[Gutenberg 39300] • The Psychology of Arithmetic by Thorndike, Edward L. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ARITHMETIC

PREFACE CONTENTS GENERAL INTRODUCTION THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUBJECTS THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ARITHMETIC

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ARITHMETIC

CHAPTER I THE NATURE OF ARITHMETICAL ABILITIES

KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEANINGS OF NUMBERS

THE SERIES IDEA OVEREMPHASIZED THE RATIO IDEA OVEREMPHASIZED THE RELATIONAL IDEA OVEREMPHASIZED ARITHMETICAL LANGUAGE PROBLEM-SOLVING Samples of Desirable Applications of Arithmetic in Problems where the Situation is Actually Present to Sense in Whole or in Part Samples of Desirable Applications of Arithmetic where the Situation is Not Present to Sense A B C Samples of Undesirable Applications of Arithmetic[1] ARITHMETICAL REASONING SUMMARY THE SOCIOLOGY OF ARITHMETIC

CHAPTER II THE MEASUREMENT OF ARITHMETICAL ABILITIES

A SAMPLE MEASUREMENT OF AN ARITHMETICAL ABILITY: THE ABILITY TO ADD INTEGERS

MEASUREMENTS OF ABILITIES IN COMPUTATION MEASUREMENTS OF ABILITY IN APPLIED ARITHMETIC: THE SOLUTION OF PROBLEMS TEST 1

CHAPTER III

THE CONSTITUTION OF ARITHMETICAL ABILITIES

THE ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS OF ARITHMETICAL LEARNING KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEANING OF A FRACTION KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBTRACTION AND DIVISION TABLES LEARNING THE PROCESSES OF COMPUTATION

CHAPTER IV

THE CONSTITUTION OF ARITHMETICAL ABILITIES (CONTINUED): THE SELECTION OF THE BONDS TO BE FORMED

THE IMPORTANCE OF HABIT-FORMATION DESIRABLE BONDS NOW OFTEN NEGLECTED WASTEFUL AND HARMFUL BONDS GUIDING PRINCIPLES

CHAPTER V

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DRILL IN ARITHMETIC: THE STRENGTH OF BONDS

THE NEED OF STRONGER ELEMENTARY BONDS EARLY MASTERY THE STRENGTH OF BONDS FOR TEMPORARY SERVICE THE STRENGTH OF BONDS WITH TECHNICAL FACTS AND TERMS THE STRENGTH OF BONDS CONCERNING THE REASONS FOR ARITHMETICAL PROCESSES PROPÆDEUTIC BONDS

CHAPTER VI

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DRILL IN ARITHMETIC: THE AMOUNT OF PRACTICE AND THE ORGANIZATION OF ABILITIES

THE AMOUNT OF PRACTICE UNDERLEARNING AND OVERLEARNING THE ORGANIZATION OF ABILITIES

CHAPTER VII

THE SEQUENCE OF TOPICS: THE ORDER OF FORMATION OF BONDS

DECREASING INTERFERENCE AND INCREASING FACILITATION INTEREST GENERAL PRINCIPLES

CHAPTER VIII THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRACTICE

THE PROBLEM SAMPLE DISTRIBUTIONS

POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS

CHAPTER IX

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THINKING: ABSTRACT IDEAS AND GENERAL NOTIONS IN ARITHMETIC[11]

RESPONSES TO ELEMENTS AND CLASSES FACILITATING THE ANALYSIS OF ELEMENTS SYSTEMATIC AND OPPORTUNISTIC STIMULI TO ANALYSIS ADAPTATIONS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PUPILS

CHAPTER X

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THINKING: REASONING IN ARITHMETIC

THE ESSENTIALS OF ARITHMETICAL REASONING REASONING AS THE COÖPERATION OF ORGANIZED HABITS

CHAPTER XI

ORIGINAL TENDENCIES AND ACQUISITIONS BEFORE SCHOOL

THE UTILIZATION OF INSTINCTIVE INTERESTS THE ORDER OF DEVELOPMENT OF ORIGINAL TENDENCIES INVENTORIES OF ARITHMETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL THE PERCEPTION OF NUMBER AND QUANTITY THE EARLY AWARENESS OF NUMBER

CHAPTER XII

INTEREST IN ARITHMETIC

CENSUSES OF PUPILS' INTERESTS RELIEVING EYESTRAIN SIGNIFICANCE FOR RELATED ACTIVITIES INTRINSIC INTEREST IN ARITHMETICAL LEARNING

CHAPTER XIII

THE CONDITIONS OF LEARNING

EXTERNAL CONDITIONS CONCERNING THE RATING OF COURSES OF STUDY THE HYGIENE OF THE EYES IN ARITHMETIC THE USE OF CONCRETE OBJECTS IN ARITHMETIC ORAL, MENTAL, AND WRITTEN ARITHMETIC

CHAPTER XIV

THE CONDITIONS OF LEARNING: THE PROBLEM ATTITUDE

ILLUSTRATIVE CASES GENERAL PRINCIPLES DIFFICULTY AND SUCCESS AS STIMULI FALSE INFERENCES

CHAPTER XV

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

NATURE AND AMOUNT DIFFERENCES WITHIN ONE CLASS THE CAUSES OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES THE INTERRELATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

FOOTNOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF REFERENCES MADE IN THE TEXT INDEX

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