Progressive education from Child Development and Pedagogy Progre

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1.

Who among the following described 'reflective thinking'?

  • Dewey

  • Ross

  • Woodworth

  • Drever


2.

Progressive education is associated with which of the following statements?

  • Teachers are the originators of information and authority

  • Knowledge is generated through direct experience and collaboration

  • Learning proceeds in a straight way with factual gathering and skill mastery

  • Examination is norm-referenced and external


3.

In the context of progressive education, the term 'equal educational opportunity' implies that all students should

  • be provided an education by using the same methods and materials without any distinction

  • be provided an education which is most appropriate to them and their future life at work

  • receive equal education irrespective of their caste, creed, colour, region and religion

  • be allowed to prove their capability after receiving an equal education


4. Child is a book which the teacher has to learn from page to page. Who has stated the above?
  • Plato

  • Rousseau

  • Aristotle

  • Ross


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5.

The new progressive pedagogy professes

  • assessment in learning

  • assessment of learning

  • assessment for learning

  • assessment along learning


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6.

Progressive education

  • is based on the principles of conditioning and reinforcement

  • is centered around textbooks since they are the only valid source of knowledge

  • reaffirms the belief that the teacher has to be firm in her approach and in today's world children cannot be taught without using punishment

  • lays strong emphasis on problem solving and critical thinking


D.

lays strong emphasis on problem solving and critical thinking

Progressive education is a pedagogical movement that began in the late 19th century. Progressive education has the following features.
(i) Emphasis on learning by doing hard on projects.
(ii) Integration of entrepreneurship into education.
(iii) Strong emphasis on problem-solving and critical thinking.
(iv) Group work and development of social skills.
(v) Collaborative and cooperative learning projects etc.


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7.

Progressive education entails that the classroom is

  • authoritarian, where the teacher dictates and the students follow meekly

  • free for all with the teacher absent from it

  • in full control of the teacher, who is dictatorial

  • democratic and there is space given to children for understanding


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