| dc.description.abstract | This study deals with the industrial arts philosophies in the small school curriculum. Included in this report is an adequate history of the development of industrial arts education and an evolution of industrial arts objectives. Courses of study for woodworking and mechanical drawing are given along with the factors for cletormining the content of these courses. Final examinations were developed for these course, with emphasis on teachermade objective type tests -- simple-recall, completion, multiple-choice, true-false, and matching; also, the evaluative criteria of a good test including validity, reiiability, objectivity, administrability, scorability, and economy. With the rapid growth and develop:rient of industrial arts, there is a need for the industrial arts teacher to adapt the curriculum to meet these changes. In meeting these changes, there should be a closer correlation of the student needs, community needs, and education in general. These needs are very important and ore determining factors in developing the curriculum and courses of study for the situation with which tho teacher is confronted. Since the testing program is a necessary part of the course of study, the instruct or should be able to interpret test results in terms of motivation of students and as e means of evaluating teaching methods end materials. | |
