1937. Meier, Laura A. Concerning the pupil. Education, 38: 220-28, Decem ber 1917. Deplores the lack of initiative on the part of the pupil. Attributes it to the formalism of the school. 1938. Mitchell, David. October 1917. Child psychology. Psychological bulletin, 14:351-61, Review of literature on the subject during recent years. 358-61. Bibliography: p. 1939. Suggestions of modern science concerning education, by Herbert S. Jennings, John B. Watson, Adolf Meyer, William I. Thomas. New York, The Macmillan company, 1917. vii, 211 p. pl., fold. tab., diagr. 12°. Lectures delivered before the "Joint committee on education," a selforganized body of Chicago citizens. Foreword signed: E. S. D. [i. e. Mrs. E. S. Dummer] for the committee. CONTENTS.-The biology of children in relation to education, by H. S. Jennings. Practical and theoretical problems in instinct and habits, by J. B. Watson. Mental and moral health in a constructive school program, by A. Meyer. The persistence of primary-group norms in present-day society and their influence in our educational system, by W. I. Thomas.-Modern conceptions of mental disease, by A. Meyer. 1940. White, William A. The mechanism of transference. Psychoanalytic review, 4:373-81, October 1917. Contains suggestions on education. Says that the positive and negative attitudes of children towards their teachers are but outward signs of the capacity of the particular teachers in question to really help the children. EDUCATIONAL TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS. 1941. Cornell, C. B. A graduated scale for determining mental age. Journal of educational psychology, 8:539-50, November 1917. "The author describes a new scale for mental age, and presents the results of its use with over 400 children. The merits claimed for the scale are employment of the point scale principles. appeal to the interest of the child, measurement of native ability, speed of application, and ease of evaluation." 1942. Courtis, Stuart A. Measurement of the relation between physical and mental growth. American physical education review, 22: 464-81, November 1917. Read at the Middle west society of physical education and hygiene at their fourth annual conference, Chicago, April 13, 1917. 1943. Henmon, V. A. C. The measurement of ability in Latin. Part I. Vocabulary. Journal of educational psychology, 8: 515-38, November 1917. "Presents a detailed study of the Latin-English, English-Latin vocabulary of 252 first-year high school pupils in ten high schools. The method of constructing the vocabulary tests is described, the results are presented, and the words are arranged in order of increasing difficulty." 1944. New York (State) Board of charities. Bureau of analysis and investigation. Mental examinations. Albany, N. Y., 1917. 73 p. 8°. (Eugenics and social welfare bulletin, no. 11) 1945. Contains accounts of examinations of orphan asylum children, delinquent girls, delinquent women, public school children, and Indian children; report of mental reexamination of 37 children ten months after the first examination; report on a special class of 11 defective children. Performance norms for thirteen tests. Albany, N. Y., 1917. 142 p. 8°. (Eugenics and social welfare bulletin, no. 8) Describes tests which are a part of those used by the Bureau to supplement the Binet-Simon measuring scale for intelligence. 1946. Palmer, A. N. Standards for the evaluation of efficiency in Palmer method handwriting. First-eighth grade. New York, Boston [etc.] The A. N. Palmer company, 1917. 8 leaflets. 4°. 1947. Tidyman, W. F. and Brown, Helen A. The extent and meaning of the loss in "transfer in spelling. Elementary school journal, 18: 210-14, November 1917. An experiment to determine just what part of the skill gained in the column presentation of words is carried over into contextual use. The class that participated in the experiment was grade 6, Hart school, Stamford, Conn. 1948. Uhl, W. L. The use of standardized materials in arithmetic for diagnosing pupils' methods of work. Elementary school journal, 18: 215-18, November 1917. 1949. Updegraff, Harlan. Educational measurements. Old Penn, 16:220-23, November 30, 1917. A lecture delivered November 24, in the series of free public lectures by members of the faculty in Houston Hall, University of Pennsylvania. Speaks of the character and scope of some of the typical educational measures that have thus far been evolved, and shows their practical use. 1950. Wallin, J. E. Wallace. The phenomenon of scattering in the Binet-Simon scale. Psychological clinic, 11: 179–95, November 15, 1917. 1951. Woody, Clifford. Educational measurements in the state of Washington. Northwest journal of education, 29: 12-15, December 1917. The prominence of the measurement movement, the different reactions which have been made to the question, and the need for cooperative work on the part of the school men of Washington state. 1952. Zimmerman, Joseph. The Binet-Simon scale and the Yerkes point scale. A comparative study based on the examination of 100 cases. Journal of educational psychology, 8:551-58, November 1917. The author concludes that the results are practically identical for the first two years; that after the tenth year the reliability of the Binet Scale greatly decreases; and that the Yerkes Scale gives satisfactory results for at least four years beyond the point where the Binet Scale fails." SPECIAL METHODS OF INSTRUCTION. 