This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...the domain of child study, for the subject is in its initiatory stages. It would be a wise person who could tell in advance, in new lines of work, what may be valuable and what may not. In giving the results of the reports we have followed the chronological order. Contents Op Children's Minds On Entering School. Under ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...the domain of child study, for the subject is in its initiatory stages. It would be a wise person who could tell in advance, in new lines of work, what may be valuable and what may not. In giving the results of the reports we have followed the chronological order. Contents Op Children's Minds On Entering School. Under the direction of Dr. G. Stanley Hall,1 four experienced kindergarten teachers questioned three children at a time in the dressing room of the school. No constraint was used, and, as several hours were needed to finish each set, changes and rests were often required. About sixty teachers besides the four kindergarten teachers made returns from three or more children each. The tables which follow 6how the general results for a number of those questions admitting of categerical answers, only negative results being recorded. Subsequently, J. M. Greenwood, school superintendent of Kansas City, Mo., tested 678 children of the lowest primary class, 47 of whom were colored children. The percentages are printed in the last two columns of the tables. The first (Boston) table is based upon abont equal numbers of boys and girls. Children of Irish and American parents greatly predominate. Fourteen per cent of all examined did not know their ages; 6 per cent were four years old, 37 per cent were five, 25 per cent wore six, 12 per cent wore seven, and 2 per cent were eight years old. In the second table only columns 2 and 3 are based upon larger numbers. In 34 representative questions out of 49 the boys surpass tho girls. The girls oxcel in answering questions relating to tho parts of the body, to homo and family life, thunder, rainbow; in knowledge of the square, circle, and triangle, but not in that of the cube, sphere, and pyramid. Boys seem to be more ig...
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