INDEX ACHIEVEMENT, ACADEMIC, effect of retar- dation on, 273 ADJUSTMENT, PUPIL, measurement of, 508 ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY PRO- CEDURES, appraisal of, 291; appraisal of policies regarding failing marks and retentions, 303: appraisal of policies with regard to school entrance age, 298: appraisal of reports to parents, 313; evaluating methods of contact between school and home, 310; evaluation of program for testing reading readiness and visual efficiency, 317; references on appraisal of, 321; values of coopera- tive, 292 : ALSCHULER, ROSE H., 502 APPARATUS, experimenting with, in teach- ing division of fractions, 419. See also Equipment, School APPRAISAL, SCHOOL, administrative organ- ization, 255; assignment of teachers, 260; basic considerations with refer- ence to school organization, 255; by ex- perimental method, 248, 578; by his- torical method, 582: by observation of newer school practises, 377; by survey technic, 572; by whom, 234: contact between school and home, 310; criteria for grouping pupils, 286; criteria for tests, 485; essential elements of testing program, 465; guiding principles, 233: increasing usefulness of technics for, 584; instructional organization, 259: of apparatus for teaching division of fractions, 419; of clubs, 456; of ‘“‘eo- operative group” organization, 275; of health education methods, 390; of in- formal dramatics, 435: of informal re- ports to parents, 313: of libraries, 459; of methods of teaching, 376; of motion picture equipment, 558; of program for testing reading readiness and visual efficiency, 317; of pupil progress, 464; of reading instruction in the interme- diate grades, 399; of remedial reading, 412; of school newspapers, 453; of so- cial studies curriculum, 345; of social- izing experiences, 434; of spelling vo- eabulary, 350; of supervised study, 427: of the curriculum, 322; of text- books, 539, 547: of traditional grading system, 263, 268; philosophical ap- proach to, 584; program for teaching division, 361; pupil organization, 257; records and reports, 261, 313: refer- ences on technics of, 587; review of technics of, 567; size and type of staff, 256; special classes, 256; technics ap- plicable to, 248; the platoon school, 280; types of technics employed for, 569; use of results, 237; values of co- operative administration, 292; when to be made, 235 ARITHMETIC, achievement in successive grades, 263; evaluating the program for teaching division, 361; experimenting with apparatus in division of fractions, 419 AVERILL, WILLIAM A., 539 ~ BERMAN, SAMUEL, 226, 227 BIBLIOGRAPHY. See References, Selected BREED, FREDERICK S., 350 Brown, EDYTHE J., 228 BROWNELL, WILLIAM A., 485 Bus, A. S., 530 CASE-STUDY TECHNIC, as a means of school appraisal, 251; illustrations of use, 328 CHART, self-rating, for teachers, 428 CHECKLISTS, as survey technics, 574 CLUBS, SCHOOL, an informal appraisal of, 456 Coss, W. K., 313 CooK, WALTER W., 470 COOPERATIVE GROUP, experiment with, a form of departmental organization, 27 COURSE OF stTuDy. See Curriculum COXE, WARREN W., 255 CRAWFORD, C. C., 310 CRITERIA, for evaluating classroom tests, 485; for evaluating textbooks, 539; for grouping pupils, 286; for judging sue- cess of a school program, 240; formu- lation of, for textbook evaluation, 547 CUMMINGS, MABLE E., 317 CURRICULUM, appraisal and revision of, in the social studies, 345: appraising poetry thru children’s reactions, 369: appraising the program for teaching di- vision, 361; case-study method of ap- 8 5 praisal, 324; difficulty of evaluating, 323: evaluating for the _ individual pupil, 323; means of evaluating, 322: program for evaluation of content, 331; references on evaluation of, 375; rela- tion of tests to, 479; school subjects preferred by children, 336; selection and gradation of spelling