Scottish Council for Research in Education (fl. 1928-2003)
Organization
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Godfrey Thomson Unit for Educational Research, 1896-1979
Sub-subfonds
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/G1
Scope and Contents
Material regarding the Moray House Tests, c1920s-1970s;
Northumberland Mental Tests, c1920s;
Sample tests, 1920-1987;
Testing Samples, United States, c1920s-1950s;
Publications, 1896-c1978;
Godfrey Thomson, c1930s-1947;
Correspondence...
Dates:
1896-1979
Papers of Godfrey H. Thomson
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1310
Scope and Contents
Biographical and personal papers, c mid 19th century-1972;
Publications authored and co-authored by Thomson, 1904-1954;
Unpublished materials by Thomson, 1897-1954;
Publications collected by Thomson regarding education, intelligence, psychology, and statistics, 1879-1971
Unpublished material collected by Thomson and authored by others, c mid 20th...
Dates:
c1890s-1978
"Report on the individual testing, Binet and performance tests, of a group of unselected Scottish children, 1935-1937", 1938
File
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/G1/10/2
Scope and Contents
The report outlines the background of the inquiry, methods of selecting and testing the children, and analysis of the resulting data.
It is inscribed W G Emmet, and includes some corrections and additions to tables, as well as calculations, by both Emmet and Thomson.
It is inscribed W G Emmet, and includes some corrections and additions to tables, as well as calculations, by both Emmet and Thomson.
Dates:
1938
"Report on the progress of investigation of methods of examination at the qualifying stage", 1938
File
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/G1/10/1
Scope and Contents
The report outlines the history of the qualifying examinations and their development, the aims and objectives of the inquiry, methodologies employed in undertaking the inquiry, and the findings thus far.
The report contains Thomson's brief handwritten notes on the inner cover regarding the reliability of the qualifying exam, and some explanatory notes regarding the report. He has also made corrections and additions to some tables and calculations.
The report contains Thomson's brief handwritten notes on the inner cover regarding the reliability of the qualifying exam, and some explanatory notes regarding the report. He has also made corrections and additions to some tables and calculations.
Dates:
1938
Scottish Council for Research in Education pamphlets, 1938-1945
Sub-Series
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/G1/5/3
Scope and Contents
The Standardisation of a Graded Word Reading Test, P E Vernon, London: University of London Press Ltd, 1938;
The Assessment of Educational Films, Committee on Visual Aids in Education, London: University of London Press Ltd, 1940;
The Early Development of Number Concepts, Committee on Primary School...
Dates:
1938-1945
Scottish Council for Research in Education reports, 1938
Series
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/G1/10
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-subfonds:
Material regarding the Moray House Tests, c1920s-1970s;
Northumberland Mental Tests, c1920s;
Sample tests, 1920-1987;
Testing Samples, United States, c1920s-1950s;
Publications, 1896-c1978;
Godfrey Thomson, c1930s-1947;
Correspondence...
Dates:
1938
Unpublished report from the Scottish Council for Research in Education titled Mental Survey – Binet Thousand Record Cards, 1938
File
Identifier: Coll-1310/7
Scope and Contents
The report details the total number of children in each of the above categories, also recording the number of boys and girls. This information is then repeated county by county, with a sheet of handwritten notes calculating percentages.
Dates:
1938