Quiz 4

Question 1

Famous black preacher and educator in NC

Answer 1

John Chavis

Question 2

First to propose nationwide public schools following ratification of Constitution,
“Father of public schools under the constitution”
Strong proponent of bible remaining school text

Answer 2

Benjamin Rush

Question 3

Produced actual wording of 1st Amendment,

Remembered as “penman of the constitution”

Answer 3

Gouveneur Morris

Question 4

Prided wording of 1st amendment, concerned that schools were adding other texts than bible and so took away time in Bible

Answer 4

Fisher Ames

Question 5

“Schoolmaster to America,”
American spelling book (blue-backed speller),
Wrote many other academic textbooks including moral and religious lessons

Answer 5

Noah Webster

Question 6

“Schoolmaster of the nation,”

McGuffey Readers

Answer 6

William Holmes McGuffey

Question 7

Pioneer in American education for women

Answer 7

Emma Willard

Question 8

Famous black educator who headed Tuskegee Institute as well as starting a Bible college

Answer 8

Booker T. Washington

Question 9

President of Princeton,
Signed of Declaration of Independence,
Personally trained many early American leaders
, trained both white and black students including John Chavis

Answer 9

John Witherspoon

Question 10

Attorney in 1800s who argued for preservation of religious instruction in americas schools,
Surpreme court agreed and protected Bible in classrooms

Answer 10

Daniel Webster

Question 11

Explained to citizens of new U. S. reasons for a federal constitution,
Still considered single most authoritative source on content of constitution

Answer 11

Federalist papers

Question 12

First federal education law in America

Answer 12

Northwest ordinance

Question 13

Taught in 3 of America’s most widely used school textbooks: New England Primer, American spelling book, McGuffey Readers

Answer 13

10 commandments

Question 14

Charles Finney one of presidents,

One of first black colleges to admit men/ women

Answer 14

Oberlin

Question 15

Religion, morality, knowledge should be instilled in America’s children at schools, at home, at church, and throughout our communities.

Answer 15

Proven elements of a sound education

Question 16

Author of “Who Killed Excellence”

Answer 16

Samuel L. Blumenfeld

Question 17

Progressive theorists Cattell, Dewey, and Thorndike heavily influenced by…

Answer 17

Wilhelm Wundt at University of Leipzig in Germany

Question 18

Wundt taught…

Answer 18

To teach social skills to ensure students will “fit” in society

Question 19

Cattell, Dewey, & Thorndike rebuilt education on a foundation of

Answer 19

Science, evolution, humanism, and behaviorism

Question 20

Literacy was deliberately de-emphasized in favor of

Answer 20

Acquiring social skills

Question 21

What did Dewey say bred a “destructive” individualism?

Answer 21

A high literacy rate

Question 22

1st educational period

Answer 22

Colonial times to 1840s

Question 23

1st educational period saw dominance of

Answer 23

The Calvinist ethic

Question 24

Highest literacy rate

Answer 24

1st educational period

Question 25

Still high literacy rate

Answer 25

2nd educational period

Question 26

2nd educational period

Answer 26

1840s to WW1

Question 27

2nd educational period reflects

Answer 27

Hegelian mindset

Question 28

Hegelian mindset

Answer 28

Statist idealist philosophy

Question 29

3rd educational period

Answer 29

WW1 to present

Question 30

“Progressive” educational period

Answer 30

3rd

Question 31

The “Progressive” period is a result of

Answer 31

The new behavioral psychology

Question 32

New behavioral psychology developed by

Answer 32

Wilhelm Wundt

Question 33

Beat 1st path to Wundt’s laboratory in Leipzig

Answer 33

G. Stanley Hall

Question 34

Created America’s 1st psychology LABORATORY

Answer 34

G. Stanley Hall

Question 35

Created world’s 1st psychology DEPARTMENT

Answer 35

Cattell

Question 36

Cattell’s most celebrated pupil

Answer 36

Thorndike

Question 37

Thorndike reduced psychology to

Answer 37

Study of observable, measurable human behavior

Question 38

Purpose of Dewey’s famous Laboratory School

Answer 38

To see what kind of curriculum was needed to produce socialists instead of capitalists, collectivist instead of individialists

Question 39

The lethal trio

Answer 39

Dewey, Cattell, Thorndike

Question 40

In lethal trio…
Dewey–
Thorndike–
Cattell–

Answer 40

D: social philosophy
T: teaching theories and techniques
C: organizing energy

Question 41

Identified high literacy as culprit in traditional education, the sustaining force behind individualism

Answer 41

Dewey

Question 42

Invented in 1830s by Rev. Thomas H. Gallaudet

Answer 42

Look-say method

Question 43

Look-say was kept alive in

Answer 43

The new state normal schools (teachers college)

Question 44

Wrote The Psychology and Pedagogy of Reading

Answer 44

G. Stanley Hall’s student, Edmund Burke Huey

Question 45

In 1955 wrote, Why Can’t Johnny Read

Answer 45

Rudolph Flesch

Question 46

International Reading (Literacy) Association purpose

Answer 46

To maintain dominance of look-say in primary reading instruction

Question 47

Flesch in 1981

Answer 47

Why Johnny Still Can’t Read

Question 48

Who killed excellence??

Answer 48

Behavioral Psychology