The article argues that chemistry offers opportunities for mental training in manipulation, directed observation, correlation of ideas, and logical reasoning beyond its factual content.¶
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q1 i? Chemistry is claimed to develop manipulation, specifically directed observation, correlation of ideas, and logical reasoning in addition to desirable facts. → Ellwood B. Spear 1915
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Ellwood B. Spear 1915¶
Ellwood B. Spear. (1915). Problems in the Experimental Pedagogy of Chemistry. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://www.jstor.org/journal/jeducpsych
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Theoretical argument in the article's opening section: the author asserts chemistry belongs to subjects that both impart information and increase mental capacity, listing "training in manipulation" and other lines of training. No data are offered.
"In addition to a large number of very desirable facts, it offers excellent opportunities for training in manipulation, in specifically directed and in- tensive observation, in the correlation of ideas, and in logical reasoning."
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The article argues that chemistry offers opportunities for mental training in manipulation, directed observation, correlation of ideas, and logical reasoning beyond its factual content. |
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The article argues that chemistry offers opportunities for mental training in manipulation, directed observation, correlation of ideas, and logical reasoning beyond its factual content. |
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