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QUESTION 1
Sociology is... .
1) a study of social systems that should be investigated as an interrelated whole
2) a study of isolated, individual parts of society
3) a study of multiculturalism
4) the hidden curriculum
QUESTION 2
Different theorists argue that education is...
a) the act of imparting or acquiring knowledge and skills
b) a form of socialisation
c) a means of shaping learners’ characters
d) not static, but dynamic
1) a, b and c
2) b, c and d
3) a, b, c and d
4) b and c
QUESTION 3
The sociology of education... .
1) examines the relationship between the school, politics, economics and culture
2) is not really sociology
3) is critical of discipline in schools
4) ignores the role of teachers in schools
QUESTION 4
Functionalists suggest that schools have a latent function which is to ... .
a) produce people who share the same economic and political practices
b) produce institutions
c) teach traditional school subjects
d) produce people who share the cultural practices and norms of society
1) a and d
2) b and c
3) a, b and c
4) b, c and d
QUESTION 5
Highly complex, industrialised societies tend to ... .
a) establish a system of universal, compulsory public education
b) abolish the family
c) ensure that role differentiation is achieved
d) make education non-compulsory
1) a, b and d
2) b and d
3) a and c
4) b, c and d
QUESTION 6
Some functionalists believe that social class inequalities are... .
a) The result of fluid class boundaries
b) Unfair
c) Necessary as they motivate people to take on important positions
d) Essential to the smooth running of society
1) a, b and d
2) c and d
3) b and d
4) a, b and c
QUESTION 7
Conflict theorists argue that schools ... .
a) are not a social benefit
b) provide opportunities to those who work hard
c) reward students
d) prepare people to become compliant workers in a capitalist economy
1) a, b and c
2) b and c
3) a and d
4) b. c and d
QUESTION 8
Conflict theory suggests that IQ (Intelligence Quotient) tests ... .
a) favour the working class
b) favour the affluent classes
c) favour the intelligent
d) are culturally biased
1) b and d
2) c
3) a and c
4) b, c and d
QUESTION 9
For conflict theorists, the racial order in society ... .
1) is ‘natural’
2) has nothing to do with social class
3) will always remain the same
4) is inextricably tied to class stratification
QUESTION 10
Explicit components of symbolic interactionism are ... .
a) conflict
b) interpretation
c) action
d) constructivism
1) a, c and d
2) b, c and d
3) a and d
4) a and b
What is the main reason why high school students are sleep deprived?
1. Adolescents need more sleep than younger children.
2. The hormones of puberty push adolescents' sleep cycles to later in the evening, yet they have to get up early to start the school day.
3. Adolescents are having too much fun at night to get to bed on time.
4. Adolescents can spend all hours on social media talking to their friends.
QUESTION 9
Which of the following concerns does Critical Theory focus on in its search for truth?
1. A concern about who we are as individuals and our place in society.
2. A concern with clear and precise thinking to arrive at the truth.
3. A concern with the identification of error and falsity in investigation.
4. A concern that all community structures are oppressive.
QUESTION 10
Which of the following is correct? Critical Theory as a philosophy of education ... .
1) believes that modern schooling systems are simply the means by which dominant
ideologies are passed onto learners
2) claims that knowledge is universal and absolute
3) emphasises that learners must passively accept what they are taught in the classroom
4) argues that education must serve the needs of capitalism
QUESTION 11
Which of the following is correct in terms of Critical Theory in education?
Critical Theory ... .
1) cannot change the way we think about, and practice, education
2) claims that modern schooling disempowers learners from being able to reflect critically on
the society in which they live
3) is not very sceptical about the benefits of technology in the classroom
4) does not believe that education systems perpetuate social inequalities
QUESTION 12
When it comes to education, Postmodernism ... .
1) argues that education is about assisting the learner to become themselves
2) claims that education is about transmitting the ideology of those in power in society
3) emphasises that schooling methods should enable learners to acquire rational knowledge
that is universal
4) asserts that teachers should check the progress of learners by means of their performance
in exams and tests
QUESTION 13
Which of the following is correct in terms of Postmodernism as a philosophy of education?
Postmodernism … .
1) critiques the validity of our own knowledge
2) claims that teachers in transmitting knowledge know what is right
3) points out that for learners, school is a place where they can become the people they want
to be
4) does not reject the notion of absolute truth in education
QUESTION14
A philosophy of education based on Postmodernism ... .
