METHODS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Reading edition
A Series of Educational Books in Two Groups covering the General Principles of Method and Its Special Applications to the Common School BY CHARLES A. McMURRY, Ph.D. Northern Illinois State Normal School, DeKalb, Illinois WITH F. M. McMURRY AS JOINT AUTHOR FOR METHOD OF RECITATION
I. BOOKS OF GENERAL METHOD IN EDUCATION
The three books in this group deal with the fundamental, comprehensive principles of Education for the school as a whole, and include both instruction and management.
II. BOOKS OF SPECIAL METHOD IN COMMON SCHOOL STUDIES.
Each school study is treated in a separate book, and the selection and arrangement of material, and the method of instruction appropriate to that study throughout its course, are fully discussed. Illustrative lessons and extensive lists of books of special value as helps to teachers and schools are included.
GENERAL METHOD IN EDUCATION
THE ELEMENTS OF GENERAL METHOD BASED ON THE IDEAS OF HERBART By CHARLES A. McMURRY New edition, revised and enlarged. Cloth. 12mo. 331 pp. 90 cents net, postage 10 cents
This volume discusses fully the controlling principles of our progressive modern education, such as The Aim of Education; The Materials and Sources of Moral Training; The Relative Value of Studies in the School Course; The Nature and Value of Interest as a Vital Element in Instruction; The Correlation of Studies; Inductive and Deductive Processes as Fundamental to All Thinking; Apperception, its Close and Constant Application to the Process of Learning; The Will, its Training and Function and its Close Relation to Other Forms of Mental Action.
The book closes with an account of Herbart and his disciples in Germany, and a summary of their pronounced ideas and influence upon education.
THE METHOD OF THE RECITATION New edition, revised and enlarged By CHARLES A. McMURRY and FRANK M. McMURRY Cloth. 12mo. 339 pp. 90 cents net, postage 10 cents
This book, as a whole, is designed to simplify, organize, and illustrate the chief principles of class-room method in elementary schools. A few important fundamental principles are carefully worked out as a basis. The essential steps, in the acquisition of knowledge in all studies, are worked out and applied to different branches. The developing method of instruction so much used in the oral treatment of lessons is worked out, and the method of careful and suitable questioning discussed.
Two chapters are given, consisting of Illustrative Lessons selected from the different studies and worked out in full, as examples of a right method. In these examples, and also in the discussions, the application of the principles of apperception, interest, induction, and deduction to class-room work are shown. The peculiar application of these various principles to different studies is carefully discussed.
SCHOOL AND CLASS MANAGEMENT—In Preparation
SPECIAL METHOD IN COMMON SCHOOL STUDIES
SPECIAL METHOD IN THE READING OF COMPLETE ENGLISH CLASSICS IN THE COMMON SCHOOLS By CHARLES A. McMURRY Cloth. 12mo. 254 pp. 75 cents, postage 9 cents
This discusses in a comprehensive way the regular reading lessons, the choice of stories, poems, and longer masterpieces, adapted to the needs of the various grades from the fourth to the eighth school year inclusive; the value for school use of the best literature, including complete masterpieces, both long and short; method in reading; and principles of class-room work. A descriptive list of more than four hundred books forms the last chapter. The list has been carefully made, and is designed to assist teachers and superintendents in selecting suitable reading material for the successive grades.
SPECIAL METHOD IN PRIMARY READING AND ORAL WORK IN STORY TELLING By CHARLES A. McMURRY Cloth. 12mo. 75 cents net, postage 8 cents
The relation of oral story work to early exercises in primary reading is explained at length. A full discussion of oral methods in primary grades and a detailed account of primary exercises in reading are given. The use of games for incidental reading is also fully discussed and illustrated.
SPECIAL METHOD IN HISTORY By CHARLES A. McMURRY NEW EDITION IN PREPARATION
This book contains a course of study in history with a full discussion of methods of treating topics. The value, selection, and arrangement of historical materials for each grade are discussed, and illustrative lessons given. The relation of history to geography, literature, and other studies is treated, and lists of books suitable for each year are supplied.
SPECIAL METHOD IN GEOGRAPHY By CHARLES A. McMURRY NEW EDITION IN PREPARATION
The entire course of study is laid out after a careful selection of topics. Methods of class instruction are fully discussed, and illustrations are given of geographical topics treated in detail. The close relation of geography to other studies is shown, and the best lists of books supplied.
SPECIAL METHOD IN NATURAL SCIENCE By CHARLES A. McMURRY NEW EDITION IN PREPARATION
The history of science teaching in elementary schools is given. The basis for selecting the topics for a course of study, and the method of class instruction suitable to object study, experimentation, etc., are fully discussed. The book contains, also, a carefully selected list of the best books for the use of teachers and pupils.
A COURSE OF STUDY FOR THE EIGHT GRADES OF THE COMMON SCHOOL IN PREPARATION
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