EDU214

The application
philosophical ideas to
education might be difficult
and sometime attracts …..

The system of education
that may not necessarily
prepare the individual for
employment is called

Philosophy of education is
referred to as the use of
philosophical tools,
theories, methods, and
principles for the
explanation and solutions of

school of thought beieve in
this ideal "man should
critically examine
everything by the use of
intelligence"

Which among these
maintains that there is a
hierarchy of value

At every stage in our adult
life we should be able to
use not only our heads but
our

For an argument to be valid
in logic, it has to be

maintained that all
education proceeds by the
participation of the
individual in the social
consciousness of the race

Education has an intrinsic
value, that is, it does not
have to be seen as
something that must always
bring

The theory of knowledge
asserts that knowledge is
derived through concepts
was by …...

Knowledge derived from
experience is known as
knowledge

Constructive criticism is
usually better especially
when the issue is a very
sensitive one

The statement that
philosophy and education
has a common mode of
thought and action means
that ……….

Relativism is a form of
…………….

was not a Greek man but
of European of British origin
and lived from 1632 to 1704

Government officials and
private proprietors of
schools or employers in
general always appreciate
people who are critical of
their actions.

Philosophers do not only try
to define the good life, they
also prescribe ways of

Because of the dynamic
nature of the society and its
peculiar problem, emphasis
should be laid on the
development of ……….
needed for tackling
contemporary problems of
education

Dewey was an American
great philosopher,
and educator

The word philosophy came
from the Greek words

Rational knowledge is
acquired through the
operation of human ……..

Which one is flase in
Relativism?

Socrates was born about
the year ……..

Individual self-realisation
emphasises the importance
of learning by individual
experience and ………..

The educational process is
constantly inspired by

The traditional teacher sees
himself as his right to mould
and shape the child

The inculcation of the right
type of value and attitude
for the survival of the
individual and the Nigerian
Society is of paramount

The teachings of Socrates
aimed at solving the
problems created in

s not part of areas of
division of ethical theories

The teachng that people
come to know the truth by
mere sense of feeling was
done by ……..

For the parents, school is a
painful experience that they
must live with

If our aim is to make
education less painful to
our pupils, teachers in the
system need to be more

Who asserts that values are
obtained from nature?

Nigerian teachers'
education programmes at
different levels have started
to emphasize the need to
educate instead of training

Plato built a school in
Athens called the

Relativism is a form of

The average child does not
see going to school as
………..

Those that emphasise the
use of the senses for
acquiring knowledge or
learning are called ………..

The educational process
relies on curriculum for
guidance while philosophy
constitutes the base of

Who was of the opinion that
the truly free man is the
self-controlled man- one
whose passions, impulses
and desires are controlled
by reason

Which is not part of the
main areas of the
importance of logic?

was the founder of school
of skepticism

But criticism is essential in
a

Education in its broadest
and general sense can be
described as the means
through which the aims and
of a group of people is
sustained from one
generation to the next

A process that ensure that
ensure that the child’s
feeling and interest are
accommodated in a given
programme of study is
known as
…………………….

Which among these is not a
philosopher?

Says Education enables the
mind to find out the ultimate
truth, which gives us the
wealth of inner light and
love and gives significance
to life

The view that philosophy
gives education the thought
and education gives it an
outlet in practice was
propounded by
…………………..

Education is complete living

Every Nigerian before 1850
has died Nigerian are still
dying therefore, All
Nigerians are mortal. This
is is example of…

National Policy on
Education was first
published in …….

Everything about traditional
education process relies
too much on dictating what
should be done

asserts that values are
obtained from nature

The teachings of Socrates
aimed at solving the
problems created in
………..

An argument may have
many propositions and
…………

Our educational system
wrongly emphasizes the
acquisition of knowledge as
a means to

Which among these is not a
Rationalist metaphysicians?

The view that philosophy
gives education the thought
and education gives it an
outlet in practice could be
interpreted as
…………………..

John Dewey died of
pneumonia about the age
of

The teaching that whatever
seems to me right is right
was done by ………

Who was referred to as “the
best of all of his time that
we have known and more
over the most wise and
just”?

