Part 4 (1/2)
Senior, first year 11 to 12 ” ”
Senior, second year 12 to 13 ” ”
Thus a child is ”regular” in instruction when he is found in the cla.s.s named at the age indicated.
The normal age for the infant cla.s.s is from six to seven years. The children of that age are entered in the table in the appropriate column. Now consider the extreme ages between six and seven which obey this condition. On the one hand would be a child exactly six years of age on admission. Such a child is exactly normal as regards age. He is behind by 0 years, 0 months, 0 days. At the other extreme would be a child exactly seven--or, rather, one day less than seven--on admission. Such a child would be behind by exactly one year.
Consequently, the column headed six to seven years for the infant cla.s.s contains children behind by 0 day as a minimum, and one year as a maximum. The average will therefore be behind by six months (compared to the ideal). a.n.a.logous reasoning would show that the children of the infant cla.s.s entered in the column headed five to six years would, on the average, be six months in advance of their age.
Similarly, those shown in the column headed seven to eight years would be on the average one and a half years behind.
=Interpretation of the Tables.=--The next point is to sort out the defectives from these tables. Nothing is easier if we follow the rules already given. Turning to our tables, we would consider as suspects the children entered in the fourth and following columns for the infant cla.s.s; in column five and following for the elementary course, first year; in column six and following for the elementary course, second year; in column eight and following for the intermediate course, first year; in column nine and following for the intermediate course, second year. If the reader will calculate the r.e.t.a.r.dation implied in the columns which we designate, he will see that this r.e.t.a.r.dation is equal to at least two years under the age of nine, and equal to at least three years above the age of nine.
DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL FOR BOYS, RUE GRANGE-AUX-BELLES.
--------+--------+-----------------------+----------------------------
Number of Pupils who, on
October 1, were--
+------+------+------+------+
Regular
Cla.s.ses
Age
Courses (Parallel
5 to 6
6 to 7
7 to 8
8 to 9
(Years).
Cla.s.ses = A and B).
Years.
Years.
Years.
Years.
--------+--------+-----------------------+------+------+------+------+
Supplementary
--
--
--
--
Senior A
--
--
--
--
VI.
11 to 12
” B
--
--
--
--
V.
10 ” 11
Intermediate (2nd year)
--
--
--
--
IV. A.
9 ” 10
” (1st year)
--
--
--
9
IV. B.
9 ” 10
” (1st year)
--
--
1
4
III.
8 ” 9
Elementary (2nd year)
--
--
6
14
II.
7 ” 8
” (1st year)
--
6
23
8
I.
6 ” 7
Preparatory
3
42
12
--
--------+--------+-----------------------+------+------+------+------+
Totals
3
48
42
35
--------+--------+-----------------------+------+------+------+------+ --------+--------+-----------------------+----------------------------
Number of Pupils who, on
October 1, were--
+------+------+------+------+
Regular
9 to
10 to
11 to
12 to
Cla.s.ses
Age
Courses (Parallel
10
11
12
13
(Years).
Cla.s.ses = A and B).
Years.
Years.
Years.
Years.
--------+--------+-----------------------+------+------+------+------+
Supplementary
--
--
--
--
Senior A
--
--
--
--
VI.
11 to 12
” B
--
6
12
16
V.
10 ” 11
Intermediate (2nd year)
1
13
17
5
IV. A.
9 ” 10
” (1st year)
14
9
6
--
IV. B.
9 ” 10
” (1st year)
15
10
7
--
III.
8 ” 9
Elementary (2nd year)
11