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Experimental Education (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Robert R. Rusk

 
9781330440629: Experimental Education (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Experimental Education has established itself as a distinct science, using careful, measurable study to improve how children learn.

This edition surveys how education can be grounded in experiment, not tradition, and explains how teachers can base practices on solid data rather than guesswork.

It frames education as both a science and a practical art, blending psychology, pedagogy, and systematic inquiry. Readers will see how ideas from child study, memory, attention, and endowment inform classroom methods and school organization, with a focus on real, testable outcomes.

  • How learning problems are analyzed with precise methods and instruments.
  • Ways to measure development, perception, memory, and imagination in the learning child.
  • How individual differences influence instruction and the move toward personalized approaches.
  • Connections between theory, classroom practice, and school structure that support effective teaching.

Ideal for readers of education theory and practice, including teachers, students, and anyone curious about how experimental methods shape modern schooling.

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