1st Edition

The Principles of Teaching Based on Psychology

By Edward L Thorndike Copyright 1999
    308 Pages
    by Routledge

    308 Pages
    by Routledge

    This is Volume XXXII of thirty-two, in the Developmental Psychology series. Originally published in 1906, the aim of this book is to make the study of teaching scientific and practical—scientific in the sense of dealing with verifiable facts rather than attractive opinions, practical in the sense of giving knowledge and power that will make a difference in the actual work of teaching.

    CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION PHYSICAL EDUCATION CHAPTER III INSTINCTS AND CAPACITIES CHAPTER IV APPERCEPTION CHAPTER V INTERESTS CHAPTER VI INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES CHAPTER VII ATTENTION CHAPTER VIII PRINCIPLES OF ASSOCIATION CHAPTER IX PRINCIPLES OF ANALYSIS CHAPTER X REASONING CHAPTER XI RESPONSES OF CONDUCT: MORAL TRAINING CHAPTER XII RESPONSES OF FEELING CHAPTER XIII MOTOR EXPRESSION CHAPTER XIV MOTOR EDUCATION FORMAL DISCIPLINE CHAPTER XVI THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF TEACHING

    Biography

    Thorndike, Edward L