Socrates lived a humble,
disciplined and

Nigerian teachers'
education programmes at
different levels have started
to emphasize the need to
training instead of
educating

Sound education develops
in us a critical mind to
enable us to detect flaws
and ……..with even those
we respect most

Socrates father worked as

Philosophy and education
work for the harmonization
of education policies,
theories and ……….

For the children, school is a
painful experience that they
must …………. with

Which one is not among the
proponents of pragmatism?

criticism is usually better
especially when the issue is
a very sensitive one

Our education should aim
at making us useful not only
to ourselves but to the

school of thought asserts
that change is dynamic and
belongs to the essence of
reality.

Ethics is also called

is of the view that education
should be concluded with
an excursion

The philosophical
orientation apparent in the
idea of making men
“critical” is to make the
teacher or the educator to
be …………..

philosophy of education
gives the teacher the
professional tool and
provides high quality
performance in educational
activities

While no one would quarrel
over using acquired
knowledge as a means to
earning our living, quest for
knowledge can be for its

Being critical is a sign of
being an
Person

Philosophers look at
theories, assumptions,
postulations, statements
and value judgments
critically as to

The Spartans also prided
themselves of being
………. people

How many areasare ethical
theories usually we
divided?

Being critical is a sign of
being an …………. person

recommended the play way
method of learning to be
used in classroom teaching.

philosophy and
are complementary
disciplines

Traditional teachers usually
……... old lesson notes to
teach new generation

Given that an aim of
education emphasizes selfrealisation, teachers must
not …….

Learning by remembering
or recalling what they knew
previously but had been
stored up in the mind is
known as ……

The mother of Socrates
was a ……….

Our teacher education
programmes at different
levels have started to
emphasize the need to
educate instead of

The branch of philosophy
which is concerned with the
theories of the nature of
knowledge is called?

The issue of validity or
invalidity of argument does
not arise in

If our aim is to make
education less painful to
our pupils, teachers in the
system need to be more
……………..

The teacher with the
knowledge of philosophy
engages in the following
except ………

Another name for speech or
statement is

Some contemporary
thinkers called the
see philosophy as a study
that essentially simplifies
and analyses issues and
statements pertaining to
other subjects in order to
enable us understand them
better

was of the opinion that
without good physical
health, mental
achievements will not be
enjoyed and without sound
mind, physical health alone
will amount to nothing.

Philosophy of education is
seen as an
to the teacher

believed in the state control
of the education system

Education is the practical
way of attaining individual
and

In our educational system,
suggested the appointment
of a Director of Education,
who is to be assisted by a
committee of experts to
advise him

To a person who is brought
up in a period of war, the
good life may be the life of

Who taught that “virtue is
knowledge”

“virtue is knowledge” is one
of the teaching of ……….

National Policy on
Education was first revised
in ………………..

An argument may have
many propositions and

What happened when a
person derives a lot of
enjoyment from his trade?

The way traditional teacher
inculcates knowledge and
moral in every child can be
challenged by the ……

asserts that removing all
restrictions from young
children is not much of an
ideal and that by actually
imposing on them in
various ways we can
positively contribute to their
development and ultimately
their freedom.

The method with which
Socrates paased on his
teaching is known as ……..

With what do we come to
acquaint ourselves with
common fallacies and
errors?

The two concepts would
combine to form philosophy
which is literally translated
as

The mind is a very essential
instrument for doing

The system of education
that enables a person to
enjoy his leisure activities
better is known as
……………. Education

Socrates was born about
the year

……...lived between 428 to
348 BC

Being critical is a sign of
being an

was appointed Professor of
philosophy and Chairman
of the Department of
Philosophy and Pedagogy
at the University of Chicago

The educated teacher does
not lack self confidence, he
is always innovative and
willing to learn in order to
be more used to his

Philosophy and education
are complementary
disciplines to each other
and they are mutually

before adopting a new
educational or social policy
in the country, one would
expect that philosophers
would be included in the

Education can is a process
of developing knowledge
ability in learners in such a
way that they use this
knowledge to improve
themselves and their
……………