Deck 17: Education

Question 1

Learning by doing is known as experiential learning.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Growing a food garden is an example of experiential learning.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Service learning is another name for experiential learning.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Nature-deficit disorder is a medical condition.

Question 5

The importance of natural play environments is built on biophilia theory.

Question 6

Natural play environments should be carefully structured in order to direct student activities.

Question 7

Place-based learning is appropriate primarily in the early childhood stage of development, with limited application in later stages.

Question 8

Higher education is important for building skills, but has little connection to sustainability issues.

Question 9

C.P. Snow argued that the division between disciplines is a major hindrance to solving global problems.

Question 10

Education for sustainability is important for children, but not relevant to adult learners.

Question 11

One reason to foster high-quality education for people at all stages of development is that the coming century is expected to be a period of fundamental transition.

Question 12

Biophilia is

A) a fear of snakes
B) a love for wild animals
C) a love of plants
D) the genetically encoded emotional need of humans to affiliate with nature

Question 13

Biophilia relates to childhood education because

A) children need to understand the natural world
B) educating without a lot of technology lowers cost
C) genetic biophilic tendencies can atrophy if not developed
D) being outdoors reduces risk of obesity

Question 14

Bioregionalism relates to education because

A) we are more likely to protect a place we have come to know and love
B) educating without a lot of technology lowers cost
C) students can contribute to doing some of the needed maintenance
D) greenhouse gas emissions are reduced