vocabulary, 350; vocabulary studies as basis for spelling course, 350 Dawson, MILDRED A., 408 DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, chairmen of committees, (inside front cover); list of members, 596; officers of, (inside front cover) ; officers of local, sectional, and state principals organizations, 589, 592, 594; scope of 1937 yearbook, 238; yearbooks listed, (inside back cover) DEPARTMENTAL ORGANIZATION, cooperative group plan, 275; platoon school, 280 DIcKEY, JOHN W., 419 DotcH, E. W., 263 DRAMATICS, appraisal of, 435 EDITORIAL COMMENT, appraising adminis- trative and supervisory procedures, 291: appraising methods of learning and teaching, 376: appraising the school or- ganization, 254; estimating the effi- ciency of teachers, 523; evaluating so- cializing experiences, 434; evaluating the curriculum, 322; judging school equipment, 538; measuring the progress of pupils, 464 EpIroRIAL COMMITTEE FOR 1937 YEAR- BOOK, members of, 226; preface by, 227 [ 652 | INDEX ACHIEVEMENT, ACADEMIC, effect of retar- dation on, 273 ADJUSTMENT, PUPIL, measurement of, 508 ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY PRO- CEDURES, appraisal of, 291; appraisal of policies regarding failing marks and retentions, 303: appraisal of policies with regard to school entrance age, 298: appraisal of reports to parents, 313; evaluating methods of contact between school and home, 310; evaluation of program for testing reading readiness and visual efficiency, 317; references on appraisal of, 321; values of coopera- tive, 292 : ALSCHULER, ROSE H., 502 APPARATUS, experimenting with, in teach- ing division of fractions, 419. See also Equipment, School APPRAISAL, SCHOOL, administrative organ- ization, 255; assignment of teachers, 260; basic considerations with refer- ence to school organization, 255; by ex- perimental method, 248, 578; by his- torical method, 582: by observation of newer school practises, 377; by survey technic, 572; by whom, 234: contact between school and home, 310; criteria for grouping pupils, 286; criteria for tests, 485; essential elements of testing program, 465; guiding principles, 233: increasing usefulness of technics for, 584; instructional organization, 259: of apparatus for teaching division of fractions, 419; of clubs, 456; of ‘“‘eo- operative group” organization, 275; of health education methods, 390; of in- formal dramatics, 435: of informal re- ports to parents, 313: of libraries, 459; of methods of teaching, 376; of motion picture equipment, 558; of program for testing reading readiness and visual efficiency, 317; of pupil progress, 464; of reading instruction in the interme- diate grades, 399; of remedial reading, 412; of school newspapers, 453; of so- cial studies curriculum, 345; of social- izing experiences, 434; of spelling vo- eabulary, 350; of supervised study, 427: of the curriculum, 322; of text- books, 539, 547: of traditional grading system, 263, 268; philosophical ap- proach to, 584; program for teaching division, 361; pupil organization, 257; records and reports, 261, 313: refer- ences on technics of, 587; review of technics of, 567; size and type of staff, 256; special classes, 256; technics ap- plicable to, 248; the platoon school, 280; types of technics employed for, 569; use of results, 237; values of co- operative administration, 292; when to be made, 235 ARITHMETIC, achievement in successive grades, 263; evaluating the program for teaching division, 361; experimenting with apparatus in division of fractions, 419 AVERILL, WILLIAM A., 539 ~ BERMAN, SAMUEL, 226, 227 BIBLIOGRAPHY. See References, Selected BREED, FREDERICK S., 350 Brown, EDYTHE J., 228 BROWNELL, WILLIAM A., 485 Bus, A. S., 530 CASE-STUDY TECHNIC, as a means of school appraisal, 251; illustrations of use, 328 CHART, self-rating, for teachers, 428 