 | The University of Virginia record March 15, 1929 |  |
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, three session-hours.) Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10:30 to 11:30;
P. H. 4.
Assistant Professor Weldon.
Education B2: Educational Psychology: Psychology B1 prerequisite.—
Mental ability and its development. Quantitative aspects of the subject will be
measurement and experiments in learning. (B.A. or B.S. credit, three session-hours.)
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 9:30 to 10:30; P. H. B., 1.
Professor Ferguson.
Education B3: Elementary School Supervision: (Junior year.) First
Term: A study of the elementary school curriculum. Conflicting viewpoints are
examined. Present-day practice in curriculum construction is studied. An attempt
is made to discover trends and to forecast the future development of the
elementary school curriculum in Virginia and the South.
Second Term: Learning and teaching in the elementary school. A study is
made of the various types of lessons, practice is afforded in their development and
application in the schools. A first-hand study is made of the pupil's method of
learning and the function of the teacher as a supervisor of learning.
Third Term: Scientific measurement in education. A study is made of the
instruments of measurement now available, their uses and limitations. Practice is
afforded in the use of scientific measures. Objectives examinations are constructed.
(Credit towards B.S. in Education, three session-hours). Hours to be arranged.
Assistant Professors Acker and McLester.
Education B4: Elementary School Supervision: (Senior year.) First
Term: Organization of the elementary school. Schedule making, time allotments,
records and reports, classification of pupils, marking, etc.
Second Term: Organization of subject matter and learning situations in the
elementary school.
Third Term: Directed supervision. Students will have practice in supervision
under direction. They will be required to discover, formulate and assist in
the solution of the problems ordinarily encountered in the supervision of elementary
schools. (Credit towards B.S. in Education, three session-hours.) Hours
to be arranged.
Assistant Professors Acker and McLester.
Education B5: Educational Administration and Supervision: First term:
State school organization and administration. Second Term: City school systems.
Third Term: County school organization and administration.
A special study will be made in connection with each term of Virginia State
School Laws and Regulations of the State Board of Education. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, three session-hours.) Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 11:30 to 12:30;
P. H., 4.
Professor Manahan and Assistant Professor Bennett.
Education B7: Modern Secondary Education: First term: History and
principles of modern secondary education. Second Term: The program of
studies of modern secondary schools with special reference to the principal types
of high schools in Virginia. Third Term: Modern methods of high school instruction
and classroom management. (B.A. or B.S. credit, three session-hours.)
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 11:30 to 12:30; P. H. 2.
Professor Smithey and Mr. Phippins.
Education B8: School Administration and Supervision: First term: Statistical
methods applied to education. Measurements in education. Second Term:
administration; the second half of the term to elementary school administration.
Third Term: School supervision with special reference to the practical use of
standard tests in both elementary and high school subjects. (B.A. or B.S. credit,
three session-hours.) Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10:30 to 11:30; P. H., 2.
Professor Smithey and Mr. Phippins.
Education B11: (a) Special Methods in High School Subjects:
Each third-year student who is a candidate for a degree in Education must
take a special methods course in the field of his academic major. Selection may
be made from the following courses in meeting the requirements of Education
B11 (a). (Credit, one session-hour for each course.) Hours to be arranged.
(1) The Teaching of English in Secondary Schools: Credit for six session-hours
of college English as a minimum, prerequisite.—A detailed consideration of
the aims and trends in the teaching of English; the principles underlying the
selection of types of classroom procedure in English instruction. The course includes
an examination of recent texts, tests, and instructional materials; the construction
of units and projects in English; and a discussion of the principles of
curriculum construction in English. Special consideration will be given to problems
of special method in the teaching of literature, silent reading, oral and
written composition, and language usage.
Mr. Alvey.
(2) The Teaching of Mathematics in Secondary Schools: Credit for six session-hours
of college mathematics as a minimum, prerequisite.—This course will
discuss in detail the aims, organization and methods of teaching mathematics in
Junior and Senior high schools. Attention will be given to general mathematics,
algebra, geometry, trigonometry and commercial arithmetic. Special consideration
will be given to such topics as the following: Aims and trends in the teaching
of mathematics; criteria for the selection of subject-matter; the examination
of current tests, texts, curricula, and other instructional materials; the construction,
use, and value of teaching units; lesson planning.
Mr. Wingfield.
(3) The Teaching of Latin in Secondary Schools: Credit for six session-hours
of college Latin as a minimum, prerequisite.—This course is intended to
meet the needs of teachers in service, and of advanced students preparing to teach.
The course includes an historical survey of the teaching of Latin in Europe and
America, with special emphasis upon the experience of teachers in American
schools; a study of present trends in the teaching of Latin; a survey of material
required as outlined in the courses of study of leading high schools of the United
States; a study of the technique of class and recitation management; and a study
of the relation of Latin to other subjects in the high school curriculum. Methods
of determining the capacity of students for foreign languages, and methods of
recording various types of achievement will be discussed.
Miss Jones.
(4) The Teaching of Science in Secondary Schools: Credit for six session-hours
of college science as a minimum, prerequisite.—This course will discuss in
detail the aims, methods, recent tendencies, and equipment for the teaching of
of science teaching and the place of the natural sciences in the curriculum
of secondary schools. Special attention will be given to general science, biology,
chemistry, and physics. This will include a critical examination of recent textbooks,
a discussion of current practices in handling laboratory work and notebooks,
the planning and value of units of instruction, testing, and remedial teaching.
Mr. Fitzhugh.
