The Psychology of Number and Its Applications to Methods of Teaching ArithmeticD. Appleton, 1895 - 309 pagina's |
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Pagina 200 - From what has been shown as to the relations of the fundamental operations, it might even be inferred that if there is any difference in difficulty between the making-up method and the taking-away method, the difference is in favour of the making-up method, as involving less demand upon conscious attention. However this may be, it is certainly known from actual knowledge of school practice that pupils who have been instructed under psychological methods have had but little difficulty in comprehending...
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Pagina 305 - There Is no subject tl taught in the elementary schools that taxes the teacher's resources as to methods «. and devices to a greater extent than arithmetic. There is no subject taught that Is more dangerous to the pupil In the way of deadening his mind and arresting Its development, If bad methods are used.
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