﻿Contents 



I. Introduction 3 



Origin and scope of the inquiry. — Extent and sources of the 

 data. — ^The questionnaire. — Method of treatment. — Criti- 

 cisms. 



II. Materials and Subject-Matter 8 



1. The Course of Study : First grade. — Second grade. — Third 



grade. — Fourth grade. — Fifth grade. — Sixth grade. — 

 Seventh grade.- — Eighth grade. — Summary. 



2. Special Phases of the Course of Study: The worli done 



in Civics. — History and Civics correlations. — European 

 history in the grades. — The place of local history in the 

 course. — Suggested changes in the course of study. — Sum- 

 mary. 



III. Methods and Devices 31 



1. Oral History Teaching: Introduction. — Extent of oral 



instruction. — Grades in which instruction is oral. — Prep- 

 aration of teachers for story-telling. — Oral and written 

 reproductions. — Note-taking on oral History teaching. — 

 Suggestions regarding oral teaching.— Summary. 



2. General Aids and Devices : Helps given by the teacher in 



assigning the History lesson. — Material entered in note- 

 books. — Use of M^all and textbook maps. — Use of pictures 

 in History teaching. — Use of relics and similar materials 

 in History teaching. — Employment of construction activ- 

 ites in teaching history. — Use of dramatization and the 

 historical pageant in History instruction. — General helps 

 and devices suggested. — Summary. 



lY. Administration of the Course of Study in History. . . 46 



1. The Time Devoted to History : Number of recitations per 



week. — Length of the recitation period. — Number of min- 

 utes per week given to History. — Per cent of school time 

 given to History. — Summary. 



2. Special Requirements : Flexibility permitted. — Textbook 



requirements. — Note book requirements. — Map-making re- 

 quirements. — Collateral reading requirements. — Sum- 

 mary. 



3. Correlations : Correlation of History and Reading. — Cor- 



relation of History and English. — Correlation of History 

 and Geography. — Summary. 



y. General Summary and Conclusions 61 



(1) Materials and subject-matter. — (2) Methods and devices. — 

 (3) Administration of the course of study in history. 



