Principles of teaching and learning in the elementary school : An interpretation of modern school procedures in the light of our present knowledge of the laws of learning / Lois Coffey Mossman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mossman, Lois Coffey, 1877- author.

Series:

Riverside textbooks in education.

Riverside textbooks in education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Educational psychology.

Teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 292 pages).

Other Title:

Principles of teaching and learning in the elementary school

Place of Publication:

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1929.

Summary:

"Working principles to realize the larger vision. Professor Mossman has here indicated the principles of the new conception of learning and the procedures by which they may be made operative in teaching. That it is practically possible to conduct school life in accordance with the principles of wholesome growth and development has been demonstrated for a quarter of a century in a few well-known private schools, and more recently in many private schools and in a number of public schools with large classes and other conditions less favorable than those of the most progressive private schools. Professor Mossman has kept in view primarily the work of the public schools, but she has endeavored to interpret conceptions and principles as they universally apply, whatever the type of school as to support. It is a treatment from which the teacher may derive immediate helpful stimulation and guidance, whether he be a teacher of many years of experience, a beginning teacher, or a student preparing to enter the teaching field. The principles presented and the practice suggested are in harmony. Both are in accordance with the best we know of educational psychology, sociology, and philosophy. The book goes forth with no effort spared to make it educationally sound and practically helpful. Teachers may use it with the confidence that it will contribute to their growth and through them promote the progressive growth of their children. With the spirit of adventure and the promise of larger efficiency inherent in the newer conception of education, there should come greater satisfaction and greater joy to both teachers and pupils in the wholesome buoyancy of continuous and abundant growth"--Introduction. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents:

Organizing the classwork on the basis of group living

The nature of learning

The nature of the school

The nature of the recitation

Guiding the learning of subject matter

The content of the social studies

Guiding the work of the social studies

Guiding the acquirement of language abilities

The extent of responsibility in teaching reading

Guiding the learning of number relationships

Helping children to like music, literature, and art

The teacher's part in the educative process.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.