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DESCRIPTION OF COURSES.
For Undergraduates.
Education B1: History and Philosophy of Education.—A study of the
chief educational ideals of mankind in relation to their social and historical
conditions, and as the expression of corresponding philosophies of life.—
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.) M. W. F., 10:30-11:30, P. H. 2. Assistant
Professor Pott. (Not open to first-year students.)
Education B2: Educational Psychology.—First term: The learning
process. Second term: General methods of teaching and study. Third
term: Psychological factors in school management.—(B.A. or B.S. credit,
3 session-hours.) M. W. F., 12:30-1:30, P. H. 8. Professor Ferguson.
Education B3: Educational Sociology.—First and second terms: Principles
of sociology. Third term: Educational Sociology.—(B.A. or B.S.
credit, 3 session-hours.) T. Th. S., 9:30-10:30, P. H. 2. Professor Smithey.
Education B5: Educational Administration and Supervision.—First
term: State and county school organization. Second term: City school
systems. Third term: State and local school organization in Virginia.
A study of State laws.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.) T. Th. S.,
11:30-12:30, P. H. 4. Professor Manahan.
Education B7: Principles of Secondary Education.—(A course intended
primarily for students who expect to teach or to occupy some administrative
position in the high school or general educational work.) First
term: Historical development of the secondary school; its social principles
and its present tendencies. Second term: Aims and functions of the secondary
school in organized society, and its relation to elementary and higher
education. Its program of studies. Third term: Junior high schools: Their
T. Th. S., 10:30-11:30, P. H. 2. Professor Smithey.
Education B8: Hygiene and Education.—First term: Personal and
community hygiene. Second term: Characteristics, defects and hygiene of
physical development. Third term: Hygiene of school buildings; equipment
and management.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.) Professor
Smithey. (Omitted in 1923-1924.)
Education B9: Elementary School Administration and Supervision.—
First term: Organization of the elementary school and its relation to the
high school. Second term: Duties and qualifications of elementary school
principals and teachers; the training of teachers in service. Third term:
The curriculum of the elementary school and its reorganization.—(B.A. or
B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.) T. Th. S., 12:30-1:30, P. H. 7. Professor
Manahan.
Education B10: Methods of Teaching High-School Subjects.—Unit
courses of six weeks each in methods of teaching high-school subjects
will be given by representatives of the various academic schools concerned.
These courses will be required of third-year students who are candidates
for the B.S. in Education. Each student must take the methods courses
in at least two subjects, his major and minor, which he expects to teach
in high school.—(Credit toward the B.S. in Education.) Hours to be arranged.
In meeting the requirements of Education B10 the student may select
any two of the following courses in the teaching of high school subjects:
(a): The Teaching of Biology in Secondary Schools: Biology B1 prerequisite.—Field
and laboratory study of local fauna and flora with the object
of familiarizing the prospective teacher with the materials he will be
called upon to use, by means of an ecological and systematic study of native
animals and plants. Weekly field trips with laboratory study of the specimens
collected. Course given from September 15 to November 1, and from
April 1 to May 15. Written and graphic reports and assigned reading are
required. Credit: 2 session-hours. Professors Kepner and Lewis.
(b): A brief course on the Teaching of English in Secondary Schools
will be offered if conditions permit.
(c): The Teaching of French in Secondary Schools: French A and B
prerequisite.—Lectures, assigned reading, class reports. Hours to be arranged.
Associate Professor Graham.
(d): The Teaching of Latin in Secondary Schools: Latin A1 prerequisite.—Hours
to be arranged. Assistant Professor McLemore.
(e): The Teaching of Spanish in Secondary Schools: Spanish A and
B prerequisite.—Lectures, assigned reading, class reports. Hours to be arranged.
Assistant Professor Knight.
As demand develops for courses in the teaching of other academic subjects,
such courses will be organized.
Education B11: Directed Teaching: Education B10, prerequisite.—
(For candidates for the B.S. in Education and must be taken during the
candidate's fourth year.) Students will be grouped in pairs and will teach
one class each day in their major or minor subjects for 18 weeks, one student
teaching the first half of the school year and the other student teaching
the second half. The student not teaching will serve as an assistant
and critic of his associate who will in turn become an assistant and critic
when his period of teaching is completed.—(Credit, 2 session-hours toward
the B.S. in Education.) Hours to be arranged.
Education B12: Physical Education and Health Examination of School
Children.—Course prescribed by the State Board of Education and State
Board of Health for all students desiring certificates to teach in secondary
schools. The following topics are considered:
1. General Public Health and Medical Inspection of Schools.
2. Physical Defects and their Control.
3. Personal Hygiene.
4. Communicable Diseases and their Control.
5. First Aid.
6. The Sanitary School.
7. Community Health.
Credit will be apportioned on the basis of the time and work prescribed.
Hours to be arranged.—Dr. Keister.
For Undergraduates and Graduates.
Education C1: The Learning Process and Individual Differences:
Psychology B1 or Education B2 and one other "B" course in Education, prerequisite.—A
study of the nature and laws of learning and of individual and
group differences due to such factors as sex, race, heredity, environment.
M. W. F., 10:30-11:30, P. H. 8. To be given in alternate years with Education
C6. Professor Ferguson.
Education C2: Educational Surveys: State, City and County: Education
B5 and one other B course in Education, prerequisite.—First term: Organization,
aims, scope and methods of school surveys. Second term: A detailed
study of selected school surveys. Third term: The limitations and
possibilities of educational surveys in the fields of elementary and secondary
education. M. W. F., 3-4:30, P. H. 4. To be given in alternate years with
Education C3. Professor Manahan.
Education C3: Standard Tests in School Subjects: Education B5 and
one other B course in Education, prerequisite.—First term: Problems in the
application of the principles of scientific management to education. Second
term: Standard tests in school subjects; their derivation and standardization.
Third term: Application of educational tests, and the interpretation of
the results. M. W. F., 3-4:30, P. H. 4. To be given in alternate years with
Education C2. Professor Manahan.
Education C4: Problems in Secondary Education: Education B7 and
one other B course in Education, prerequisite.—An advanced course in secondary
education. Students will be required to make original investigations of
special problems relating to secondary education. T. Th. S., 11-12, P. H. 2.
Professor Smithey.
Education C5: Sociology and Education: Education B3 and one other
B course in Education, prerequisite.—First term: The family as a social and
educational institution. Second term: Poverty and Dependency. Third
term: Social Education. Hours to be arranged. Professor Smithey.
Education C6: Mental Tests and Their Applications: Psychology B1
or Education B2 and one other "B" course in Education, prerequisite.—A study
of the more important mental tests and intelligence scales, with practice in
their administration and interpretation. M. W. F., 10:30-11:30, P. H. 8. To
be given in alternate years with Education C1. Professor Ferguson.
For Graduates.
Education D1: Seminar in Educational Psychology: Research studies.
Hours by appointment. Professor Ferguson.
Education D2: Seminar in School Administration: Research studies
in state, city and county school organization and administration will be made
and reported for class discussion by each student. Hours by appointment.
Professor Manahan.
Education D3: Seminar in Secondary Education: Research studies in
secondary education. Each student will be given a special problem which
will be reported to the class for discussion. Hours by appointment. Professor
Smithey.
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