2. Will it pay in terms of time and energy expended? 3. What is the ultimate use of it? The following chart may serve to aid the teacher in judging whether notebooks are justified: Chart 2.--_Analysis of the value of notebooks in art courses_ -----------------+----------------------------------------------------------- | Value Purposes of +--------------------+-------------------+------------------ notebook | In terms of | In terms of time | In terms of | worth-while | and energy | ultimate use | individual | consumed | of notebook | experience | | -----------------+--------------------+-------------------+------------------ 1. To provide a | To the extent that | Usually more | Notebooks may be collection of | the activities | time and energy | exhibited, but material for | involved exercise | consumed than | beyond that later pupil | individual | later use | experience seems use. | judgment. | justifies. This | to indicate that | | is dependent upon| few girls or | | the degree of | women use them | | elaborateness of | later in home | | the notebook. | life as a source | | Copying, tracing,| of information. | | and pasting | | | are very | | | time-consuming. | -----------------+--------------------+-------------------+------------------ 2. To provide | To the extent that | Both may be well | It may train classroom | the activities | spent, provided | pupils to be activity | involved provide | the evaluation | observant and through which | opportunity for | in (1) is kept | critical and pupil learns. | exercising | in mind and if | thus aid in | selection. | much of the | making wiser | | mechanical work | choices in | | is done outside | real life. | | of class. | -----------------+--------------------+-------------------+------------------ 3. To measure | To the extent | A justifiable | After selections pupil's | to which the | use of time and | have been made ability to | activities give | energy, provided | they are of no recognize art | added opportunity | the emphasis | use later as