1946-1947 Academic Catalog

DESCRIPTION OF COURSES 31 28. Methods and Materials A course designed to give practice in use of materials employed in teaching elementary grade art. Helps and devices given for school– room practice. Two hours credit, one semester. 29. Tests and Measurements A study of intelligence tests, standardized tests, and the new-type subject-matter test, with the meaning and application of statistical methods. Two hours credit, one semester. 30. Handwriting The methodology of teaching handwriting in the elementary grades and the improvement of the writing ability are taught in this course. One hour credit, one semester. Secondary Education: Professors Hostetler and Steele 8. Class Management A discussion of management factors which must be met by teach– er in the classroom. Two hours credit, one semester. 10. Educational Psychology A study of the psychological principles concerned with the pro– cesses of acquiring, retaining, and applying knowledge presented in secondary schools. Three hours credit, one semester. 14. Principles of Secondary Education The individual-social principles of the philosophy of life and education are considered, together with the problems, aims, and ob– jectives of the secondary school. Three hours, second semester. 15. Introduction To Education (See Element ary Education 15) 17. History of Education A study of the development of the American school system, with its European background. Three hours, one semester. 22. Tests and Measurements A study of intelligence tests, standardized tests, and the new type subject matter tests, with the meaning and application of statistical methods as applied to secondary teaching. Two hours, one semester. 24. Studen't Teaching Required for State High School Certificate. Five hours credit are given for teaching one hour a day for fifteen weeks. Five hours cred– it, one semester.