A tentative inventory of the habits of children from two to four years of age / by Ruth Andrus.

New York : Teachers College, Columbia University, 1924.

51 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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"In this study of children it is important not only to discover as far as possible the original tendencies and capacities of the infant and young child but also how far these may be subject to training and in what lines, and at what ages such training may be given with a maximum of profit. That educators as well as psychologists and psychiatrists are beginning to appreciate the importance of habit formation in this early period is evidenced by the present movement to extend our educational system downward in the establishment, of nursery schools or educational centers for children from two to four years of age. The present study was originally undertaken to discover what abilities children of nursery school age could be expected to possess. With this object in view, the preliminary experiment was undertaken in the summer of 1923 with the Manhattanville Nursery School as a laboratory, with the result that, a tentative list of habits was formed. As the experiment progressed, a twofold use for the inventory became evident, as an instrument for the appraisal of the abilities of children from' two to four with possible diagnostic and prognostic value, and also as a means of training teachers in more accurate observation of children and in knowledge of the habits and educability of children of these ages. This book describes this study"--Introduction. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved).

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Published also as thesis (Ph. D.) Columbia University, 1924.