[Review of the book Psychology for Students of Education

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Reviews the book, Psychology for Students of Education by Arthur I. Gates (see record 1924-10477-000 ). The author in this otherwise excellent book states that, "while the book has been written to satisfy the needs of students of education primarily, it may be found serviceable as an introductory text in general psychology." The pity is that a job so well done could not have been worked out to contribute more directly and more practically to the many problems prospective teachers must face, either with or without the aid they have a right to expect from the psychological instruction so often even forced upon them under the name of educational psychology. Yet comparatively he has done a very good job and the book should be welcomed as a real contribution by the hundreds of instructors looking for the best to be had in this field which admittedly needs a good deal of re-constructing and shifting of emphasis. In addition to the chapters dealing with the customary matters of sensory experiences and their gradual integrations into and with the higher ideational processes, he gives much space to the various phases of the learning process, original capacities, correlation of abilities, intelligence and its measurement, transference of training, teachers grades, etc. which, in their clean-cut treatment, will greatly aid the instructor whose plan is to make these things of real, functional value in the training of teachers for actual, effective work in the field. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)