CHECKLISTS, as survey technics, 574 CLUBS, SCHOOL, an informal appraisal of, 456 Coss, W. K., 313 CooK, WALTER W., 470 COOPERATIVE GROUP, experiment with, a form of departmental organization, 27 COURSE OF stTuDy. See Curriculum COXE, WARREN W., 255 CRAWFORD, C. C., 310 CRITERIA, for evaluating classroom tests, 485; for evaluating textbooks, 539; for grouping pupils, 286; for judging sue- cess of a school program, 240; formu- lation of, for textbook evaluation, 547 CUMMINGS, MABLE E., 317 CURRICULUM, appraisal and revision of, in the social studies, 345: appraising poetry thru children’s reactions, 369: appraising the program for teaching di- vision, 361; case-study method of ap- 8 5 praisal, 324; difficulty of evaluating, 323: evaluating for the _ individual pupil, 323; means of evaluating, 322: program for evaluation of content, 331; references on evaluation of, 375; rela- tion of tests to, 479; school subjects preferred by children, 336; selection and gradation of spelling vocabulary, 350; vocabulary studies as basis for spelling course, 350 Dawson, MILDRED A., 408 DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, chairmen of committees, (inside front cover); list of members, 596; officers of, (inside front cover) ; officers of local, sectional, and state principals organizations, 589, 592, 594; scope of 1937 yearbook, 238; yearbooks listed, (inside back cover) DEPARTMENTAL ORGANIZATION, cooperative group plan, 275; platoon school, 280 DIcKEY, JOHN W., 419 DotcH, E. W., 263 DRAMATICS, appraisal of, 435 EDITORIAL COMMENT, appraising adminis- trative and supervisory procedures, 291: appraising methods of learning and teaching, 376: appraising the school or- ganization, 254; estimating the effi- ciency of teachers, 523; evaluating so- cializing experiences, 434; evaluating the curriculum, 322; judging school equipment, 538; measuring the progress of pupils, 464 EpIroRIAL COMMITTEE FOR 1937 YEAR- BOOK, members of, 226; preface by, 227 [ 652 | INDEX EFFICIENCY OF TEACHERS. See Teachers ELEMENTARY-SCHOOL PERIOD, length of, as a consideration in school appraisal, 255 ENGLEMAN, F. E., 435 ENTRANCE AGE, SCHOOL, relation to sue- cess in first six grades, 298 EQUATING OF GROUPS, in observational study of school practises, 380 EQUIPMENT, SCHOOL, analysis and selec- tion of textbooks, 539; appraisal of motion-picture, 558; experimenting with apparatus in teaching division of frac- tions, 419; plan of textbook evaluation, 547; references on appraisal of, 566 ETHERIDGE, MABEL WILKINSON, 459 EVALUATION OF SCHOOL PROGRAM. See Ap- praisal, School EXPERIMENTAL METHOD, applications of, 273, 283, 310, 361, 377, 390, 419; as means of school appraisal, 248, 578; limitations of, 581; one-group technic, 579; parallel-group technic, 579; rota- tion technic, 580 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. Nee Social- izing experiences FARLEY, EUGENE §S., 268 FERTSCH, L. M., 226, 227 FOSTER, RICHARD R., 227 FRITZ, RALPH A., 369 GALVIN, CECELIA, 227 GARMAN, JOHN T., 558 GINSBURG, MorRIS B., 514 GRADING, evaluating the traditional sys- tem of, 263; influence upon pupil devel- opment, 268 GROSSNICKLE, FOSTER E., 361 HAINES, JAMES CLAYTON, 310 HARDY, MARTHA CRUMPTON, 390 HATTWICK, LABERTA WEISS, 502 HEALTH EDUCATION, appraising of, 390 HISTORICAL METHOD, as means of school appraisal, 582 Hosson, Cioy §., 323 HOLMES, ETHEL E., 336 HOME AND SCHOOL, evaluating between, 310 methods contacts INSTRUCTION, appraising organization of, 259; futility of premature, 269; meth- ods of evaluating the quality of, 530: program of, in reading, 408. See also Methods of learning and teaching INTERVIEW, as survey technic, 576 JACOB, WALTER, JR., 303 Jacoss, R. C. T., 227 KEENER, EDWARD E., 453 KILZER, L. R., 427 KuMpPF, Cari H., 292 KuMPF, CECILE LAFOLLETTE, 292 LAWSON, DOUGLAS E., 331 