A 1918 questionnaire survey of teachers of educational psychology received sixty-seven replies, revealing no general agreement on terminology or course structure¶
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q2 i? A questionnaire sent to teachers of educational psychology in the Society of College Teachers of Education drew sixty-seven replies, and the responses showed considerable confusion in terminology and no universal agreement on the contents of educational psychology. → Hall-Quest 1918
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Hall-Quest 1918¶
Hall-Quest, Alfred L. (1918). Present Tendencies in Educational Psychology. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ
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Questionnaire survey of college teachers of educational psychology; fifty-three professors completed it and fourteen replied they could not supply the information, so "In all sixty-seven replies were received." The survey covered course names, equipment, sub-topics, other subjects, standard-course conceptions, and seminar problems.
"The questionnaires were filled out by fifty-three professors. Replies stating inability to supply the information requested or that no special courses in this subjects were offered came from fourteen. In all sixty-seven replies were received."
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A 1918 questionnaire survey of teachers of educational psychology received sixty-seven replies, revealing no general agreement on terminology or course structure |
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A 1918 questionnaire survey of teachers of educational psychology received sixty-seven replies, revealing no general agreement on terminology or course structure |
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