Project Gutenberg 2012-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 130 Thorndike, Edward L. (Edward Lee) 1874 1949 Thorndike, Edward Lee Thorndike, E. L. (Edward Lee) 22001968 The Psychology of Arithmetic Produced by Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Psychology of Arithmetic" by Edward L. Thorndike is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the psychological principles that underpin the teaching and understanding of arithmetic in elementary education, aiming to enhance educational practices through psychological insights. The text appears to focus on effectively measuring and improving students' arithmetical skills and reasoning through a structured approach based on empirical research. The opening of the book introduces key concepts in educational psychology, specifically related to the teaching of arithmetic, highlighting the need for a deeper understanding of the processes involved in learning arithmetic skills. Thorndike outlines the significant progress made in psychology regarding learning and habit formation, emphasizing the formation of connections between various arithmetic concepts and the importance of practice in developing these skills. He illustrates how a clearer definition of the functions of arithmetic education can lead to improved instructional methods, addressing issues such as the meanings of numbers, problem-solving, and the vital role language plays in mathematical understanding. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Arithmetic -- Study and teaching QA Text Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Teaching & Education 904077 903084 2024-09-16T13:24:34.270578 2023-09-17T08:00:38.188407 text/html text/html 833652 2012-03-29T10:56:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3124196 2012-03-29T10:56:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3559577 2024-09-16T13:25:03.769935 application/epub+zip 3564981 2024-09-16T13:24:41.643077 application/epub+zip 295780 2024-09-16T13:24:36.841584 application/epub+zip 3812434 2024-09-16T13:25:15.500914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3791725 2024-09-16T13:24:57.837012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574587 2022-09-18T05:02:20.497546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 557858 557771 2024-09-16T13:24:29.805589 2023-09-17T08:00:33.925334 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 557284 2012-03-29T10:56:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 191739 2012-03-29T10:56:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 557339 2012-03-29T10:56:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 191631 2012-03-29T10:56:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20328 2024-09-16T13:25:15.760868 application/rdf+xml 11919 2024-09-16T13:24:37.355566 image/jpeg 2814 2024-09-16T13:24:37.107561 image/jpeg 3354350 2024-09-16T13:24:34.478642 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia