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Practical and Mental Arithmetic: On a New Plan, in Which Mental Arithmetic Is Combined With the Use of the Slate; Containing a Complete System for All Practical Purposes; Being in Dollars and Cents, Stereotype Edition, Revised and Enlarged, With Exercises - Softcover
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Roswell Chamberlain Smith's Practical and Mental Arithmetic: On a New Plan in Which Mental Arithmetic is Combined with the Use of the Slate provides readers with a historical glimpse into early teaching methods.
Practical and Mental Arithmetic is intended to be a teacher's guide for instructing arithmetic. The book is constructed so that an instructor could directly follow the contents and deliver an effective course on arithmetic. The work is intended for young learners who have had minimal formal teaching in arithmetic, emphasizing the use of a slate, a teaching method that is no longer used today. While Smith has not explicitly divided his book into lessons, there are clear breaks in the content that indicate where one lesson ends and another begins. Topics covered include the basics of arithmetic, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, using practical problems to assist the teacher in removing these concepts from the realm of the theoretical.
Practical and Mental Arithmetic espouses an outdated teaching method, and thus would no longer be valuable as an instructor's handbook. The real significance of the text for the modern reader is thus the historical snapshot it provides of pedagogy in the nineteenth century. Those researching educational history will find a wealth of information in this text about early teaching methods in American primary schools.
Roswell Chamberlain Smith's Practical and Mental Arithmetic: On a New Plan in Which Mental Arithmetic is Combined with the Use of the Slate was surely a valuable textbook at the time of it's original publication. While no longer practically useful, the book will still be of interest to students and scholars pursuing research into outdated methods of teaching mathematics.
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2020
- ISBN 10 133011731X
- ISBN 13 9781330117316
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages280
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book teaches a new method of teaching arithmetic and mental calculation, by combining mental and written arithmetic with questions to promote independent learning. Developed by the author as a result of his experience teaching, the method is designed to help students develop confidence in their arithmetic and become proficient in the subject. The book is appropriate for use in public and private schools alike, and in a variety of different educational settings: group environments, one-on-one instruction, or home schooling. The book is divided into several sections, with the first section focused on mental exercises to help students develop their understanding of the various operations in arithmetic. Mental exercises using federal money are provided in the next section to expand the students' knowledge and assist in transfer of learning. Additionally, the book contains review questions to test the students' level of understanding. To help gauge student progress after studying each rule, the author suggests questions to ask the class. The book is written in a clear and concise manner, and the methods taught are easy to understand. With regular use of the methods outlined in the book, teachers will find their students become much more able in arithmetic and are able to think for themselves. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330117316_0
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