ACTIVITY NO.

Name: Mhark Ewie E. Valdez

Year and Section: BTLE-III

1. To which philosophy/ies each theory of man belong? Write your answer on the second column of each
statement.
THEORY PHILOSOPHY
1. Man is a product of his environment. Behaviorism
2. Man has no universal nature. Existentialism
3. Man has rational and moral powers. Perennialism &
Essentialism
4. Man has no choice; he is determined by his environment. Behaviorism
5. Man can choose what he can become. Existentialism
6. Man is a complex combination of matter that responds to physical Behaviorism
stimuli.
7. Man has no free will. Behaviorism
8. Man has the same essential nature with others. Perennialism
9. Man first exists then defines him/herself. Existentialism
10. Man is a social animal who learns well through an active interplay Progressivism
with others.

2. With which philosophy do you associate the following? Write your answer on the second column of
each statement.
STATEMENT PHILOSOPHY
1. Education is life not a preparation for life. Progressivism
2. Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself. Existentialism
3. Gripping and enduring interests frequently grow out of initial Essentialism
learning efforts that are not appealing or attractive.
4. Existence precedes essence. Existentialism
5. Give me a dozen infants, well informed and my own specified world Behaviorism
to bring them up in and train him to become any type of specialist I
might select – doctor, lawyer, artist, beggar-man, and thief.
6. Education is, first of all, for the benefit of the child. Naturalism
7. Individuals are to be educated according to social level and Constructivism
intellectual ability.
8. The human self has freedom of the will. Existentialism
9. Consciousness is the primary datum of human experiences. Dualism
10. The ultimate aim of education is the happiness of the individual and Utilitarianism
the welfare of the state.
11. The mind is like a mirror receiving images from the external world. Realism
12. Mind is a manifold of ideas or concepts. Idealism
13. The mind of a child at birth is comparable to a blank sheet of paper Empiricism
upon which the world proceeds to write its impressions.
14. Teaching should follow the five steps: Preparation, Presentation, Herbartianism
Comparison and Abstraction, Generalization and Application
 15. Teaching is more effective if it proceeds from concrete to abstract. Progressivism
16. Teachers should use actual objects, which can be manipulated by the Realism
learners. Also, the use of play and songs.

3. Upon which philosophy is each practice anchored? Write your answer on the second column of each
statement.
PRACTICES PHILOSOPHY
1. Back to the basics program Essentialism
2. Conduct of National Achievement Test Essentialism
3. Use of the great books Perennialism
4. Use of rewards and incentives Behaviorism
5. Use of simulation and problem solving method Progressivism
6. Distant learning, individualized learning Progressivism
7. Mastery of the 3 r’s. Essentialism
8. Traditional kind of education Essentialism
9. Subject matter centered teaching Essentialism
10. Student centered teaching Existentialism
11. Authoritarian approach of teaching Perennialism
12. Democratic approach of teaching Progressivism
13. Memorization of concepts Essentialism
14. Individualized approach of teaching Existentialism
15. Vocational and technical education Perennialism