Sociogram

How is Sociometry useful to teachers and how can I, as a teacher, use the results?

During the late 1920s and into 1930s sociologists, Bogardus (1928) and Moreno (1934), stemming from their attention to intergroup conflict and interpersonal affiliation, developed methodologies involving quantifiable measures which later came to be known as the sub-discipline “sociometric”. Essentially Sociometrics is a mathematically-inclined approach to classroom dynamics. It can be used by professional researchers and […]

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Sociometry in the Classroom

Teaching and learning that happen in the classroom are strongly intertwined with social interactions between students and teachers. Relationships between students and between students and their teachers establish group processes and dynamics, making the classroom one of the most basic social settings in a child’s life. School Class as a Group Most of the teaching

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What is Sociometry in education?

Sociometry is defined as the measurement of social choice, which means that the decisions – conscious and unconscious – that are made with regards to inter-personal affiliation. The measurement tools are used to facilitate change, and it addresses multiple aspects of human connection. As humans, we are constantly choosing those who we choose to affiliate

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