LEARNING. See Methods of learning and teaching LEE, J. MurRAY, 465 LIBRARIES, SCHOOL, judging adequacy of, in rural areas, 459 LinpqQuistT, E. F., 479 McCBROOM, MAUDE, 226 MACKINTOSH, HELEN K., 345 MANNERS, measuring pupil in, 514 MARKS, SCHOOL, a study of failing, 303 MEASUREMENT. See Appraisal, School; Testing: and Tests MEMBERSHIP LIST, Department of Elemen- tary School Principals, 596 METHODS OF LEARNING AND TEACHING, ap- praisal of apparatus in teaching divi- sion of fractions, 419; appraising health education, 390; effect of tests on, 471: evaluating by observational meth- od, 377: evaluating supervised study, 427: evaluation of reading instruction in the intermediate grades, 399; ex- periment with combination of, in teach- ing reading, 408: procedures for ap- praising remedial reading in Grade VII, 412: references on appraisal, 433 METHODS OF RESEARCH. See Technics of research MOTION PICTURES, appraisal of equipment for school use, 558: reports from ele- mentary-school principals on use of, 563 improvement NETTLETON, LULIE, 456 NEWSPAPER, SCHOOL, judging the success of, 453 NorRMS, determination of, 250 OBJECTIVES, EDUCATIONAL, for elementary schools, 240, 399, 496: measuring at- tainment of newer, 493 OBSERVATIONAL METHOD, advantages and limitations of, 388: instruments for use in appraisal by, 573; use of, in evaluat- ing newer school practises, 377 OFFICIAL INFORMATION, introductory statement, 588; list of members, 596: local principals organizations, 589: sec- tional principals associations, 592: state principals associations, 594 ORGANIZATION, SCHOOL, administrative. 255: basic considerations in apprais- ing, 255: departmental, 275, instruc- tional, 259: of pupils, 257: of records and reports, 261: platoon, 280; promo- tional policies, 268; references on ap- praisal of, 290; traditional grade sys- tem, 263, 268 ORGANIZATIONS OF PRINCIPALS, local, 589: sectional, 592; state, 594 PAINTER, FRED B., 286 PARENTS, value of informal reports to, 313 PARTINGTON, H. M., 298 PERSONALITY, effect of retardation on, 272 PINKSTON, EvA G., 227 PistTor, FREDERICK, 377 PLATOON SCHOOL, evaluation of, 280 Poetry, children’s reactions to certain types, 369 POWERS, LEVERSIA L., 240 PREFACE, to yearbook, 227 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE, 228 PRINCIPALS ORGANIZATIONS. See Organiza- tions of principals PROGRESSIVE SCHOOLS, appraisal of newer practises, 377 654 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS PROMOTIONAL POLICIES, influence _ pupil development, 268 PUBLICITY, methods compared, 310 PUPILS, appraisal of poems by, 369; cri- teria for grouping within grades, 286; effect of failure on, 270; effect of re- ports to parents on, 314; evaluating curriculum for the individual, 23 ; evaluation of school subjects by, 336; grouping for emotional and_ social growth, 258; grouping for intellectual development, 257; individual differ- ences in development, 480; influence of grading and promotional policies upon development of, 268; measuring im- provement of, as means of judging teachers, 531; measurement and im- upon provement of adjustment, 508; or- ganization of, 257; promotional poli- cies, 258; references on measuring progress of, 522; results of sharing in responsibility for classroom surround- ings, 443; school subjects preferred by, 336 QUESTIONNAIRE, as survey technic, 576; as used in curriculum appraisal, 347 RALPH, H. THOBURN, 508 RATING SCALES, for measuring behavior of nursery and _ kindergarten’ children, 502; for use in Grades I to VI, 505; used as survey devices, 574 READING, achievement in successive grades, 265; children’s reactions to poetry, 369; evaluation of instruction in intermediate grades, 399; evalua- tion of program for testing readiness, 317; experiment with a combination of methods of teaching, 408; procedures for