1947-1948 Academic Catalog

32 DESCRIPTION OF COURSES 26. Graphic Expression Free hand drawing and sketching planned to develop individual technique. Two hours credit, one semester. 27. Design A course for beginners planned to develop creative power and understanding of design as a factor in art expression. Through the use of materials and media varied approaches to creative experience are employed, developing artistic judgment. Two hours credit, one semester. 28. Methods and Materials A course designed to give practice in use of material 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 sta– tistical 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, Steele and Rife 8. Class Management A discussion of management factors which must be met by teacher 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 Elementary Education 15) 17. History of Education A study of the development of the American school system, with its European background. Three hours, one semester.