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Special talents and defects : $b Their significance for educationHollingworth, Leta Stetter

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Special talents and defects : $b Their significance for education

Name: Special talents and defects : $b Their significance for education
Author: Hollingworth, Leta Stetter

Hollingworth, Leta Stetter

Educational psychology; Educational tests and measurements; Exceptional children

VII. DRAWING                                                     141
         The Various Kinds of Drawing. Ramifications of Drawing
         through the Curriculum. Psychological Analysis of Talent
         in Drawing. Relation between Aptitude in Drawing and
         General Intelligence. The Color-Blind. Illustrative
         Cases. Inheritance of Talent in Drawing. General Summary.

   VIII. MUSIC                                                       164
         What Is Music? The Various Kinds of Music. The Analysis
         of Musical Talent. Relation among Various Elements of
         Musical Talent. Relation between Musical Talent and
         General Intelligence. Absolute Pitch. Tone Deafness.
         Range of Individual Differences. Can Musical Capacity Be
         Increased by Education? The Inheritance of Musical
         Talent. Psychographic Study of Individuals. Capacity to
         Appreciate Music.

     IX. MISCELLANEOUS                                               183
         Special Functions Which Have Not Been Long Studied.
         Left-Handedness. Mirror Writing. Mechanical Ability.
         Ability to Lead and Handle People.

      X. INDIVIDUALITY AND EDUCATION                                 196
         The Values of Individuality. Compulsory Education. The
         Importance of General Intelligence for School Progress.
         Special Abilities and Disabilities as Determinants of
         School Progress. Experimental Attempts to Individualize
         Education. The Cost of Fostering Individuality. The
         Probable Rewards of Individualizing Education.




                            TABLE OF FIGURES


 FIGURE                                                             PAGE
     1. Distribution of ability to discriminate among intervals of
          time, the subjects being adults. (From Seashore’s _The
          Psychology of Musical Talent_. Reproduced by courtesy of
          Silver, Burdett and Company, and of the Columbia
          Graphophone Company.)                                        8

     2. Flight of birds, illustrating distribution in ability to
          fly. (Schematic.)                                            9

     3. The psychograph of a schoolboy, showing his standing in
          various mental functions; illustrating use of the
          horizontal line to denote typical performance. (From
          Hollingworth’s _Judging Human Character_. Reproduced by
          courtesy of D. Appleton and Company.)                       39

     4. The psychographs of three schoolgirls, showing their
          standings in various mental functions, measured to
          determine mathematical ability; illustrating use of the
          vertical line to denote typical performance. (From
          _Tests of Mathematical Ability and Their Prognostic
          Value_. Reproduced by courtesy of Agnes L. Rogers.)         40

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