1) discounts absolute truth in education
2) views school as a place where learners can become the people, they want to be
3) challenges the claims of the West with respect to its cultural superiority
4) focuses on problem solving strategies which involves clarity in thinking and open
discussion
QUESTION 15
When it comes to education, Critical Realism ... .
1) argues that education should be viewed as a search for objective truth
2) claims that education is about transmitting the ideology of those in power in society
3) emphasises that education should be viewed as a search for subjective truth
4) asserts that education is concerned with the search for objective and subjective truth
QUESTION 16
Critical Realism is a philosophy of education ... .
1) critiques the validity of our own knowledge.
2) claims that education can help to critique and bring about change to our social world.
3) does not believe that education systems perpetuate social inequalities.
4) asserts that education does not reject the notion of absolute truth in education.
QUESTION 5
Phenomenology as a philosophy of education is concerned with ... .
1) abstract theories about education
2) the achievement of certain outcomes
3) encouraging a sense of wonder and discovering new worlds
4) encouraging the teaching of technical competence
QUESTION 6
Hermeneutics as a philosophy of education claims that ... .
1) education is concerned with a search for meaning and understanding
2) teachers must not allow learners to bring their own understanding to the teaching of a
subject
3) education must be prescriptive
4) teachers must exercise their authority in the classroom and not allow learners any freedom
QUESTION 7
If we accept Hermeneutics as our philosophy of education, then which of the following
statements is correct?
1) We shall not accept the view that there is only ‘one right answer’ to a problem.
2) We shall pressurise learners to perform in areas such as mathematics, science and
computer technology.
3) We shall accept the view that there is only ‘one right answer’ to a problem.
4) We shall not encourage learners to freely express themselves.
QUESTION 8
Critical Theory as a philosophy of education....
1) provides a source of alternative ideas for the reconstruction of society.
2) rejects any claim to scientific, objective truth
3) accepts a framework in which human beings can be humbler.
4) provides a framework that minimises the practice of sexual stereotyping.
QUESTION 1
Empiricism as a philosophy of education insists that ... .
1) education is only concerned with the transmission of facts and scientific truths which are
universal
2) teachers need to recognise the importance of values
3) knowledge is local
4) mathematical truths are false
QUESTION 2
What does Empiricism in education focuses on?
1) The importance of intelligence.
2) What can be measured and tested objectively.
3) What can be measured and tested subjectively.
4) Learning by exploration.
QUESTION 3
A philosophy of education based on Phenomenology focuses on ... .
1) logical theories about education
2) the achievement of certain objectives
3) encouraging a sense of wonder and discovering new worlds
4) mathematical and technical competence
QUESTION 4
Phenomenology maintains that education should ... .
1) pay attention to measurable educational objectives
2) focus on human values
3) encourage the transmission of factual knowledge
4) encourage rationalism and abstract logical reasoning
1. An African philosophy of education is concerned with...
A) Abstract thinking
B) learning by means of memorisation
C) ubuntu and communality
D) progressive education
An African philosophy of education is concerned with...
What is Psychology of education?
1. Psychology of education is the study of mental illness.
.2. Psychology of education is the study of learners' development, learning, and teaching.
3. Psychology of education is the study of intelligence tests.
4. Psychology of education is the study of cognitive processes.
Compare and contrast the salient features of Modernism and Postmodernism in detail with appropriate philosophical reason.
Please solve the following ethical dilemmas, explain your answer, and mention the ethical theory you have used to solve it. (5 marks)
(Note: These are the kind of decisions exhausted, terrified and sleep-deprived healthcare workers in Italy fighting COVID-19 have to make, with little or no training in ethical decision-making. Please advise them using your training in ethical decision making.)
1.Consider the now-not-so-hypothetical situation created by COVID-19 pandemic in which there are two patients, an 80-year-old and a 40-year-old, both needing the machine to breathe. (100-150 words)
2.How about a 60-year-old who is a major donor to the hospital, or a 30-year-old fruit vendor who pushes his cart in the streets all day long? (100-150 words)
3.What if a 65-year-old professor has a better shot at quality life for the next decade if he survives, versus a 35-year-old man with colonic cancer with an unknown outcome? (100-150 words)
b- It is possible to develop biological weapons in the laboratory. These weapons can target people carrying certain genes and mutate more rapidly in response to medicines. (5- marks)
Question: In such a scenario, will you choose to get genetically edited using CRISPR to protect yourself, or you will choose to accept this onslaught? Explain your decision.
