Empirical transfer research by Thorndike, Stone, Courtis, Winch and others is the most hopeful sign for determining the place of mathematics in the curriculum¶

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q1 i? The empirical work of Thorndike, Stone, Courtis, Winch and others is the most hopeful sign of the times for determining the value of the individual teacher's work and the place of mathematics in the curriculum. → Locke 1913

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Locke 1913¶

Locke, L. L. (1913). Inspector Winch's experiments on transfer. https://www.google.com/books/search?q=%22Inspector+Winch%27s+Experiments+on+Transfer%22

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Authors' evaluative statement closing the commentary on Winch's transfer experiment. It names the work of 'Thorndike, Stone, Courtis, Winch and others' as 'the most hopeful sign of the times' for determining mathematics' curricular place.

"The work of Thorndike, Stone, Courtis, Winch and others is the most hopeful sign of the times in determining not only the value of the individual teacher's work, but the place of mathematics in the curriculum."

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