Document Type
Article
Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Publication Date
7-1960
Abstract
This study contains an annotated bibliography of five printing books any one of which can be used as a basic textbook for a class in beginning printing. A bibliography of textbooks that could not be recommended for this purpose is also given. The two bibliographies contain only books in print. The following sources were consulted to obtain the list of printing textbooks of the two bibliographies.
- Subject Guide to Books in Print by R. R. Bowker Company.
- The Cumulative Book Index by H. W. Wilson Company.
- Catalogues of publishers of secondary school textbooks.
- Printing textbooks.
The methods discussed in this study were chosen because they have practical application in solving some of the problem areas in hand composition and platen presswork. Methods of instruction in hand composition cover the lay of the case, type demons, and distribution and controlling type loss. The discussion on platen presswork includes methods of instruction on imposition and lock-up, dressing the platen and setting guide pins, and feeding the platen press.
The chapter on tests gives information on how to develop good tests along with several annotated sources that can be consulted for examples of printing tests. Volumes of the Reader's Guide covering thirty years (1929-1959) were consulted for the information on methods and tests in printing.
In the final chapter some conclusions are drawn on the significance of the study. Appendix A lists the manipulative learning units for printing students as set down by the A. V. A. Bulletin on Standards of Attainment in Industrial Arts Teaching, 1946. Appendix B has a textbook analysis based on the manipulative learning unites in Appendix A. The analysis lists only textbooks found in the annotated bibliography and gives the page number on which reference is made to the manipulative learning unit.
Recommended Citation
Cox, Richard L., "Textbooks and Methods Available for the Teacher of Beginning Printing" (1960). Research Problems, 1940-1991. 80.
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/problems/80