1953. Clark, Ridgley C. Reading by the intelligence method. Education, 38: 205-207, December 1917. Presents the theoretical and practical advantages of the intelligence method. As regards the latter, the writer says that by it children learn 2,000 words a year easily. 1954. Titsworth, Paul E. Devices for classroom procedure. Modern language journal, 2: 68-77, November 1917. Devises for oral and written composition, for reading, for grammar work, for dictation work, and for word study in the teaching of modern languages. SPECIAL SUBJECTS OF CURRICULUM. 1955. Avent, Joseph E. The social demand for arithmetic. of education, 11: 163-67, December 1917. Virginia journal The results of a study made to find out to what extent arithmetic is used in everyday life and the kind of problems that are most frequently used. 1956. Ballard, P. B. How to write with the left hand. School world (London) 19:365-68, November 1917. To be continued. 1957. Bonner, Campbell. A question of emphasis. Classical journal, 13: 20611, December 1917. Writer thinks that too much emphasis is being laid in school and college teaching upon what may be called the externals of Greek and Roman life. 1958. Camp, Pauline B. Correction of speech defects in a public school system. Quarterly journal of public speaking, 3: 304-9, October 1917. 1959. Carpenter, Harry A. General science in the junior high school at Rochester, N. Y. General science quarterly, 2: 255-66, November 1917. Part I. The organization and aims of a general science course in the junior high school, appeared in the issue of General science quarterly for November 1916. 1960. Churchman, Philip H. The study of French literature. Modern language journal, 2:53-67, November 1917. Is it worth while for the American student to study French literature and how may that study be pursued? 1961. Diebel, Amelia, and Sears, pupils' written English. vember 1917. Isabel. A study of the common mistakes in An investigation of the written work of Cincinnati school children. Says that emphasis should be laid on improvement in forms of speech in the oral language of the pupils, and in written work that item will then take care of itself. 1962. Drummond, Alec M. For the director of dramatics. English Journal, 6:658-63, December 1917. An article made up of bibliographical references. Very helpful. 1963. Dykema, Peter W. High school music and its problems. Mother's magazine, 13: 51-52, 98, January 1918. 1964. Eliot, Charles W. Latin and the A. B. degree. New York city, General education board, 1917. 21, xxi p. 8°. (General education board. Occasional papers no. 5) A consideration of the expediency of continuing to require some knowledge of Latin on the part of all candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Contains tables showing the present status of Latin requirements in the United States. 1965. Fowler, H. E. American literature for American schools. English journal, 6: 637-44, December 1917. Says that the close study of literary style and technique should have no place in the high-school course. Advocates the wide and intelligent reading of American literature in the liberal education of loyal American citizens. 1966. Gale, Harlow. Musical education. Pedagogical seminary, 24: 503-14, December 1917. 1967. Grummann, Paul H. The question of methods. Monatshefte für deutsche sprache und pädagogik, 18: 281-84, November 1917. Methods of modern language teaching. 1968. Hatch, I. C. The downward extension of the modern language curriculum. Modern language journal, 2: 47-52, November 1917. Advocates the extension of modern language instruction downwards at least two years into the elementary grades. 1969. Haxo, Henry. Foreign languages in our secondary schools. Intermountain educator, 13: 13-15, November 1917. Says "It is not an irreparable loss if German is dethroned from its former position of supremacy in our secondary schools to be placed on an equal footing with the other foreign languages." 1970. Hegner, Robert W. A plan for the teaching of general zoology. School science and mathematics, 17: 763-73, December 1917. 1971. Henderson, Bertha and others. An outline of the courses in geography in the University elementary school. Elementary school journal, 18:186-205, November 1917. Third paper of series; to be continued. Takes up studies of South America and Africa, for sixth grade children, who are asked not only "to explain the life conditions of a region by a study of the controlling physical conditions, but to make, from a study of these physical conditions, their own inferences regarding life-conditions." 33184-18-2 1972. Hilliard, Evelyne. Amateur and educational dramatics; by Evelyne Hilliard, Theodora McCormick, Kate Oglebay. New York, The Macmillan company [1917] 169 p. illus. 12°. 1973. Hitchcock, George A. The classical question again. Education, 38: 21519, December 1917. A criticism of Dr. Eliot's article "The case against compulsory Latin," published in the Atlantic monthly, March 1917. 1974. Kelley, P. J. The child voice in our schools. School music, 18: 23–26, November-December 1917. 