PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY

The National Center for Teacher Education

College of Flexible Learning and ePNU
Taft Avenue cor. Ayala Blvd., Ermita, Manila
cflex@pnu.edu.ph 317-1768 local 7
The FUTURE is NOW.
EASTERN EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY INVENTORY

Directions: Read the following statements and views about schools and teaching. Using
the scale, write your responses with 5 – Strongly Agree, 4 – Agree, 3 – Neutral, 2 –
Disagree, and 1 – Strongly Disagree.
______1. Every person should build moral character rather than merely teaching
skills or information.
______2. We should avoid personal gratification because it is the root of sufferings
in the world.
______3. Deeds are more important than arguments.
______4. People should observe praying, fasting, almsgiving and pilgrimage.
______5. I believe that humans are born innocent – and as long as they conquer their
evil impulses they remain innocent.
______6. Man should aim to be sage or wise man.
______7. Everyone should commit to the ideal way of life by characterizing honesty,
courage, service, faith, self-control, purity and non-violence.
______8. I don’t have a concept of savior, paradise, faith in God, nor scriptures.
______9. Men are allowed to marry four wives, provided they can take care of them.
______10. Through reading the old and new testaments these will guide people to
ideal life.
______11. People must interact with society
______12. In order to overcome misery people should practice right understanding,
right speech, right conduct, right vocation, right concentration, right
effort, right mindfulness, and right thought.
______13. Children must first learn how to be courageous.
______14. Man has duty to animals and should treat animals with kindness and
compassion.
______15. A human being has a dual nature and is ruled by two impulses: one good
and the other evil.
______16. I accept as true that simplicity is the key to knowledge and patience is to
understanding.

Dr. Mely Jane dS. Jacinto, WMSU,2020

 PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY
The National Center for Teacher Education
College of Flexible Learning and ePNU
Taft Avenue cor. Ayala Blvd., Ermita, Manila
cflex@pnu.edu.ph 317-1768 local 7
The FUTURE is NOW.
______17. We can attain ideal life through practicing yoga.
______18. I should emphasize on dependence on oneself rather than an outside
source for answers and wisdom.
______19. We should state the truth at all times and under all circumstances.

______20. Everyone should follow the Ten Commandments as a guide and law for
all humans.
______21. I should teach students with devotion to the family, loyalty to elders, love
of learning, brotherhood, civil service and universal love and justice.
______22. I should teach non-attachment, concern for humanity, and desire to
become Buddha-like and to live in harmony with the natural flow of the
Universe.
______23. We should practice silent meditation which aims to awaken the mind in
each person.
______24. To achieve actualization in life we should live up the words from Koran.
______25. Everyone should be baptized as a requisite for salvation.
______26. As a teacher, I believe in five constant virtues: benevolence,
righteousness, propriety, ______wisdom and sincerity.
______27. I believe in the notion of Karma.
______28. I consider that cowardice is condemned as a sin.
______29. Man should avoid drunkenness.
______30. I believe in the idea that humans are born with a free will, and has the
choice between good and evil.
Interpreting your Response:
Now that you have responded to the items, total the number of scores with the
corresponding item numbers. Compare your scores and to you general outlook before you
took the test. Is it aligning or contradicting? Discuss with your classmates.
_______ Chinese Philosophy (1, 6. 11, 16, 21, 26)
_______ Indian Philosophy (2, 7. 12, 17, 22, 27)
_______ Japanese Philosophy (3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28)
_______ Muslim Philosophy (4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29)
_______ Judaism and Christianity (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30)

Dr. Mely Jane dS. Jacinto, WMSU,2020

 PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY
The National Center for Teacher Education
College of Flexible Learning and ePNU
Taft Avenue cor. Ayala Blvd., Ermita, Manila
cflex@pnu.edu.ph 317-1768 local 7
The FUTURE is NOW.

WESTERN EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY INVENTORY

Directions: Read the following statements and views about schools and teaching. Using the
scale, write your responses with 5 – Strongly Agree, 4 – Agree, 3 – Neutral, 2 – Disagree,
and 1 – Strongly Disagree.

______1. A school curriculum includes the essentials that the students should know.
______2. A school curriculum deals with time-tested ideas.
______3. Field trips, internships, and practicum connect classroom theories to the real
world.
______4. Schools should develop among the students the ability to solve social
problems.
______5. The students should decide what he/she wants to learn and when to learn it.
______6. The students could be promoted to the higher level only when they have
mastered the key materials.
______7. Schools should develop students’ ability to think, analyse, and reason out.
______8. Teachers must emphasize to the students the relation of their learning to the
real world.
______9. Schools should teach students how to recognize problems in the society and
work for the solutions to alleviate them.
______10. Students who do not want to study should not be forced to do so.
______11. Teachers should require students to work hard and master academic lessons
taught to merit grades.
______12. Learning should be appreciated for its own sake. It is not about solving
problems and memorizing facts.
______13. The experiences and needs of the students should be considered in preparing
the curriculum.
______14. Schools should develop among the students respect for ethnic and racial
groups.

Dr. Mely Jane dS. Jacinto, WMSU,2020

 PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY
The National Center for Teacher Education
College of Flexible Learning and ePNU
Taft Avenue cor. Ayala Blvd., Ermita, Manila
cflex@pnu.edu.ph 317-1768 local 7
The FUTURE is NOW.
______15. The purpose of school is to help students understand themselves and find
their own place in the world.
______16. To be able to compete in the global village, schools must raise standards for
academic requirements to produce competent graduates.
______17. Teachers must prescribe the use of Great Books because they contain
insights related to the issues at present.
______18. Schools should include opportunities for social interaction in the curriculum.
______19. Schools should develop political literacy among the students so they can use
it to improve the quality of life.
______20. The primary function of the school is to provide students options and
choices to decide for themselves.
______21. Schools must encourage students to memorize basic facts about people and
events that shaped history.
______22. The teacher’s main objective is to help students unlock the insights gained
over time, so they can learn from the great thinkers of the past.
______23. Students should be active participants in the learning process.
______24. Teaching means identifying a new list of Great Books relevant to the present
times which would prepare students to create a better society that their
ancestors.
______25. Teachers should assist the students in discovering themselves and
developing their own personal values, even when those values conflict with
other values.
Interpreting your Response:
Now that you have responded to the items, total the number of scores with the corresponding
item numbers. Compare your scores and to you general outlook before you took the test. Is
it aligning or contradicting? Discuss with your classmates.
_______ Essentialism (1, 6, 11, 16, 21)
_______ Perennialism (2, 7, 12, 17, 22)
_______ Progressivism (3, 8, 13, 18, 23)
_______ Social Reconstructionism (4, 9, 14, 19, 24)
_______ Existentialism (5, 10, 15, 20, 25)

Dr. Mely Jane dS. Jacinto, WMSU,2020