Kamza’s HFED012 Questions Guide!
Philosophy of Education
Introduction: Concept of Education
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Multiple Choice:
1. What is the Latin term that means "bring out, lead forth"?
o A) Educare
o B) Educationem
o C) Educere
o D) Education
2. Which Latin term refers to "bring up, rear, educate"?
o A) Educare
o B) Educere
o C) Educationem
o D) Education
3. The term "Educationem" in Latin is best described as:
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o A) "child-rearing"
o B) "training of animals"
o C) "a rearing, training"
o D) "bring out, lead forth"
4. In what year did the Old English term "Education" come into use?
o A) 1230
o B) 1430
o C) 1530
o D) 1630
True or False:
1. True or False: The Latin term "Educare" means "bring out, lead forth."
2. True or False: "Educationem" is a Latin term meaning "a rearing, training."
3. True or False: The Old English term for "Education" originally referred to "child-
rearing and the training of animals."
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R.S. Peters’ Famous Definition
Multiple Choice:
1. Who offered a famous attempt at defining the concept of "education" in the
nineteen sixties and seventies?
o A) John Dewey
o B) Jean Piaget
o C) Richard Peters
o D) Paulo Freire
2. Where did Richard Peters offer his definition of "education"?
o A) Harvard University
o B) London Institute of Education
o C) University of Oxford
o D) University of Cambridge
3. Which concept did Richard Peters compare to the "educated person"?
o A) The "learned person"
o B) The "intelligent person"
o C) The "trained person"
o D) The "scholarly person"
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4. What did Peters' account establish in the field of education?
o A) A new teaching methodology
o B) A benchmark for defining education
o C) A criticism of traditional education
o D) A curriculum model
True or False:
1. True or False: Richard Peters' approach to defining education has been widely
accepted and is still considered highly valuable.
2. True or False: Richard Peters identified the idea of the "educated person" as less
important than the "trained person."
3. True or False: Richard Peters' work at the London Institute of Education in the
nineteen sixties and seventies set a benchmark for the concept of education that has not
yet been superseded.
Multiple Choice:
1. What did Richard Peters conclude was necessary for the correct application of
the central meanings of the word "education"?
o A) Three conditions
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o B) Five conditions
o C) Two conditions
o D) Four conditions
2. According to Peters, "education" implies the transmission of:
o A) Skills and abilities
o B) Knowledge and understanding
o C) What is worthwhile to those who become committed to it
o D) Cultural norms and values
3. Which of the following is NOT one of the conditions Peters identified for
"education"?
o A) It must involve knowledge and understanding and some kind of cognitive
perspective.
o B) It must transmit what is worthwhile to those committed to it.
o C) It must ensure that learning procedures lack willingness and voluntariness.
o D) It must rule out some procedures of transmission.
4. Peters believed that "education" rules out certain procedures of transmission
because they lack:
o A) Rigor and discipline
o B) Practical application
o C) Willingness and voluntariness
o D) Cultural relevance
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True or False:
1. True or False: Peters concluded that "education" implies the transmission of what is
worthwhile only if the learner is willing and committed to it.
2. True or False: According to Peters, "education" must involve some kind of cognitive
perspective that is active rather than inert.
3. True or False: Peters believed that "education" should include procedures that lack
willingness and voluntariness on the part of the learner.
Peters’ First Criterion
Multiple Choice:
1. According to Peters, what is a necessary implication of "education"?
o A) It leads to getting a good job
o B) It implies that something valuable or worthwhile is going on
o C) It prepares individuals for external goals
o D) It involves learning specific skills for a particular purpose
2. Peters argues that the value in education should be understood as:
o A) Instrumental, as it leads to a valuable end like a good job
o B) Extrinsic, as it is tied to external goals
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o C) Intrinsic, as it is valuable in itself and involves activities that are worthwhile
o D) Functional, as it provides practical skills for everyday life
3. How does Peters contrast "training" with "education"?
o A) Training involves intrinsic value, while education has an external purpose
o B) Training has limited application and an external goal, while education
implies neither
o C) Training is broader in scope, while education is more limited
o D) Training and education are fundamentally the same
4. Which of the following best describes Peters' view on the outcome of education?
o A) It should result in a person being better prepared for the workforce
o B) It should lead to specific, measurable outcomes
o C) It should result in the person changing for the better
o D) It should focus on external achievements
True or False:
1. True or False: Peters believes that education is valuable primarily as a means to
achieving external goals, such as getting a good job.
2. True or False: According to Peters, it would be contradictory to say that someone has
been educated but has not changed for the better.
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3. True or False: Peters contrasts education with training by arguing that education does
not imply limited application or external goals, while training does.
Training versus Education
Multiple Choice:
1. How does Peters describe "training" in comparison to "education"?
o A) Broader in scope and focused on reasoning
o B) Narrower in scope and focused on action or activity
o C) Focused on breadth of knowledge and understanding
o D) Intrinsically valuable and reasoning-intensive
2. Which of the following statements best describes the role of reasoning in training,
according to Peters?
o A) Reasoning is central to all forms of training
o B) Reasoning is weaker in training and may not be involved at all
o C) Reasoning is as important in training as it is in education
o D) Reasoning is the primary focus of training
3. What does education imply about knowledge and understanding, according to
Peters?
o A) Education is instrumental and practical
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o B) Education is narrow and activity-focused
o C) Education implies breadth of knowledge and understanding and is
intrinsically valuable
o D) Education is mainly about physical activity
4. What does Peters suggest we consider when choosing between the expressions
"physical education" and "physical training"?
o A) The level of difficulty involved
o B) The physical intensity of the activity
o C) The differences in scope, value, and the role of reasoning
o D) The focus on external goals
True or False:
1. True or False: According to Peters, training is intrinsically valuable and always
involves critical reasoning.
2. True or False: Peters suggests that education implies something broader and more
intrinsically valuable than training.
3. True or False: Peters argues that the difference between "moral education" and "moral
training" lies in the degree of physical activity involved.
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Multiple Choice:
1. What does Peters believe is at the heart of what is intrinsically valuable or
worthwhile in education?
o A) Physical activity
o B) Cognition
o C) Practical skills
o D) External achievements
2. Peters’ links cognition to other capacities of the mind, including:
o A) Technical skills and manual dexterity
o B) Physical fitness and endurance
o C) Character development and emotions
o D) Social status and economic success
3. According to Peters, the structures of cognition are largely inherited from:
o A) The individual's personal experiences
o B) Modern technological advancements
o C) Modes of thought such as science, history, and mathematics from past ages
o D) Contemporary educational practices
4. Where does Peters suggest the question of worthwhileness in education gets
answered?
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o A) In practical training exercises
o B) In physical activities and sports
o C) Within the public world of inherited modes of thought
o D) In standardized tests and assessments
True or False:
1. True or False: Peters believes that what is intrinsically valuable in education is based
solely on physical and practical skills.
2. True or False: Peters views cognition as having necessary links to other capacities of
the mind, including character development and emotions.
3. True or False: According to Peters, the justification of educational activities can be
asked and answered within the inherited structures of cognition, such as science and
history.
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