associated with:
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Answer: B. John Dewey
Dewey argued that students learn through active experience.
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John Dewey's major book on education, published in 1916, is:
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Answer: C. Democracy and Education
It links education with democratic life and growth.
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Dewey described the school as:
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Answer: D. A miniature society
School should reflect and prepare for life in a democratic community.
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Naturalism in education is most associated with:
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Answer: C. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Rousseau wanted education to follow the child's natural development.
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Rousseau set out his ideas on education in the book:
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Answer: D. Émile
"Émile, or On Education" was published in 1762.
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Rousseau's idea of "negative education" in early childhood means:
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Answer: C. Protecting the child from bad influences rather than teaching formally
He wanted young children to learn from nature and experience rather than books.
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Existentialism in education emphasises:
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Answer: A. Individual freedom, choice and responsibility
Existentialists such as Sartre stress that people create their own meaning.
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Which philosopher is associated with existentialism?
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Answer: A. Jean-Paul Sartre
Kierkegaard and Sartre are leading existentialist thinkers.
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Perennialism holds that education should focus on:
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Answer: C. Enduring ideas found in the great books
Robert Hutchins and Mortimer Adler promoted a "Great Books" curriculum.
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Essentialism in education emphasises:
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Answer: A. A core of basic knowledge and skills taught by the teacher
William Bagley argued for a common core of essential subjects.
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Progressivism in education emphasises:
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Answer: B. Experience, problem-solving and the interests of the learner
Progressive education grew from Dewey's ideas.
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Social reconstructionism sees the school as a tool for:
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Answer: D. Reforming society
Theodore Brameld and George Counts argued that schools should lead social change.
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John Locke described the mind of a newborn child as:
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Answer: B. Tabula rasa (a blank slate)
Locke believed knowledge comes from experience.
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Who is known as the father of kindergarten?
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Answer: A. Friedrich Froebel
Froebel opened the first kindergarten in Germany in 1837.
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The word "kindergarten" means:
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Answer: A. Garden of children
Froebel saw children as plants and teachers as gardeners.
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Froebel's play materials, such as balls, blocks and cubes, are called:
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Answer: A. Gifts
Froebel's "gifts" and "occupations" guided children's play.