Excerpt from Systematic Study in the Elementary Schools
One important phase of a teacher"s work.
Not the lightest of the duties required of children in school is the preparation of lessons from day to day through a series of years. Since not only the product but also the process of studying is of value to pupils who are preparing for life in an environment which furnishes frequent occasion for the use of both, it is an important part of the teacher"s mission to see that the children know how to prepare their lessons intelligently and systematically.
The necessity of knowing the logical and psychological basis of the process of studying.
Should teachers desire to give their pupils training in correct habits of studying, they must possess a knowledge of the logical and psychological basis of the studying process in order to be scientific in their procedure. It might be added that their interest and their enthusiasm in the cause also depend upon this knowledge, since a subject which is not well understood, or which is misunderstood, is not likely to arouse an attitude of enthusiasm toward itself, or intelligent zeal in its application.
The question then is pertinent, what are the logical and also the psychological bases for the process of studying?
Meaning of study.
Before answering this question, a definition of the term studying is necessary in order that misunderstanding may be avoided. Studying in its highest sense is the process of assimilating knowledge, of reorganizing experience. As ordinarily employed, the term studying often means much less than this, and includes any mental activity directed towards the accomplishment of some end, whether that end be the memorizing of facts in a geography lesson, the learning of a story in reading, or the mastering of a list of words in spelling.
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