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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jane met English historian ______ Toynbee.

2. In which year did Gandhi die?

3. What percentage of Chicago residents were foreign-born?

4. Who was the Proponent of Women's Rights and Education?

5. Educational ideas were based on _____ before the Industrial Revolution.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the basic educational background of Thomas Jefferson?

2. How and when did Jean-Jacques Rousseau begin his academic career?

3. How were liberal views received during the late 1700s in Europe?

4. What was Dewey's career path? How was he affiliated with Hull House?

5. Why was Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi's work centered on educating the heart and senses?

6. When did Mary Wollstonecraft live? What major events occurred during this time that greatly affected Mary Wollstonecraft as a woman?

7. When did John Dewey live? How were Dewey's views shaped and by which events of the time?

8. What was the basic educational background of Maria Montessori?

9. When did Thomas Jefferson live? What was his role in early American education?

10. What was the basic educational background of Jane Addams? How did her ideas pertain to the socialization of education?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the ancient Greeks' contributions to modern education. Include the work of Plato and Aristotle. Compare and contrast the contributions of the ancient Greeks to the more modern educators such as Montessori and Froebel. Who made the biggest contribution? How did the other educators base their work upon the systems developed by the ancient Greeks? Give examples.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about Confucius as an educator. How did Confucius use his political connections to make changes in the educational system? How did Confucius' educational theories and systems agree and/or disagree with the Mandate of Heaven? How were the systems received by the Emperor? What systems are in place today that were made popular by Confucius?

Essay Topic 3

Maria Montessori saw a need to open a school in which the child was nurtured on various levels, more so than in typical situations. Examine Montessori's motives behind her plans. Also examine how the cultural differences and societal values changed the basic impact of the education of the child. Compare Monstessori's system to the systems most commonly used at the time. How does each impact a child on a psychological level? Which is the most beneficial for a child's development? Cite references from psychological journals to back up your opinion.

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