How do we see the influence of pragmatism on John Dewey's views on education?
A. In the idea that students must interact with their environment in order to adapt and learn
B. In the idea that education must accept the limits of what is economically feasible
C. In the idea that education policies must accept the limits of what can be covered in a given day of schooling
D. In the idea that students must interact primarily with books in order to adapt and learn
Answer: Option A
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A. pragmatism
B. coherence theory
C. correspondence theory
D. None of these
According to William James, if two concepts lead us to identical consequences, what do they mean?
A. They mean two different things
B. They mean the two absurd things
C. They mean nothing
D. They mean the two same things
According to William James, the pragmatic method is to interpret each notion by
A. checking its correspondence with reality
B. examining its practical consequences
C. checking its coherence with other ideas
D. accepting it as true
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