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H. E. Armstrong and the Teaching of Science 1880 1930

H. E. Armstrong and the Teaching of Science 1880 1930

Brock, W. H.
W. H., Brock

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Texts and Studies in the History of Education

Biographies GeneralGeneral European HistoryBritish History

ISBN10: 0521169410
ISBN13: 9780521169417
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Mar 29 2012
Pages: 174
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Originally published in 1973, this is a selection of the educational writings of H. E. Armstrong, edited with a full introduction by W. H. Brock. Henry Armstrong (1848-1937) was a controversial and energetic publicist for reforms in science teaching and curricula. He was concerned to make teaching at all levels less didactic and authoritarian, more practical and experimental; where possible a student should be prompted by his own curiosity, and should learn things first hand. He called his approach 'heuristic' - meaning learning through discovery - and sought to establish it through public platforms like the British Association, schools and through his own training of teachers. In his introduction Dr Brock offers a historical critique of Dr Armstrong's methods and achievements, and considers to what extent he can be seen as a progenitor of subsequent curriculum reforms.

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