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ERIC Number: EJ588500
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-9072
How It All Began: Educational Research 1880-1930.
Nisbet, John
Scottish Educational Review, v31 n1 p3-9 May 1999
Traces the history of experimental educational research, based on application of the scientific method to pedagogy. Highlights the beginnings of educational research in German studies of psychology and child development; U.S. development of standardized tests and research-based administration; and European experimental studies. Discusses the rivalry in Scotland between school-based and more formal research styles. (SV)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Research, Educational Testing, Experimental Psychology, Experimental Teaching, Foreign Countries, Research Methodology, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Europe; Scotland; United States