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,PSE4801 OCTOBER NOVEMBER 2024
QUESTION 1
Hountondji concludes that ethno-philosophy:
1. Focuses exclusively on cultural practices.
2. Is scientific.
3. Presents a post-structuralist view of African philosophy.
4. Is not a real science.
Correct answer: 4
QUESTION 2
Wiredu argues that African philosophy:
1. Is a form of constrained knowledge.
2. Is essentialist in nature.
3. Concerns itself with scientific knowledge.
4. Connects with a post-structuralist notion of education.
Correct answer: 4
QUESTION 3
A post-(critical) perspective on African philosophy of education suggests:
1. The autonomy of persons.
2. Ethno-philosophy.
3. A universal view of African philosophy.
4. A single and uniform African philosophical perspective on education.
,Correct answer: 1
QUESTION 4
Which statement about Pragmatism is TRUE?
1. Trusting thinking alone is the hallmark of Pragmatism.
2. Trusting emotions is the hallmark of Pragmatism.
3. Trusting critical thinking alone is the hallmark of Pragmatism.
4. Trusting thinking as a form of “doing” is the hallmark of Pragmatism.
Correct answer: 4
QUESTION 5
In Pragmatism, values are determined by:
1. Their practical worth.
2. Theoretical considerations.
3. Power relations.
4. The community.
Correct answer: 1
QUESTION 6
To illustrate a Pragmatist concept of education, Dewey emphasizes:
1. Critical thinking.
2. Emotions.
3. Experience.
, 4. The authority of the teacher.
Correct answer: 3
QUESTION 7
Rationality:
1. Encourages closed thinking.
2. Prompts giving reasons that can be justified.
3. Forces learners to let go of imagination.
4. Prevents educators from acknowledging learners’ individuality.
Correct answer: 2
QUESTION 8
Maxine Greene suggests that education should:
1. Not only provide reasons for what is known but also release the imagination to
explore the unknown.
2. Focus on giving reasons for what is already known.
3. Seek universal truth by delivering indisputable reasons for existence.
4. Provide clear, indisputable statements of truth.
Correct answer: 1
QUESTION 9
Phenomenology is best understood as:
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