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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:

The Criterion of the Future Career, c1930s-1940s

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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/11
Scope and Contents The lecture regards the problems of examinations at university level, particularly with regards to external and internal examiners, and how these can be resolved. Thomson compares the Scottish system to that of the English, paying particular attention to the examination processes for ordinary degrees in which the Scottish student participates in both the Class Certificate system and the wider examination system of the university; and the English system in which there is a meeting...
Dates: c1930s-1940s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Godfrey H. Thomson / Unpublished materials authored by Thomson / Lectures / Compiled lectures

The Discovery of Talent, 1950

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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/32
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Thomson argues that the talents of the individual should be discovered and encouraged, rather than quashed because they are not intellectual enough. He discusses the uses of examinations and intelligence testing in discovering talent, and the need for tests of non-verbal as well as verbal ability.

The speech is written on the back of minutes from the National Committee for the training of Teachers.

Dates: 1950
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Godfrey H. Thomson / Unpublished materials authored by Thomson / Lectures / Compiled lectures

The Food of the Gods, 27 November 1925

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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/3
Scope and Contents Thomson begins by emphasising the vital role that school education plays in civilised society. He takes the title of his talk from the H G Wells novel, to which he makes reference. The food of the gods he alludes to is both science and art, and he stresses the importance of both to a balanced civilisation where the two are united by the mastery of language.Thomson praises the school for the opportunities it provides for its pupils and the benefits in...
Dates: 27 November 1925
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Godfrey H. Thomson / Unpublished materials authored by Thomson / Lectures / Compiled lectures

The Function of Education in the Biological Record, 16 Feb 1930

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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/15
Scope and Contents Thomson parallels and compares competition in the natural world, where the weakest are eliminated and education through play prepares the individual for their environment, with that in the human world, where co-operation protects the unfit and education contributes to a differential birth rate.He discusses possible reasons for the connection between intelligence, education, and family size, exploring whether this phenomenon is due to genetics, environment, or both. He refers to...
Dates: 16 Feb 1930
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Godfrey H. Thomson / Unpublished materials authored by Thomson / Lectures / Compiled lectures

The Function of Education in the Biological Record, 16 Feb 1930

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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/3/2
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This lecture is a duplicate of Coll-1310/3/1/2/15, with the addition of a leaflet from the RPA stating their aims, rules, constitution, and objectives, a membership form, and a letter to Thomson from the Rationalist Press Association reminding Thomson of his engagement to lecture.

Dates: 16 Feb 1930
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Godfrey H. Thomson / Unpublished materials authored by Thomson / Lectures / Titled <emph>Some non-mathematical papers of my Father's, including some of his Bingley lectures, KEEP, H.T 1963</emph>

The Growth of Intelligence in Children, c1930s-1940s

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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/10
Scope and Contents

The notes are very brief with simple headings to aid Thomson's memory. Topics covered include the development of babies; intelligence testing and IQ; variation; examinations; teaching methods.

Dates: c1930s-1940s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Godfrey H. Thomson / Unpublished materials authored by Thomson / Lectures / Compiled lectures

The Psychology of Teaching, c1930

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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/2
Scope and Contents The book concerns the practical application of psychology to teaching. Some pages are in disorder and many are duplicated, and there are some chapters missing from the book. The remaining chapters and notes for chapters are as follows: The central problem, which regards gaining and maintaining the child's interest; Practice with...
Dates: c1930
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Godfrey H. Thomson / Unpublished materials authored by Thomson

The School as a Social Influence: Two Practical Examples, 1930

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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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Godfrey H. Thomson / Unpublished materials authored by Thomson / Lectures / Compiled lectures

Titled Lectures to music teachers on some general principles of teaching, c1916-1918

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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/1
Scope and Contents

The 4th lecture, which was titled Mental imagery, has not survived.

Dates: c1916-1918
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Godfrey H. Thomson / Unpublished materials authored by Thomson / Lectures

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