III. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND GUIDANCE

240. The Learning Processes. Two hours crecit. Fall and summer. A
study of the current theories and descriptions of the processes of learning.
The basic problems of biological and environmental factors are reviewed and the
“principles of motivation and learning techniques are emphasized. The problem
of transfer cf training in modern educational methods is investigated. Pre-
requisite, the Fundamentals Group. Nash.

241. Nontypical Children. Tw> hours credit. Spring anc summer. The
nature of individual differences. Basic theories cf intelligence, particularly
as applied to deviates. Types and incidence >f deviates. Special emphasis upon
school problems of mentally subnormal and giften children, delinquents and >ther
maladjusted children, blind, deaf, and hard of hearing, and other special tynes
of nontypical children. Especially for teachers of special classes, school psy-
chu logists, anc counselors. Prerequisite, the Fundamentals Group. Turney.

242. Mental Hygiene. Two h-urs credit. Fall and summer. A study of
asic problems of adjustment of schocl children. Incidence anc nature cf emo-
cional maladjustments are studied with e view t> their early reccenition and re-
cairection in children and acolescents. The course is desiened tc helo teachers
and other scho>l people in their task of promoting normal development -f person-
ality. Some attention t> case study methods as they anply to school children.
rrerequisite, the Fundamentals Group. Turney.

243. Clinical Problems in Educati-n. Two hours. Spring anc sumer. This
course has three major aspects: first, the clinical study of children; sec-nd,
counseling and guidance; third, reacing and study difficulties. They are pre-
sented so as to give students an overview of these areas and an understanding of
how they relate t> the teacher's work. The work in this course will be carried |
on largely in the educational clinic and the recding laboratory. Prerequisite,
the Fundamentals Group. Nash.

297-357 Special Fields of Study in Educati-nal Psychology and Guidance.
Two to six hours. Both semesters and summer. The following special fields -f
study are presented for those stucents wh> wish t: pursue more intensively var-
ious aspects of this area. This list is suggestive but not all inclusive:

Improvement cf reading and study (including labcratory work)
Guidance, counseling, and clinical techniques (laboratory practice)
Learning processes

Psychology of school subjects

Personality problems

Measurement of mental and cther abilities

Character education

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Prerequisite for 257, the Fundamentals Group and satisfactory completicn of

course credit in Psychology and Guidance; for 357, 15 h-urs of Educati-n and

satisfactory completion of course credit in Ecucati nal Psych: logy and Guidance.
Staff

358, Seminar in Educati nal Psych: lozy and Guidance. Maximum of 2 credit
hours. Prerequisite, permissi-n -f an instructcr. Staff.

359. Thesis in Educational Psych:lcogy and Guidence. Both semesters and

summer, Credit to be arranged. Prerequisite, permissi-n of an instructor.
Staff.

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