The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-02-05

,,+o, ,., learning and recall be most ad
vantageousIy filled then the arrangement VI 'ne scoo
nrooron, 20 Studies can be worked out on psychoog
ical basis and the more or less hapha%au osiS
which seems to be the present pian ,,
Among other problems in this field of applied psy
choogv which the department has undertaken or pro-
poses to carry out IN the near lu'u'e may " ~
the following: =
l. What are some of the most advantageous condi-
tons of learning to spell correctly!
9 In learning, is it better to give all OF the tme 10
study of the subject matter to be learned or is bet
devote portion OF the time In the attempt TO
recall material that has already been mastered!
g. Is it better in learning, to attempt to memorize
the material by commencing at the beginning and run
ming through to the end consecutivey and by repeating
this process until whole has been mastered it
better to learn part then another part and on?
4. What method of presentation is more advanta-
geous in learning? BY this Is meant specifically is it
better present the child material to learn orally
usually and it better present the material stimuli
taneously successyely-that is, should the whole
thing that he is to learn be given at is he to
study part and then the next and on?
In considering the first of these problems It may be
said that results at Illinois clearly point the fact that
the method of teaching children spell by giving the
word as whole and not breaking 1t up into syabes
is not the psychological method old method
of sylabcaton with some of its obvious faults had dis
tinct advantages over of the extreme methods
to-day.
Apropos the second problem it Is clearly established
by experiments at Illinois that there is great advantage
IN not spending the entire period of learning on study.
ing the material presented but that it is of very great
advantage to spend part of this time in attempting TO
recall what has been shown. Train the pupil to look
at the page that he is trying memorize for perio5
and then to turn his gaze away and in his minds eva
recall the printed matter
1t is generally held by investigators that the best
method OF memor2tng is to learn the material by com.
meLtuS at the beginning and running through the whole
process to the end. The Illinois experiments brought
0" TINS fact that in such consecutive learning there are
certain parts that are mastered more quickly than 9th.
tIS ana mat It Is advantageous to first 20 over the whole
material Co1secruyely until the more easily acquired
matters" IS mastered and then spend some timo in
tIS those parts that more difficult and to finally
TeIearn the whole Corsocutiye'y
Now. n attempting TO answer the fourth question:
experiments have been carried on at Illinois which show
falheT clearly that the advantageous wav 10 pra
sent material to little children is usually and in success
SION The reason for this in part at least is because
successive presentation better attention l.n
simultaneous presentation and that the word when seen
especially If 1t is difficult be better corpprab1sl
than # It is merely heard
Inc foregoing account gives statement or s,,,a a,
.s most typical ana important experimental ia,esflvs
.oS ~" n progress in tile ps.chocE..i laboratory 81
me UNIVERSITY Of Illinois As has aI-asa been sail. NJ.
nam emphasis Is being placed upon thq rsse,e,r-v -
@t"t.s more specifically technique ana e-g... ~
our processes Of acquisition. At Tie s.ro fir,l -
.ole IS gwen Tor the theoretical ayrcets 81 Isl. .s
.ee III that The lid n general way nav 3a r5s, f
a 1~at those 40 Wish 70 Obtain higher DEGREE. la
subject may find a~ts opportunity tor research i, ,
0Eeeton which Interests th.D most