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Era with special attention to Greek and Roman Education. Second term;
Western Education from the beginning of the Christian Era to the Reformation.
Third term: Education in modern times with special emphasis on the
History of Education in the United States. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session
hours.) Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9:30 to 10:30; P. H. 4.

Associate Professor Zehmer.

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, 3 session-hours.)
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10:30 to 11:30; P. H. B.

Professor Ferguson.

Education B3: Modern Elementary Education: First term: Aims, organization
and administration of the modern elementary school. Second term:
The elementary school curriculum. Third term: Measurement in elementary
education. (Credit, 3 session-hours.) Monday, Wednesday, 4:00-5:30; P. H.

Assistant Professors Acker and McLester.

Education B4: Elementary School Teaching and Supervision:

(a) Teaching and Supervising the Core Curriculum of the Elementary
School: This course alternates with (b) below. (Not offered in 1935-36.)

First term: Theory and practice in the development of units of work.
Second term: A continuation of the work of the first term with emphasis on
constructive activities and visual methods. Third term: Childrens' Literature,
materials, and methods. (Credit, 3 session-hours.) Tuesday, Thursday, 4:005:30;
P. H.

Assistant Professors Acker and McLester.

(b) Teaching and Supervising the Fundamental Subjects: This course
alternates with (a) above.

First term: The teaching and supervision of reading. Second term: The
teaching and supervision of language, spelling, writing. Third term: The
teaching and supervision of arithmetic. (Credit, 3 session-hours.) Tuesday,
Thursday, 4:00-5:30; P. H.

Assistant Professors Acker and McLester.

(c) Elementary School Supervision. Theory and Directed Practice:
For students in their final year majoring in elementary school supervision. Such
students must arrange their schedules so as to have at least two afternoons a
week for field work and conferences. (Credit, 3 session-hours.) Tuesday,
12:30-4:30; Thursday, 3:30-4:30.

Assistant Professors Acker and McLester.

Education B5: Educational Administration and Supervision: 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, 2 session-hours.) Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 11:30 to 12:30;
P. H. 4.

Professor Manahan and Assistant Professor Jarman.

Education B7: Modern Secondary Education: First term: History and
principles of modern secondary education. High school management. 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, 3 session-hours.) Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10:30 to 11:30; P. H. 2.

Professor Smithey.

Education B8: High School Supervision: First term: Statistical methods
applied to education. Measurement in education. Second term: Extra-curricular
activities. Third term: High school supervision. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 11:30 to 12:30 P. H. 2.

Professor Smithey.

Education B11a: Special Methods in High School Subjects: Education
B7 is a prerequisite to each of the following divisions.—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 B11a. (Credit, 1 session-hour
for each course.) Hours to be arranged.

(1) The Teaching of English in Secondary Schools: Credit for 6 session-hours
of college English as a minimum and Education B7, 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. (Credit,
1 session-hour.)

Mr. Meade.

(2) The Teaching of Mathematics in Secondary Schools: Credit for 6
session-hours of college mathematics as a minimum and Education B7, prerequisite.—This
course will discuss in detail the aims, organizations 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.
(Credit, 1 session-hour.)

Mr. Lankford.

(3) The Teaching of Science in Secondary Schools: Credit for 6 session-hours
of college science as a minimum and Education B7, 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. (Credit, 1 session-hour.)

Mr. Lankford.

(4) The Teaching of the Social Studies in Secondary Schools: Credit for
6 session-hours of college social studies as a minimum and Education B7, 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. (Credit, 1 session-hour.)

Mr. Swindler.

Education B11b: Directed Teaching: Open only to seniors. Education
B2, B7 and B11a 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.
(Credit, 2 session-hours.)

Professor Smithey and Critic Teachers.

Education B12: School Hygiene and Sanitation: Courses 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, 1 session-hour.) First term, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday,
11:30; P. H., 4.

Assistant Professor Jarman.