Knowledge of individual differences in children's memories should shape recitation questioning, and psychology's analysis of school subjects underlies teaching methods¶

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q1 i? Teachers who do not know that some children have good temporary and permanent memories while others have good temporary but poor permanent memories are unlikely to conduct recitations efficiently; the latter should be questioned primarily on previous lessons. → J. D. Heilman 1916 q1 i? Through analysis of school subjects such as reading, spelling, writing and arithmetic, psychology furnished the foundation for developing proper methods of teaching these branches. → J. D. Heilman 1916 (2)

Evidence¶

J. D. Heilman 1916¶

J. D. Heilman. (1916). Psychology in the Schoolroom. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0073918

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The article argues both good teaching and good discipline depend on knowledge of individual differences, stating teachers unaware of memory differences will not realize some children "should be questioned primarily on previous lessons rather than on those assigned for the day."

"The teacher who does not know that some children have good temporary and good permanent memories and that others have good temporary but poor permanent memories, is unlikely to conduct recitations in the most efficient way."

J. D. Heilman 1916 (2)¶

J. D. Heilman. (1916). Psychology in the Schoolroom. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0073918

q1 · i? · theoretical · r2

The article states psychology rendered its most valuable service in the principles of teaching, analyzing school subjects to found teaching methods and supplying methods for detecting specific weaknesses such as poor memories and speech defects.

"Through its analysis of many of the school subjects, such as reading, spelling, writing and arithmetic, psychology has furnished education with the necessary foundation for developing the proper methods of teaching these branches."

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