1975. Lasher, George S. Roast beef instead of hash. English journal, 6: 66476, December 1917. Discusses some of the problems of rhetoric teaching in secondary schools; vocational study and its effect upon rhetoric. Lays emphasis on the preparation of descriptive bibliographies by the students. 1976. Leaw, Grace P. Art for happiness. Education, 38: 333-37, December 1917. Advocates more effective art appreciation in high schools. 1977. Macurdy, Grace M. The passing of the classics. 54: 439-50, December 1917. Educational review, Reviews the recently expressed opinions on the classics of Dr. Eliot and Mr. H. G. Wells. Advocates classical education despite what has been said against it. 1978. Manley, M. Maude. The English problem and the junior high school. Education, 38: 208-14, December 1917. 1979. Murley, Clyde. Content studies and content teaching. Classical journal, 13: 193-99, December 1917. A criticism of Flexner's article in the April Atlantic monthly, in which he states that the aim of the teaching of Latin and Greek is primarily for mental discipline, and only incidentally is any other claim advanced. 1980. Nelson, Ernesto. Esthetic education. Inter-America, 1:55-57, October 1917. Translated from an address delivered before the Liga de educacion estetica of Buenos Aires. Emphasizes the difference between the development of the artistic sensibilities and gifts of children, on the one hand, and the imposition of dogma, on the other. references for modern Urbana, University of 1981. Oliver, Thomas Edward, ed. Suggestions and language teachers. Second ed., rev. and enl. Illinois, 1917. 84 p. 8°. (University of Illinois. School of educa tion. Bulletin no. 18) 1982. Osborne, C. H. C. Modern humanistic studies. School world (London) 19:373-78, November 1917. Discusses the humanistic possibilities of modern subjects in the school curriculum. 1983. Schorling, Raleigh. Significant movements in secondary school mathematics. Teachers college record, 18: 438-57, November 1917. This material was presented at the University of Chicago conference with affiliated secondary schools, April 1917. 1984. Stewart, E. A. The place and value of general science. School science and mathematics, 17: 777-83, December 1917. Address delivered at the Minnesota State teachers' association, Duluth, Minn., February 23, 1917. 1985. Thomson, Jeannie B. The art of teaching arithmetic; a book for class teachers. London [etc.] Longmans, Green and co., 1917. 295 p. 12°. 1986. Tressler, I. C. High-school grammar. I. An investigation. English journal, 6: 645-57, December 1917. Second article of a series. Gives graphical representations by high-school years and by types of errors. The grammatical knowledge of 1,121 pupils was tested. Work done in the Newton high school, of New York city. 1987. Wells, Hugh N. Judging debates. Quarterly journal of public speaking, 3:336-45, October 1917. 1988. West, Andrew F. Our birthright or a mess of pottage. Educational review, 54: 433-38, December 1917. A plea for the classics. Discusses the appeal of the Princeton classical conference, in June, to renew interest in classical education. 1989. Whitbeck, R. H. Suggestions for teaching elementary geography. Journal of geography, 16: 121-28, December 1917; 171-76, January 1918. 1990. White, Holman. The aims of the new course of study in history. Current education, 21: 291-94, November 1917. 1991. Whitman, W. G. The place and purpose of general science in education. General science quarterly, 2:284-93, November 1917. Paper given before the Science section of Tufts college teachers' association, October 27, 1917. 1992. Zeitlin, Jacob. Grammar, logic, rhetoric. Illinois association of teachers of English bulletin, 10: 1-19, December 1, 1917. The change of view in respect to teaching grammar and the arguments that have been advanced for and against it. KINDERGARTEN AND PRIMARY SCHOOL. 1993. Ledyard, Mary F. Kindergarten housing and kindergartens around the Pacific's rim. Kindergarten and first grade, 2: 401-9, December 1917. illus. The housing of kindergartens in China, Japan, Honolulu, and the Pacific coast of the United States. 1994. Maucourant, B. De l'école maternelle à l'école primaire. Revue pédagogique, 71: 395-405, October 1917. 1995. Shiels, Albert. Report on a self-directed system of kindergarten supervision. Elementary school journal, 18: 206-9, November 1917. Work in Los Angeles, Cal. A kindergarten experiment in self-help. RURAL EDUCATION. 1996. Webb, J. C. Rural consolidated schools super-excellent for elementary education. Journal of education, 86: 569-71, December 6, 1917. The efficiency of the rural consolidated school is greater than that of the district school, according to data gathered in Johnson county, Ind. SECONDARY EDUCATION. Ohio teacher, 1997. Landsittel, F. C. and Oliver, C. E. The junior high school. 1998. Mackie, Ransom A. A new high school curriculum. of education, 29:11-15, November 1917. Northwest journal The writer says that the required subjects in the high school should be English, some phases of the history of civilization, and modern, civic and social problems. The rest of the studies will depend absolutely upon the student's aptitudes, interests, needs and aims in life. |