Who Killed Excellence in Education?

Question 1

The attainment of literacy was deliberately de-emphasized in favor of acquiring social skills.

Answer 1

Progressive behaviorist teaching theory

Question 2

Argued that a high literacy rate bred a “destructive” individualism

Answer 2

John Dewey

Question 3

Who killed excellence in education?

Answer 3

Behaviorists

Question 4

Saw the dominance of the Calvinist ethic

Answer 4

The First Period–colonial era to 1840s

Question 5

Latin, Greek, Hebrew studied because they were original languages of Bible/theological literature

Answer 5

The First Period–colonial era to 1840s

Question 6

Characterized by high standard of literacy

Answer 6

The First Period–colonial era to 1840s

Question 7

Statist-idealist philosophy

Answer 7

G. F. Hegel

Question 8

Statist-idealist philosophy spread throughout western world

Answer 8

The Second Period–Hegelian era

Question 9

T/F:
The Hegelian Period was one of high literacy.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Latin and Greek studied because they were languages of pagan classics

Answer 10

The Second Period–Hegelian era

Question 11

Promoted secular form of education which gradually eliminated Bible from American classrooms

Answer 11

Hegelian period–development of public schools (Common School Revival, 1837)

Question 12

Progressive Era

Answer 12

The Third Period

Question 13

Experimental laboratories at University of Leipzig in Germany

Answer 13

Wilhelm Wundt

Question 14

Beat first path to Wundt’s laboratory in Leipzig

Answer 14

G. Stanley Hall

Question 15

Created America’s first psychology laboratory at Johns Hopkins University

Answer 15

G. Stanley Hall

Question 16

Journeyed to Leipzig in 1884 to spend two years studying under Wundt

Answer 16

Cattell

Question 17

Created world’s first psychology department, University of PA

Answer 17

Cattell

Question 18

Reduced psychology to study of observable, measurable human behavior (left out soul, mind)

Answer 18

Edward L. Thorndike

Question 19

Invited John Dewey to join faculty at Columbia

Answer 19

Cattell

Question 20

Created famous Laboratory School at University of Chicago where he was prof. of philosophy

Answer 20

John Dewey

Question 21

To see what kind of curriculum was needed to produce socialists/collectivists

Answer 21

Purpose of Laboratory School

Question 22

Ideal classroom–psych. lab; pupils–laboratory animals

Answer 22

If we apply psychology to education

Question 23

“The Psychology and Pedagogy of Reading”

Answer 23

(1908) Edmund Burke Huey

Question 24

Provided social philosophy of movement

Answer 24

John Dewey

Question 25

Provided teaching theories and techniques

Answer 25

Thorndike

Question 26

Provided organizing energy

Answer 26

Cattell

Question 27

Identified high literacy as the culprit in traditional education

Answer 27

John Dewey

Question 28

Belongs to humanity (the collective/state)

Answer 28

The mind (in Dewey’s philosophy)

Question 29

(1830s) Invented “look-say” method for deaf/dumb.

Answer 29

Rev. Thomas H. Gallaudet

Question 30

Wrote a primer on concept of using “look-say” for hearing children

Answer 30

Rev. Thomas H. Gallaudet

Question 31

(T/F)
Look-say kept alive in new state normal schools where it was taught as a legitimate alternative to alphabetic phonics method

Answer 31

True

Question 32

Adopted as authoritative work on subject.

Answer 32

Edmund Burke Huey’s “The Psychology and Pedagogy of Reading” (1908)

Question 33

“Why Johnny Can’t Read”

Answer 33

Rudolf Flesch (1955)

Question 34

195__:
Prof____s of R_____g organized Int_____ R_____g As______.

Answer 34

1955:

Professors of reading organized International Reading Association.

Question 35

19___ Karl Shapiro:

Students don’t know how to read.

Answer 35

1970 Karl Shapiro:

Students don’t know how to read.

Question 36

198__, “Why Johnny Still Can’t Read”

Answer 36

1981, Rudolf Flesch published “Why Johnny Still Can’t Read”