Review of Educational Psychology

Abstract

Reviews the book, Educational Psychology by Peter Sandiford (1929). We welcome Sandiford's book as a good addition to the ranks of educational psychologies already written from the objective point of view. The author's discussion of inherited nature is largely from the biological point of view-placing more emphasis upon the Mendelian laws than is found in the average text. Sandiford provides an considerable review of studies of twins. The material on intelligence and intelligence tests is well chosen and presented. The analysis of the learning process is excellent. The author includes an introduction and three chapters which seem to the reviewer to belong to the field of general psychology. The introduction deals with the nature of psychology, its methods and subdivisions. The three chapters are chiefly concerned with physiology. Perhaps some portion of it may be of value to the future teacher, but the reviewer is inclined to think that more pertinent material ought to be included than the nature of sense organs and sensation The chapters are well summarized. Contrary to the usual custom no exercises have been included at the close of the chapters-an omission which will not disturb many readers The author's style is clear and in spite of some technical material which is included the book is readable. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)