a process of gaining a general notion, and induction as a
process of arriving at a general truth, it is evident from the above
that the two processes have much in common. In the development of many
lesson topics, in fact, the lesson may be viewed as involving both a
conceptual and an inductive process. In the subject of grammar, for
instance, a first lesson on the pronoun may be viewed as a conceptual
lesson, since the child gains an idea of a class of words, as indicated
by the new general term pronoun, this term representing the result of a
conceptual process. It may equally be viewed as an inductive lesson,
since the child gains from the lesson a general truth, or judgment, as
expressed in his new definition--"A pronoun is a word that represents an
object without naming it," the definition representing the result of an
inductive process. This fact will be considered more fully, however, in
Chapter XXVIII.

FURTHER EXAMPLES OF INDUCTIVE LESSONS

As further illustrations of an inductive process, the following outlines
of lessons might be noted. The processes are outlined according to the
formal steps. The student-teacher should consider how the children are
to approach each problem and to what extent they are likely to
generalize as the various examples are being interpreted during the
analytic stage.

1. THE SUBJECTIVE PREDICATE ADJECTIVE

_Analysis, or selection:_

Divide the following sentences into subject and predicate:

The man was old.

The weather turned cold.

The day grew stormy.

The boy became ill.

The concert proved successful.

What kind of man is referred to in the first sentence? What part of
speech is "old"? What part of the sentence does it modify? In what
part of the sentence does it stand? Could it be omitted? What then
is its duty with reference to the verb? What are its two duties?
(It completes the verb "was" and modifies the subject "man.")

Lead the pupils to deal similarly with "cold," "stormy," "ill,"
"successful."

_Comparison, Abstraction, and Generalization, or Organization:_

What two duties has each of these italicized words? Each is called
a "Subjective Predicate Adjective." What is a Subjective Predicate
Adjective? (A Subjective Predicate Adjective is an adjective that
completes the verb and modifies the subject.)

2. CONDENSATION OF VAPOUR

_Analysis, or selection:_

The pupils s