UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA

COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION,

DEP ARTMENT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
END OF FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER, 2016
COURSE TITLE PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION, THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM,
SOCIAL CHANGE AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
COURSE CODE EDC 116
DURATION 2 HOURS
NAME OF LECTURERS TEAM
INSTRUCTIONS 1. Answer all questions by circling the correct answer from the
options provided on the question paper and fill in the blank spaces
as the case may be.

SECTION" A"
1. Which of the following captures the original meaning of the concept of philosophy?
a. divide and conquer
b. love the truth
c. love of wisdom
d. collect and construct
2. Philosophers are admonished to doubt every claim they encounter until convinces
them of its truth
a. extensive reading
b. adequate evidence
c. effective speculation
d. regular application
3. Many passages in the Bible and the Quran are obtained from .
a. Field trips
b. Rational methods
c. Theological arguments
d. Revealed knowledge
4. To be tolerant in the classroom as a teacher means .
a. to be receptive of students' views
b. to stop using corporal punishment
c. to allow students to select their subjects
d. to allow students to participate in local elections

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5. Which of the following is closely related to the metaphysical world?
a. spirit
b. matter
c. industrialization
d. technology
6. What role does philosophy play to make science and theology more useful to human
societies?
a. it promotes urbanization
b. it promotes creativity
c. it promotes morality
d. it promotes unity
7. "An unexamined life is not worth living". This means that .
a. Any human being who does not pass an examination is worthless
b. Any human being who does assess hislher conduct is doomed
c. Any human being who does not recognize the worth of others is doomed
d. Any human being who does respect the views of others is disrespectful
8. The beliefthat true knowledge is obtained from the effective utilization of our senses is
held by the ....
a. idealists
b .constructivists
c. pragmatists
d. realists
9. "Zero tolerance for corruption" literally falls under which of the following
schools of philosophy .
a. realism
b. idealism
c. pragmatism
d. naturalism
10. Which of the following statements is very true?
a. the educated person is the one who has gone to school
b. the educated person is the one who can read, write and calculate
c. the educated person is the one who lives by the culture of society
d. the educated person is the one who has an employable skill

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11. "I am learning very hard so that in future 1 will become a Minister of Education
in Ghana"
This statement belongs to the school of idealism because it stresses on .
a. aiming high
b. prosperous living
c. cause and effect
d. orderliness of universe
12. The teacher is a perfect reflection of the Supreme Being and must therefore be an ethical
model for his/her students. This is the position of. .
a. progressrvism
b. idealism
c. pragmatism
d. realism
13. Last week, I travelled to Cape Coast to obtain an of the location and the size of
the Cape Coast Castle.
a. authoritative knowledge
b. intuitive knowledge
c. empirical knowledge
d. revealed knowledge
14. The Question and Answer Method is generally aimed at .
a. speculating into the transcendental realm
b. finding right answers to scientific problems
c .promoting our constant search for knowledge
d. providing reasons for our beliefs and actions
15. The educator who considers himself/ herself as a learner in the classroom believes in
the educational principles of .
a .naturalism
b. idealism
c. pragmatism
d. realism
16. Education must aim at the spiritual development of students. This is the position of
a. skeptics
b. agnostics
c. rationalists

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17. "Spare the rod and spoil the child" is highly supported by the idealists because of
its stress on .
a. punishment
b. authority
c. judgement
d. discipline
18. The student is a functional organism, capable of using hislher accumulated knowledge to
solve environmental problems. This is the position of the .
a. realists
b. mentalists
c. pragmatists
d. agnostics
19. Social Studies is an important subject for the realist because it .
a. provides the opportunity to study the physical universe
b. makes it possible for learners to imitate the Supreme Being
c. helps to study the lives of our ancestors and leaders
d. enables us to think critically and analytically about our actions
20. According to the field trip is one effective way of imparting knowledge.
a. rationalist
b. existentialist
c. empiricist
d. spiritualist

From Question21 to 25, supply the answers in the spaces provided below each questions.
21. Explain briefly the concept of Analysis in philosophical discussions.

27. The idealist believes that "all material things are explainable in terms of the mind".
Briefly explain this position of the idealist.
28. What is the realist position on the teacher?
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29. As a pragmatist teacher, what two (2) things would you do to enhance the teaching and
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30. State one importance of the study of Philosophy of Education

