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PRELIM EXAMINATION
SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF EDUCATION

Name: ___________________________ Course/Block: ______________ Score:

Instructor: _____________________________________ Date: _______________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICES
Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the space provided before the
number.

___1. Among the four social science theories, which is primarily concerned with why a society
assumes a particular form, and is concerned with the function of schooling in the
maintenance of social order.
a. Consensus Theory c. Structural Functionalism
b. Conflict Theory d. Symbolic Interactionism
___2. The theory which is interested not simply in socialization but in interactions between
students and students and between students and teachers. All types of interactions refine
our ability to think.
a. Consensus Theory c. Structural Functionalism
b. Conflict Theory d. Symbolic Interactionism
___3. If your teachers and fellow students give you the message that you are “smart”, you will
come to think of yourself as an intelligent person. If others tell you that you are attractive,
you will likely think of yourself as attractive. Which implies these statements?
a. Symbolic Interactionism c. Conscientization
b. Looking-glass self d. Social System
___ 4. The importance of thinking to symbolic interactionists is reflected in their views on
objects. Which is an example of a social object?
a. Tree c. Mother
b. Moral principle d. Idea
___ 5. “Education for work”, is in line with which pillar of education?
a. Learning to know c. Learning to live together
b. Learning to do d. Learning to be
___ 6. The ability to communicate effectively with others, aptitude towards teamwork, and social
skills in building meaningful interpersonal relations is in line with:
a. Learning to know c. Learning to live together
b. Learning to do d. Learning to be
___ 7. To help students recognize their growing interdependence, experience shared purposes,
and implement common projects, what is given importance in the school?
a. Learning to know c. Learning to live together
b. Learning to do d. Learning to be
___ 8. The report to UNESCO of the International Commission on education for the twenty first
century has put greater emphasis on one of the four pillars that it proposes and describes
as the foundations of education. What is this pillar?
a. Learning to know c. Learning to live together
b. Learning to do d. Learning to be
___ 9. The acquisition of competence is a concern of:
a. Learning to know c. Learning to live together
b. Learning to do d. Learning to be
___ 10. Given the rapid changes brought about by scientific progress, which has been
emphasized to combine a sufficiently broad general education with the possibility of in-
depth work on a selected number of subjects?
a. Learning to know c. Learning to live together
b. Learning to do d. Learning to be
II. IDENTIFICATION

A. Identify what is asked in each statement. Choose the correct answer inside the box below
and write your answer in the space provided before the number.

Equilibrium Conscientization
Consensus Non-Verbal
Status Cultures Conflict
Verbal Non-Symbolic Interaction
Looking-Glass Self Symbolic Interaction

____________________11. “We see ourselves as others see us.”

____________________12. A form of social interaction which requires mental processes.
____________________13. Refers to groups in society with similar interests and positions in
the status hierarchy.
____________________14. A clash between ideas, principles and people.
____________________15. A general or widespread agreement among all members of a
particular society.
____________________16. The process of becoming aware of the contradictions existing
within oneself and in society and of gradually being able to bring
about personal and social transformation.
____________________17. A form of social interaction which does not involve thinking.
____________________18. A type of communication that refers to the use of language.
____________________19. The characteristic of a society when it has achieved the form that is
best adapted to its situation.
____________________20. A type of communication that refers to the use of gestures, facial
expressions, and other body movements.

B. Identify whether the following premises refers to Consensus or Conflict Theory. Write CNS if
the statement manifests consensus and CNF if the statement manifests conflict.

_____21. See shared norms and values as fundamental to society.

_____22. Focuses on the heterogeneous nature of society.
_____23. Differential distribution of political and social power.
_____24. Focus on social order based on tacit agreements.
_____25.View social change as occurring in a slow and orderly fashion.
_____26. Examine value integration in the society.
_____27. Emphasizes the dominance of social groups by others.
_____28. See social order as based on manipulation and control by dominant groups.
_____29. A struggle between social classes and between the powerful and less powerful.
_____30. A concept of society in which the absence of discrimination and stress is seen.

III. MATCHING PAIRS

Match the items from Column A with those in Column B. Write your answer on the space
provided before the number.

A. SOCIAL SCIENCE THEORIES

Column A Column B
A. states that society is made up of various
___31. Consensus Theory institutions that work together in
cooperation
B. the theory which emphasizes on social
___32. Conflict Theory order, stability and social regulation. It
examines value integration in society.
C. views the self as socially constructed
___33. Structural Functionalism relation to social forces and social
structures.
D. focuses on the struggle of social classes to
___34. Symbolic Interactionism maintain dominance and power in social
systems.
 B. FUNCTIONAL IMPERATIVES OF THE GENERAL ACTION SYSTEM
Column A Column B
A. a system must furnish, maintain, and renew both the
___35. Adaptation motivation of individuals and the cultural patterns that
create and sustain the motivation.
B. a system must cope with external situational exigencies.
___36. Goal Attainment It must adapt to its environment and adapt environment
to its needs.
C. a system must regulate the interrelationship of its
___37. Integration component parts. It must also manage the relationship
among the other three functional imperatives.
___38. Latency D. a system must define and achieve its primary goals.

C. STRUCTURE OF THE GENERAL ACTION SYSTEM

Column A Column B
___39. Action System A. the behavioral organism that handles the adaptation
function by adjusting to and transforming the external world.
___40. Personality System B. performs the goal attainment function by defining system
goals and mobilizing resources to attain them.
___41. Social System C. copes with the integration function by controlling its
component parts.
___42. Cultural System D. performs the latency function by providing actors with the
norms and values that motivate them for action.

D. KEY PRINCIPLES OF THE FUNCTIONALIST PERSPECTIVE

Column A Column B
A. societies have a tendency toward consensus;
___43. Interdependency that is to have certain basic values that nearly
everyone in the society agrees upon.
B. once a society has achieved the form that is
___44. Functions of Social Structure and best adapted to its situation, it has reached a
Culture state of balance and it will remain in that
condition until it is forced to change.
C. closely related to interdependency is the idea
___45. Consensus and Cooperation that each part of the social system exists
because it serves some function.
D. every part of society is dependent to some
___46. Equilibrium extent on other parts of society, so what
happens in one place has important effect
elsewhere.

E. THE FOUR PILLARS OF EDUCATION

Column A Column B
A. represents the skillful, creative and discerning
___47. Learning to know application of knowledge. One must learn how to think
creatively, critically and holistically, and how to deeply
understand the information that is presented.
___48. Learning to do B. implies learning how to learn by developing one’s
concentration, memory skills, and ability to think.
C. refers to the role of education in developing all the
___49. Learning to live together dimensions of the complete person: the physical,
intellectual, emotional and ethical integration of the
individual into a complete man.
D. requires that quality of relationship at all levels is
___50. Learning to be committed to peace, human rights, democracy and social
justice in an ecology sustainable environment.
IV. ESSAY

51-55. How are the structural functionalism and symbolic interactionism theories related to
education?

56-60. Cite concrete illustrations or applications of how the four pillars of education contribute to
lifelong learning.

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“Education means reaching out to embrace the whole of society
and the entire lifespan of the individual.”
- Edgar Faure
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