Introduction to Elementary Education – Study Guide and Key
Concepts (Grades 1–6)
A teacher imparting a lesson in inductive reasoning might - correct answer ✔✔ show children a
series of examples and ask them to notice a common pattern among those examples.
Which of the following is considered a "teacher-centered" philosophy? - correct answer ✔✔
essentialism
A teacher who teaches through the Socratic method - correct answer ✔✔ uses deductive
reasoning to help her students find the Golden Mean.
A person who argues that Cartesian dualism is central to the idea of education is arguing that -
correct answer ✔✔ educational emphasis should be placed both on the physical world and on
the mind because it is that combination that is reality.
Why is the "back-to-basics" movement associated with the teaching philosophy of essentialism?
- correct answer ✔✔ Both the "back-to-basics" movement and essentialism value training in
core academic principals and knowledge and seek to instill a common culture and patriotism.
In the existentialist classroom, the curriculum is - correct answer ✔✔ chosen by the student for
self-directed learning.
Which of the following educators has argued for an inclusive model of essentialism that he
refers to as "core knowledge"? - correct answer ✔✔ E. D. Hirsch Jr.
Which of the following is true regarding constructivism? - correct answer ✔✔ It is a philosophy
that relies on the idea that students are constantly attempting to assimilate new information.
, Why do perennialists support the use of Great Books as a core building block of their
curriculum? - correct answer ✔✔ They seek to impart the enduring themes and questions that
span the ages, and they believe the Great Books are the best source to explore these themes.
When a teacher is engaging the class in a project to reform the American election system so
that the process is more fair and inclusive, she is utilizing the idea behind - correct answer ✔✔
political philosophies.
Jane Roland Martin argued that - correct answer ✔✔ schools need to focus on the 3C's of
curriculum, content, and classroom management.
"Students learn best not by sitting in a closed room but by opening the doors and windows of
experience to the world around us." This quote reflects the tenets of - correct answer ✔✔
progressivism
Which educational philosopher argues that a progressive education can result in the
development of an ethic of care in students? - correct answer ✔✔ Nel Noddings
In his development of a social reconstructionist philosophy, Paulo Freire combated which
philosophy in particular that he believed schools were currently endorsing? - correct answer
✔✔ social Darwinism
Why might existentialists deemphasize math and the natural sciences in their teaching
curriculum? - correct answer ✔✔ These subject matters are less fruitful for promoting self-
awareness.
Urban school districts suffer from municipal overburden in part because - correct answer ✔✔
lower property values reduce the tax revenues from property taxes.
The Abbot v. Burke case is notable because it - correct answer ✔✔ focused attention on
educational outcomes.
Concepts (Grades 1–6)
A teacher imparting a lesson in inductive reasoning might - correct answer ✔✔ show children a
series of examples and ask them to notice a common pattern among those examples.
Which of the following is considered a "teacher-centered" philosophy? - correct answer ✔✔
essentialism
A teacher who teaches through the Socratic method - correct answer ✔✔ uses deductive
reasoning to help her students find the Golden Mean.
A person who argues that Cartesian dualism is central to the idea of education is arguing that -
correct answer ✔✔ educational emphasis should be placed both on the physical world and on
the mind because it is that combination that is reality.
Why is the "back-to-basics" movement associated with the teaching philosophy of essentialism?
- correct answer ✔✔ Both the "back-to-basics" movement and essentialism value training in
core academic principals and knowledge and seek to instill a common culture and patriotism.
In the existentialist classroom, the curriculum is - correct answer ✔✔ chosen by the student for
self-directed learning.
Which of the following educators has argued for an inclusive model of essentialism that he
refers to as "core knowledge"? - correct answer ✔✔ E. D. Hirsch Jr.
Which of the following is true regarding constructivism? - correct answer ✔✔ It is a philosophy
that relies on the idea that students are constantly attempting to assimilate new information.
, Why do perennialists support the use of Great Books as a core building block of their
curriculum? - correct answer ✔✔ They seek to impart the enduring themes and questions that
span the ages, and they believe the Great Books are the best source to explore these themes.
When a teacher is engaging the class in a project to reform the American election system so
that the process is more fair and inclusive, she is utilizing the idea behind - correct answer ✔✔
political philosophies.
Jane Roland Martin argued that - correct answer ✔✔ schools need to focus on the 3C's of
curriculum, content, and classroom management.
"Students learn best not by sitting in a closed room but by opening the doors and windows of
experience to the world around us." This quote reflects the tenets of - correct answer ✔✔
progressivism
Which educational philosopher argues that a progressive education can result in the
development of an ethic of care in students? - correct answer ✔✔ Nel Noddings
In his development of a social reconstructionist philosophy, Paulo Freire combated which
philosophy in particular that he believed schools were currently endorsing? - correct answer
✔✔ social Darwinism
Why might existentialists deemphasize math and the natural sciences in their teaching
curriculum? - correct answer ✔✔ These subject matters are less fruitful for promoting self-
awareness.
Urban school districts suffer from municipal overburden in part because - correct answer ✔✔
lower property values reduce the tax revenues from property taxes.
The Abbot v. Burke case is notable because it - correct answer ✔✔ focused attention on
educational outcomes.
