Education research
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Alfred Gilchrist Lecture: The Progress and Present Aspects of Educational Science, 29 Apr 1952
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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/34
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Thomson defines educational science, which he sees as having two facets: operational, such as the research undertaken by the Scottish Council for Research in Education regarding the best teaching methods; and fundamental, such as research undertaken to explore the sources of intelligence differences, and their relationship to one another. Thomson charts how educational science has progressed, due in part to the use of mathematical statistics and the...
Dates:
29 Apr 1952
Godfrey Thomson Unit for Educational Research, 1896-1979
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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
Research Committees and Research Workers, 14 Oct 1953
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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/35
Scope and Contents
Thomson outlines his ideals for educational research, which he feels is at its best when conducted by an individual investigating fundamental educational problems. He acknowledges that modern research is in reality constrained by input from collaborators or funders. Thomson discusses how research bodies such as the National Foundation and the Scottish Council for Research in Education can help the researcher in a variety of ways, including not limiting the researcher with too many or too...
Dates:
14 Oct 1953
Research in Education, 19 Jan 1929
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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/8
Scope and Contents
Thomson outlines the problems and difficulties in Educational research, and how these can be resolved. These include the difficulty of selecting a representative group (the selection fallacy) and the importance of using suitable control groups in experimental work. Thomson also discusses the difficulty of co-operation with schools, particularly state or public schools, and the need for resources to be dedicated to research. He expounds upon the usefulness...
Dates:
19 Jan 1929
'The Training of Gaelic-speaking Teachers', 1914
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Identifier: Coll-98/1/2/18
Scope and Contents
Script or notes for a lecture, or an essay, or a draft for an article or textbook.
Dates:
1914