(5) The Teaching of the Social Studies in Secondary Schools: Credit for
six session-hours of college social studies as a minimum, prerequisite.—A course
in materials and methods in the social studies. The course includes a consideration
of (a) the general current trends in the teaching of the social studies in
secondary schools; (b) the objectives of the social studies in the high school;
(c) the examination and use of text and laboratory materials for the socialized
recitation, with special emphasis on the high school library in the social studies;
(d) a consideration of classroom procedure and the place and use of objective and
other tests; (e) the unit plan and procedure; (f) and the materials and devices
to make this plan of study effective in the handling of individual students.
Mr. Swindler.
Education B11: (b) Directed Teaching: Open only to seniors. Education
B11 (a), prerequisite.—Directed teaching in the City High School of Charlottesville
and in the high schools of Albemarle County. The student, through graded
participation is inducted into successive teaching activities until full teaching responsibility
is assumed for a period of time sufficient to produce skill in teaching.
Daily practice for a semester is required as a minimum. Required of all candidates
for the degree of B.S. in Education. Hours to be arranged.
Associate Professor Windes and Critic Teachers.
Education B12: School Hygiene and Sanitation: Course prescribed by the
Virginia State Board of Education and State Board of Health for all students
desiring certificates to teach in public schools. After a preliminary consideration
of normal anatomy and physiology, the following topics are discussed: Physical
defects and their control, personal hygiene, communicable diseases, physical inspection
of school children, first aid, the sanitary school, and public health.—
(Credit, two session-hours.) Monday, Wednesday, 9:30 to 10:30; P. H., 7.
Associate Professor Speidel.
For Undergraduates and Graduates
Education C1: Advanced Educational Psychology: Psychology B1 and
one B course in Education prerequisite.—An intensive study of fundamental processes
and problems, involving a survey of important modern contributions to
psychological literature, with emphasis upon a systematic formulation of results.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10:30 to 11:30; P. H., 8. To be given in alternate
years with Education C6.
Professor Ferguson.
Education C2: Problems in School Administration: Education B5 and
Education B7 or B8 prerequisite.—First Term: Organization, aims, scope and
methods of school surveys. Second Term: A detailed study of selected school
the fields of elementary and secondary education. Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
3 to 4:30; P. H., 4. To be given in alternate years with Education C3.
Professor Manahan.
Education C3: Problems in Elementary School Supervision: Education
B8 and Education B5 or B7 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.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 3 to 4:30; P. H., 4. To be given in alternate years
with Education C2.
Professor Manahan.
Education C4: Problems in High School Administration: Education B7
and Education B5 or B8 prerequisite.—An advanced course in secondary education.
Students will be required to make original investigations of the problems
in the field of secondary education. First Term: Problems of reorganization and
control of the high school. Second Term: Curriculum problems. Third Term:
The Training of High School Principals. The purpose of the course is to present
to the student the best procedures in high school organization, administration,
supervision, and instruction for the attainment of the objectives of secondary
education and to give him opportunities to ascertain how high schools should be
organized and administered in terms of accepted principles for the realization of
these objectives. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9:30 to 10:30; P. H., 2. To be
given in alternate years with Education C5.
Professor Smithey and Assistant Professor Jarman.
Education C5: Problems in High School Supervision: Education B8 and
Education B7 or B5 prerequisite.—An advanced course in secondary education.
Students will be required to make original investigations of problems relating to
secondary education. First Term: Problems of the high school teacher. Second
Term: Problems of educational and vocational guidance. Third Term: Problems
of high school supervision. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9:30 to 10:30; P. H., 2.
To be given in alternate years with Education C4. (Omitted 1929-30.)
Professor Smithey.
Education C6: Mental Measurement: Psychology B1 and one B course in
Education prerequisite.—A study of the more important mental tests and intelligence
scales, of the statistical methods involved in their use, and of the results
obtained. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10:30 to 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 Fergusson.
Education D2: Seminar in School Administration: Research studies in
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.
The regulations adopted by the State Board of Education for the training of
teachers for the different subject-combinations recommend major academic subject
requirements as follows:
A. Teacher of English and Foreign Language.
English
Semester-hours 1. (a) Language and composition 6 (b) English literature 6 (c) American literature 3 (d) Shakespearean drama 3 (e) English elective 6 2. Latin or French 24 B. Teacher of Mathematics and Science (General Science, Biology, Chemistry,
Physics).Mathematics
Semester-hours 1. (a) College algebra 3 (b) Trigonometry 3 (c) Analytics 3 (d) Calculus 6 Science
2. (a) Biology 10 (b) Chemistry 10 (c) Physics 10 C. Teacher of Mathematics and a Single Science (Physics or Chemistry or
Biology).Mathematics
Semester-hours 1. (See B-1 above) 15 Science
2. (a) Biology 30 (b) Physics 10 (c) Chemistry 10 or (a) Physics 30 (b) Biology 10 (c) Chemistry 10 or (a) Chemistry 30 (b) Biology 10 (c) Physics 10 D. Teacher of History and one of the following: English, Latin, French.
History
Semester-hours 1. (a) Ancient and medieval civilization 6 (b) Modern European history 3 (c) American history 6 (d) Political Science (State and Federal government) 3 (e) Economics 3 (f) Sociology 3 2. English (See A-1 above) 24 or French (See A-2 above) 24 or Latin (See A-2 above) 24 E. Teacher of History and Mathematics.
History
Semester-hours (See D-1 above) 24 Mathematics
2. (See B-1 above) 15 F. Teacher of History and Science.
History
Semester-hours 1. (See D-I above) 24 Science
2. (See B-2 above) 30
| The University of Virginia record March 15, 1929 | |