Philosophy Answers

Translate the following statements into symbolic form using capital letters to represent affirmative English statements. (6.1)

Both CSUB and UC Berkeley have great philosophy departments.
Drake sings pop and either Snoop Dogg raps or Action Bronson is a chef.
Both BMW and KTM do not make good motorcycles.
Neither Lamborghini nor Bugatti makes slow cars.
If Paul teaches Philosophy, then if mammals have lungs, then dogs and cats will compete for their owner’s attention.

According to Constructivism:
1 Learning is about the transmission of universal knowledge
2 Knowledge is the product of our community’s practices and interactions with
the world
3 Knowledge is absolute
4 Education is concerned with technological knowledge

Which of the following is correct when it comes to Postmodernism and
education?
1 Argues that education is about assisting the learner to become themselves
2 Claims that education is about teaching learners not to be critical
3 Emphasises that modern schooling methods should enable learners to master
a curriculum based on the acquisition of rational knowledge
4 Points out that the teachers should apply the techniques of performance
(exams, tests and assignments) to check on the progress of the learner

Which of the following is correct when it comes to Postmodernism as a
philosophy of education?
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

Which of the following is correct when it comes to Feminism and education?
1 Rejects any form of male-defined knowledge and understanding in education
2 Does not encourage learners to re-examine their community’s value systems
in education
3 Is not able to help learners to become aware of social barriers and
assumptions that disadvantage certain groups of people
4 Does not encourage learners to speak in their words and images, but rather in
the words and images given to them by society

Which of the following is correct when it comes to Feminism as a philosophy
of education?
1 Does not respect learners as co-creators in the construction of knowledge
2 Argues that women should have the same educational opportunities as men
3 Does not focus on inclusion and the marginalisation of learners in the
classroom
4 Believes that education and motherhood are not linked

Which of the following is correct when it comes to Critical Theory in
education?
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

Which of the following is correct when it comes to 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

When it comes to education, what does Systems Theory encourage?
1 Clear and logical thinking in education
2 Learners to interpret subject content
3 The teaching of values
4 Learners to express themselves freely in the classroom

How does Systems Theory as a philosophy of education regard education?
1 The memorisation of facts
2 Indoctrination
3 A complex system that consists of a number of related functions
4 Schooling