The article argues geometry teaching should target ten enumerated outcomes, with the general powers rather than the content as the chief aim¶
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q1 i? The author enumerates ten desired results of geometry study, including logical thinking, clear expression, concentration, constructive imagination, rational memory, liberal-mindedness, esthetic ability, honesty, and will power, and argues these powers are the chief aim while content is the occasion for acquiring them. → William H. Metzler 1912
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William H. Metzler 1912¶
William H. Metzler. (1912). Problems in the Experimental Pedagogy of Geometry. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0070947
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Theoretical argument in a programmatic essay: the author lists ten outcomes of geometry teaching and asserts, without empirical data, that "the chief aim" is the powers, with content merely "the occasion for acquiring them." No evidence or experiment is offered for the assertion.
"In my estimation they are the chief aim, and the content the incidental, or the occasion for acquiring them. The mere content of most subjects is of little value as compared with the other mental and moral quali- ties"
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The article argues geometry teaching should target ten enumerated outcomes, with the general powers rather than the content as the chief aim |
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The article argues geometry teaching should target ten enumerated outcomes, with the general powers rather than the content as the chief aim |
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