UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA


 EN. 307.-Children and Learning. 10 hours, and 15 hours laboratory.
15 credits. Open to second semester juniors and senior elementary majors
with approval of the student's faculty counselor. Offered 1, 2.
 Conducted with a staff and a coordinator, this course (1) acquaints the student
with how children learn and how curriculum experiences contribute to learning; (2)
provides him with study-work-study experiences in relating theories of learning to
methods of teaching and children's activities in the classroom. Three days weekly are
spent in seminars and laboratory situations to acquire knowledge and skills for working
with children; two days a week are devoted to observation and participation in the
P. K. Yonge and other schools for practical experiences. Prerequisite for elementary in-
ternship. No other course should be scheduled for the semester in which this is taken.
 EN. 309.-Teaching of Secondary Mathematics. 3 hours. 3 credits.
Offered 2, 3.
 Contributions of mathematics to the education of high school youth; trends in
the teaching of mathematics; techniques of teaching basic mathematical concepts and
skills in the junior and senior high school.
 EN. 316.-Elementary Quantitative Methods in Education and Psychology.
2 hours of lecture and 3 hours laboratory. 3 credits. Offered 1, 2, 3.
 Application of statistical processes and formulas to educational and psychological
data are studied. Stress is laid on the interpretation of typical quantitative treatments
of findings in psychology and education.
 EN. 317.-Measurement and Evaluation of School Practices. 3 hours. 3
credits. Offered 2, 3.
 Study is made of the basic principles and methods of measurement and evaluation
of pupil learning in schools.
 EN. 385.-Child Development. 3 hours. 3 credits. Offered 1, 2, 3.
 Designed to acquaint the student with the growth and development of children
into mature personalities. The findings of recent research will be studied through out-
side reading, class discussion and observation. Methods of evaluating child growth will
be considered.
 EN. 386.-Educational Psychology. 3 hours. 3 credits. Offered 1, 2, 3.
 An understanding of the application of psychological principles to the educational
process. It treats such topics as individual differences, principles of learning, transfer of
training, and the nature of reasoning.
 EN. 401.-The Teacher's Role in the Administrative Process. 3 hours. 3
credits. For seniors and graduates who do not expect to take graduate majors
in school administration. It cannot be counted for credit by those taking such
a major. Offered 2.
 The administrative duties of the classroom teacher and his relationships to the
various administrative officers of the school system.
 EN. 403.-Philosophy of Education. 3 hours. 3 credits. Offered 2, 3.
 A critical examination is made of various theories and philosophies of education,
their relationships to the democratic principle, and their significance to the evolving
system of education in the United States.


The statement "Offered 1" means offered first semester; 2, second semester; 3, summer session.