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tool subject (複数形 tool subjects)

1. 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 and 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.