Thomson, Godfrey Hilton, Sir, 1881-1955 (psychologist and Bell Professor of Education, University of Edinburgh)
Person
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Address to the Edinburgh Ladies College for the commemoration of founders and benefactors, 6 Jun 1927
File
Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/4
Scope and Contents
Thomson pays tribute to the school and its benefactors, tracing its history and looking forward to its future. Also included is an itinerary of the event.
Dates:
6 Jun 1927
Education and Vocation, 6 Oct 1942
File
Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/27
Scope and Contents
Thomson argues that the British education system needs to make provision for vocational training, citing, in some detail, Germany's extensive system of vocational training as an example. He stresses that the vocational training undertaken through the necessities of war should be carried on through peacetime, ensuring it is integrated into the existing educational system and valued, and outlines the history and decline of apprenticeship and vocational education in Britain between...
Dates:
6 Oct 1942
Education for the Base of the Pyramid, 20 Jan 1931
File
Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/19
Scope and Contents
The notes are brief, largely containing bullet points for Thomson to discuss. These include a definition of the pyramid and its relation to society; notes regarding the four new classes as identified by Wells; the differential birth rate; the Danish Folkhighschools; and social equality.
Dates:
20 Jan 1931
Lecture regarding examinations, 23 Nov 1949
File
Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/31
Scope and Contents
In the lecture, Thomson defends the use of examinations, arguing that they are preferable to nepotism. In addition, he identifies the problems of examinations, and how these may or have been resolved, including those of reliability and continuity of standards. Thomson discusses the merits of internal versus external examination, giving examples from Scotland, England and Germany, and referencing some of his own experience both as a member of a School Certificate Examination...
Dates:
23 Nov 1949
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Unpublished materials by Thomson, 1897-1954;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Unpublished material collected by Thomson and authored by others, c mid 20th...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
Papers of Professor Walter Ledermann
Fonds — Box CLX-A-667
Identifier: Coll-1064
Scope and Contents
The collection largely consists of letters from Godfrey Thomson to Ledermann. Many are highly mathematical in content, containing formulae and mathematical notation, though they also regard social events and contain enquiries from Thomson with regards to the safety of Ledermann's family throughout the war.
Dates:
1937-1954
The School as a Social Influence: Two Practical Examples, 1930
File
Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/13
Scope and Contents
The lecture explores how schools could, and should, benefit the whole community by giving pupils a happy, clean environment which serves as a model for what the home should be, and by giving them the knowledge and skills in order to work towards solving practical and social problems in their communities. He illustrates this point with detailed descriptions of the Rachel MacMillan Nursery School in Deptford, London, and the Training School for Village Teachers at Chapra, Bengal....
Dates:
1930
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- Education 6
- Education research 2
- Intelligence 2
- Intelligence tests 2
- Mathematics 2
- Psychology 2
- Statistics 2
- Child psychology 1
- Classroom environment 1
- Communities 1
- Durham England 1
- Equalityyy 1
- Eugenics 1
- Examinations 1
- Factor analysis 1
- Heredity 1
- Newcastle Upon Tyne (England) 1
- Newcastle-under-Lyme (England) 1
- School community relationship 1
- Strasburg Germany 1
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