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HOWARD PAYNE COLLEGE
EDUCATION
Students who complete two majors in Education, two majors in
English and five majors in at least two other departments, may re
ceive first grade State Teachers' Certificates. Courses in Bible may
tb counted for the certificate. Students who have completed eigh.
teen majors, including four majors in Education and four in English,
with thl remaining ten majors in at least two other departments,
may 'ceive a second certificate. Graduates who have completed
r ;iht majors in Education are entitled to permanent certificates
Graduates without Education courses may apply for permanent
certificates if they have taught three years in Texas, or as
soon as they have finished the third year of teaching.
1. Learning and Study. A discussion of the character, aim and
ietlhods of student work, based on selected chapters from Colvin
and Bagley's IHuman Behavior and McMurry's How to Study. Freshman
elective. Fall term. Every year. Major.
2. Introduction to Psychology. Study of learning process. Principles
of psychology applied to education.' Phillips' Elementary
Psychology. Freshman elective. Winter term. Every year. Major.
3. Aims and Method of Teaching. Supplemental to Course 1.
Starting with some of the more fundamental of the principles of
education, an attempt will be made to find their application to the
practical problems of teaching. Thorndike's First Book in Education
and Bennett's School Efficiency. Freshman elective. Spring
term every year. Major.
4 and 5. History of Education. A survey of the history of education
from ancient through modern times. Grave's History of
Education. Prerequisite, two majors in education. Sophomore,
fall and winter terms every year. Two majors.
6. The Modern High School. A brief discussion of the his
torical development of secondary education, including a survey of
the more recent movements in the reorganiation of this work in
the United States and followed by a study of some of the probe
lems now confronting our schools. Prerequisite, Education 5. Sophomore
elective. Spring term. Every year. Major.
7. Educational Psychology. The application of psychological
principles to teaching will constitute the chief substance of' this
course. The nature 'of the learning process, the problems of securing
interest, attention, memory, etc., are discussed. The original32
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Howard Payne College (Brownwood, Tex.). Catalogue of Howard Payne College, 1919-1920, book, June 1920; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46452/m1/36/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.