The Effects of Using a Syllabus on Grade Averages in Elementary Psychology

Authors

L. K. Henry, Iowa State CollegeFollow
A. R. Lauer, Iowa State CollegeFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

Numerous factors enter into any teaching situation; such as, the number of periods devoted to instruction, methods of carrying on the class, training and personality of the instructor, motivation and ultimate objectives of the student, presence or absence of one or more "spark-plugs" in the class to keep daydreamers on the subject, previous training of the students, difficulty of the textbook and so on. The latter item alone is a matter of major consideration, particularly if it is not fitted to the group. Further, the proper use of textbooks and references, work-books, classnotes, models, charts, demonstrations, motion pictures and other teaching devices may be listed as of considerable importance. The present study is an attempt to evaluate one of these factors; namely, the work-book under the conditions which exist at Iowa State College.

Publication Date

1938

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

45

Issue

1

First Page

255

Last Page

258

Copyright

©1938 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Henry, L. K. and Lauer, A. R. (1938) "The Effects of Using a Syllabus on Grade Averages in Elementary Psychology," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 45(1), 255-258.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol45/iss1/67