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SECllON

1. Narrow definitions of curriculum equate the meaning of curriculum to all the

following except.. ..
a. course of study
b. learning experiences
c. programme of study
d. syllabus
2. Which one of the following terms describes the number of years of schooling at each
level or stage of the education system?
a. The content of the curriculum
b. The structure of the education system
c. The educational policy statement
d. Statement of broad learning outcomes
3. Which one of these curriculum writers is credited with the term "Null Curriculum"?
a. A. V. Kelly
b. Elliot Eisner
c. David Pratt
d. Ralph Tyler
4. Which of the following describes curriculum that is developed and sponsored by the
state?
a. Actual curriculum
b. Enacted curriculum
c. Hidden curriculum
d. Intended curriculum
5. The curriculum that reflects real teaching and learning in the school or classroom is
referred to as the .
a. actual curriculum
b. experienced curriculum
c. enacted curriculum
d. planned curriculum
6. Deliberate planning of the school curriculum serves all the following purposes,
except. ...
a. It helps to achieve national goals of education
b. It provides the basis for evaluating students' learning
c. It helps to revise the curriculum in line with the changing needs of society
d. It gives more powers to students to control the teaching and learning process
7. Ideally curriculum development serves all of the following purposes, except.. ..
a. Improving the learning opportunities for the learners
b. Helping the learners to thrive within the society
c. Increasing the learner's capacity for positive change and growth
d. Promoting the aspirations of people who aspire for political offices
8. Which one of the following statements is true about curricula aims?
a. They are written for a specific subject
b. They are achieved in the long term
c. They are written for the various topics or units
d. They are achieved in the medium term
9. The curriculum development team performs all of the following activities, except. ...
a. they plan, design and produce the school curriculum
b. they provide guidelines for evaluating the curriculum
c. they implement the school curriculum
d. they monitor the implementation of the school curriculum
10. Comprehensiveness as a criterion for selecting learning experiences means that the
learning experiences should ....
a. address the interests of learners in an instructional situation
b. cater for all the domains of learning in an instructional situation
c. help learners to control the instructional process
d. help learners to make ingenious applications of what they learn
11. When young children are able to relate what they are learning to their everyday life
activities, this relates to the criterion for selecting learning experiences?
a. Comprehensiveness
b. Continuity
c. Relevance
d. Validity
12. A member of the curriculum design team who is selected for hislher sound
professional skills and expertise in how to effectively teach a particular subject is
called ....
a. Curriculum design specialist
b. Pedagogical specialist
c. Subject matter specialist

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13. School-based curriculum development is a typical example of a system of
curriculum development.
a. Centralised
b. Decentralised
c. Federal
d. Unified
14. The regrouping of the curriculum elements to facilitate implementation of desired
change is known as ....
a. addition
b. alteration
c. restructuring
d. substitution
15. Which one of the following is the most significant function of the national level
curriculum planning process in Ghana?
a. Designing of syllabuses for various subjects
b. Deciding on the academic calendar
c. Deciding on the qualification of teachers of the various subjects
d. Formulating educational aims, goals, and objectives.
16. Which one of the following is NOT a core function of the national level curriculum
design teams in Ghana?
a. They determine the class size
b. They produce the syllabuses
c. They produce the timetables for the schools
d. They implement and evaluate the curriculum
17. Which of the following is NOT a feature of centralised systems of curriculum
development?
a. A standard control division monitors teaching and learning activities in schools
b. Teachers and parents plan and design the school curriculum
c. All learners taking the same subjects write the same examinations
d. It takes more time to write and approve the final curriculum document
18. Which one of these statements is a demerit of decentralised systems of curriculum
development?
a. It takes less time to write and approve the final curriculum document
b. It makes difficult for learners who transfer to other school districts to adjust to
their new school environments
c. It promotes creativity and initiative on the part of teachers
d. It makes it easy to achieve site-specific goals of a given community
19. The following learning outcomes are affective objectives, except.. ..
a. appreciation
b. attitudes
c. skills
d. values
20. Which one of these curriculum elements involves the systematic collection of data on
a pupil in order to determine how well he or she has reached the learning target?
a. Objectives
b. Content
c. Evaluation
d. Learning experiences

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 21. Educational purposes set at the subject or course level are known as ....
a. Mediate goals
b. Ultimate goals
c. Proximate goals
d. Terminal goals
22. When curriculum developers formulate institutional level goals, they are known as ....
a. Proximate goals
b. Mediate goals
c. Long-term goals
d. Short-term goals

Indicate by the appropriate letter A - H, the curriculum terminology implied by the

statements in items23 - 30.

A. Subject panels
B. Curriculum implementation
C. Curriculum innovation
D. Formal curriculum
E. Curriculum design
F. Curriculum planning
G. Curriculum reform
H. Curriculum development

23. The arrangement of the elements or components of a curriculum into a pattern of

organisation. ( )
24. The process by which curriculum makers make decisions and take actions to establish
the plan that teachers and students will carry out in the classroom ( )
25. The teams set up by the Curriculum Research and Development Division (CRDD) to
design syllabuses for pre-tertiary institutions. ( )
26. Radical, overhauling or fundamental changes in the curriculum elements for
improvement of the education system. ( )
27. Activities for which the school's time table allocates specific periods of teaching time.
( )
28. A collective and intentional process or activity directed at beneficial curriculum
change. ( )
29. The process of carrying out the intended curriculum by teachers to make students
achieve desired outcomes by various instructional practices in the classroom. ( )
30. Minor, incremental and evolutionary changes in the curriculum components to
enhance teaching and learning. ( )

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