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Gregorio B. Palacín Iglesias
de classes groupant les élèves de caractéristiques mentales le plus analogues. S’il est possible, ces casses n’auront plus de 30 élèves, ce qui permettra à l’instituteur de favoriser le travail des plues lents, d’accord au rythme du groupe et d’observer lesquels, parmi ses élèves, sont capables d’une plus grande activité. d. La formation de classes homogénes et la constatation du profit scolaire par le moyen des èpreuves objectives ou des tests d’instruction, se complémentent; la pratique des deux systèmes est recommandée. ***
The Scientiic Knoeledge of Child, Differentiation of the Pupils and the Formation of Homogeneous Groups (Summary) According to this work, the author presents the following conclusions: a. A scientific knowledge of the child is neccesary as a base for education which considers his personality. b. Educaction should be based on the different aptitudes of the pupils and change according to the bio-psychological developments and the individual characteristics. c. It is advisable for all the schools to arrange classes in such a way that all children of similar mental characteristics should be grouped. If it is posible, theses classes shoult not have more than thirty pupils, thus allowing the teacher to encourage the work of those pupils, who according to the