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
CHAPTER II THE MEASUREMENT OF ARITHMETICAL ABILITIES
CHAPTER III THE CONSTITUTION OF ARITHMETICAL ABILITIES THE ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS OF ARITHMETICAL LEARNING
CHAPTER IV THE CONSTITUTION OF ARITHMETICAL ABILITIES
CHAPTER V THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DRILL IN ARITHMETIC: THE STRENGTH OF BONDS
CHAPTER VI THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DRILL IN ARITHMETIC: THE AMOUNT OF
CHAPTER VII THE SEQUENCE OF TOPICS: THE ORDER OF FORMATION OF BONDS
CHAPTER VIII THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRACTICE THE PROBLEM
CHAPTER IX THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THINKING: ABSTRACT IDEAS AND
CHAPTER X THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THINKING: REASONING IN ARITHMETIC THE ESSENTIALS OF ARITHMETICAL REASONING
CHAPTER XI ORIGINAL TENDENCIES AND ACQUISITIONS BEFORE SCHOOL THE UTILIZATION OF INSTINCTIVE INTERESTS
CHAPTER XII INTEREST IN ARITHMETIC CENSUSES OF PUPILS' INTERESTS
CHAPTER XIII THE CONDITIONS OF LEARNING
CHAPTER XIV THE CONDITIONS OF LEARNING: THE PROBLEM ATTITUDE
CHAPTER XV INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF REFERENCES MADE IN THE TEXT
INDEX
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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF
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EDWARD L. THORNDIKE
TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA
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1929
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Set up and electrotyped. Published January, 1922.
Reprinted October, 1924; May, 1926; August, 1927; October, 1929.
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