appraising remedial, 412 RECORDS AND INFORMATION, DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS. See Official information RECORDS AND Reports, criteria for ap- praising, 261 REFERENCES, SELECTED, appraising ad- ministrative and supervisory proce- dures, 321; appraising methods of learning and teaching, 433; appraising the school organization, 290; estimat- ing teacher efficiency, 537; evaluating socializing experiences, 463; evaluating the curriculum, 375; judging school equipment, 566; measuring pupil prog- ress, 522; review of the technics of appraisal, 587 REPORTS, SCHOOL, appraisal of informal, to parents, 313 RESEARCH DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, 227, 233, 567 RESEARCH TECHNICS. See Technics of re- search RETARDATION, effect on pupil personality, 272 REYNOLDS, HELEN M., 443 ScHOOL APPRAISAL. See Appraisal, School SCHOOL cLUBS. See Clubs, School ScHOOL LIBRARIES. See Libraries, School ScHOOL NEWSPAPER. See Newspaper, School SCHOOL ORGANIZATION. See Organization, School SCHOOL SUBJECTS, preferred by children, 336 SCORE-CARDS, for evaluating textbooks, 550; used as survey technics, 574 SHANNON, J. R., 524 SIGMAN, JAMES G., 558 SMITH, Harry P., 248 SOCIALIZING EXPERIENCES, appraisal of informal dramatics, 435; appraisal of school clubs, 456; evaluation of, 434: judging the rural school library, 459: judging the success of the school news- paper, 453; references on evaluation of, 463; results of pupil sharing in respon- sibility for classroom surroundings, 443 SOCIAL STUDIES, appraisal and revision of, 345 SPECIAL CLASSES, with reference to ap- praisal of administrative organization, 256 SPELLING, selection vocabulary, 350 STAFF, SCHOOL, size and character of, as element in school appraisal, 256 STANDARDIZED TESTS. See Tests, and Test- ing STUART, Byron D., 275 STUDY, SUPERVISED, evaluation of, 427 SUPERVISORY PROCEDURES. See Adminis- trative and supervisory procedures SURVEY TECHNIC, as means of school ap- praisal, 572 and gradation of TEACHER PARTICIPATION, fields of, 292 TEACHERS, assignment of, with reference to appraisal of school organization, 260; difficulties in estimating efficiency of, 524; methods of evaluating quality of instruction, 530; references on esti- mating efficiency, 537 TEACHING. See Methods of learning and teaching TECHNICS OF RESEARCH, adapting to prac- tical school situations, 585; applicable to appraisal of school practises, 248; applied to dramatics, 437; case-study, 251; experimental method, 578; for appraising the curriculum, 324, 332; historical method, 582; increasing use- fulness of, 584; influence of improved, on school evaluation, 567; observa- tional method, 377; references, 566; review of, 567; self-rating chart for teachers, 428; types of, 569 TESTING, essential elements of program for, 465; planning the program for, 466; program of laboratory schools, 473; use of, in supervisory program, 470 TESTS, criteria for selecting adequate, 476; measuring attainment of newer educational objectives, 493; of capacity or intelligence, 467; of good manners, 514; of pupil adjustment, 508; stand- ardized achievement, in relation to cur- riculum, 479; standardized, of educa- tional achievement, 467; types of, 466; used as survey technic, 576; used in remedial reading program, 412; use of, INDEX 655 in supervisory program, 470; uses in a ing, 350; principles of word selection, laboratory school, 472. See also Test- 356 ing; Rating Scales; and Checklists TEXTBOOKS, analysis and selection of, WATERMAN, IVAN R., 547 539; plan of evaluation, 547 WoORLTON, J. T., 399 TRAXLER, ARTHUR E., 412 WRIGHTSTONE, J. W., 493 VISUAL EFFICIENCY, evaluation of testing YEARBOOKS, Department of Elementary program for, 317 School Principals, (inside back cover) VOCABULARY STUDIES, in relation to spell- YUNKER, J. C., 280