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INDIANA UNIVERSITY STUDIES 



Map Requirements. Maps are required in all grades from the 

 first through the eighth, the number of systems requiring them in- 

 creasing as the eighth grade is approached. Of the 250 answers 

 to the question, only nineteen have no requirements — the great 

 majority of systems having some requirement in this phase of the 

 vs'ork. The table below shows tlie frequencies in each grade as 

 well as the various shades of requirement. The totals for eacit 

 grade show the increase in the number of systems with the various 

 requirements for each grade. The large number in the eighth grade 

 is a testimony of the faith most people have in the value of map 

 work in this grade. 







Frequency in Grades — 







1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



Regularly required 



8 



8 



12 



25 



36 



82 



141 



147 



Occasionally required 



5 



5 



5 



5 



11 



15 



29 



34 



Not required, but some done 









1 



4 



6 



6 



6 



Very little, not rule, optional 



] 



1 



1 



2 



2 



3 



3 



3 



A limited amount 









1 



3 



3 



4 



5 



















Total 



14 



14 



18 



34 



56 



109 



183 



165 



How Frequently Maps are Required. The 187 answers as to 

 the frequency of map requirements show a woeful lack of definite- 

 ness. If maps are required, why should not certain maps be speci- 

 fied and the number of them? In this respect, courses of study 

 are very weak. If any results worth while are to come from map 

 requirements, definite instruction must be given concerning them. 

 In each grade Avliere maps are required, the teacher should defi- 

 nitely understand just how many and what maps are to be made. 

 If a map is worth making in one seventh grade, it is worth making 

 in all seventh grades. The following analysis shows the frequency 

 of map-making as reported: Once a month (6) ; no rule (79) ; 

 as needed or when necessary (17) ; left to teacher (9) ; when lesson 

 or subject requires it (12) ; when "useful or best work demands it 

 ^9) ; occasionally (7) ; average six each semester (2) ; once in two 

 weeks (3) ; two each week (5) ; sketch maps very often (2) ; de- 

 pends upon w^ork in te^t (2) ; about forty in all (2) ; important 

 subjects and movements (2) ; one each week (3) ; when they seem 

 to help (2) ; twelve or fifteen during the year (1) ; three to five 

 per year (5) ; ten per year (1) ; eight to ten each term (1) ; one or 

 two per term (1) ; each new territory and important boundary 

 (2) ; in wars and colonization, few others (2). 



