tool subject
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
tool subject (plural tool subjects)
- A subject studied to gain a skill used in other subjects.
- 1923, Los Angeles School Journal, page 10:
- If supervision of the special subjects increases teaching efficiency by solving the problems of pupil guidance, it is probable that similar help should be given to thtose[sic] tool subjects such as reading and language which require a highly specialized technique for mastery.
- 1972, William Roy Niblett, Robert Freeman Butts, editors, Universities Facing the Future, Jossey-Bass, →ISBN, page 244:
- Another typical requirement is that of various tool subjects, such as mathematics and foreign languages.
- 1974, Richard J. Mueller, Principles of Classroom Learning and Perception: An Introduction to Educational Psychology, Praeger Publishers, page 153:
- These youth often lack the cultural background important for success in the tool subjects such as reading and mathematics.
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References[edit]
- “tool subject”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “tool subject”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.