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
stressed, and the classroom work will be supplemented by practice in mental
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:
School administration. The first half of the term will be devoted to high school
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
science in Junior and Senior high schools. A review will be made of the development
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.
