Child Centered Education

1. Progressive education emphasizes learning by _____.

• doing

• watching

• listening

• reading

2. Dewey believed in curriculum that was _____.

• disciplined

• interdisciplinary

• teacher-centered

• autonomous

3. Platonic system of education is

• systematic and progressive

• systematic and not progressive

• progressive but not systematic

• neither systematic nor progressive

4. According to Paulo Freire,  education is a form of

• rote memorization

• memory test

• self-development

5. Education is a weapon for a social change means

• Education is for those who pay

• We should use weapons for freedom

•   The world is changing thanks to weapon

• We need to study to change the world

6. Which of the following is not a feature of child-centered education?

• It makes learning interesting and meaningful

• It stresses on timely completion of the syllabus

• It provides complete freedom to the child to grow naturally

• Growth of the child is a priority

7. Which of the following will foster creativity among learners?

• teaching the students the practical value of good education

• coaching students for good marks in examination

• emphasizing achievement goals from the beginning of school life

• providing opportunities to question and to nurture the innate talents of every learner

8. Which of the following is one of the foundation of Freire's theory?

• to shout

• to believe

• to act

• to write

9. Who considered real life situations and issues to be educational?

• John Dewey

• Paulo Freire

• Plato

Plato believed that early education must be related to literature as it would bring the best of the soul.

• True

• False