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Education

Dewey Decimal Classification - Class mark, Call number, Shelf number

The first digit in each three-digit number represents the main class. For example, 300 represents social sciences. The second digit in each three-digit number indicates the division. For example, 370 is used for general works on education (division of the social sciences), 372 is Primary Education. Numbers after the decimal point indicate subsections/specific topics that the book covers. For example, 372.2 Preschool education.

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370s

Cartoon of two students working. The text behind them says "Education" with a mortar board above it370 Education

  • 370.1 Theories in Education
  • 370.15 Educational Psychology

371 Schools and their activities, Teachers and Teaching personnel

  • 371.102 Classroom Management
  • 371.9 Special education(al) needs

372 Primary Education (aka elementary education) and Early Years

  • 372.19 Primary and Early Years Curriculum
  • 372.2 Preschool/Early Years Education
  • 372.21 Theories in Early Years Education

373 Secondary education

  • 373.1102 Secondary: Preparing to teach, Becoming a Teacher
  • 373.2 Secondary Curriculum

374 Post Compulsory / Adult education

375 General Curriculum issues

378 Higher education (Tertiary education)

379 Public policy issues in education, State and Education

400-800s

A teacher explaining some forumlae on a blackboard410 Linguistics

418 Language teaching

  • 418.00712 Secondary Modern Foreign Language Teaching

500 Science

  • 507.12 Secondary Science Teaching

510 Mathematics

  • 510.71 Secondary Mathematics Teaching

530 Physics

  • 530.01712 Secondary Physics Teaching

540 Chemistry

  • 540.71 Secondary Chemistry Teaching

570 Biology

  • 570.71241 Secondary Biology Teaching

800 Literature

  • 808 English Literature
  • 808.042 Secondary English Teaching

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