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Direct linkScheitle, Christopher P. – Teaching Sociology, 2006
Instructors of sociology courses strive to teach their students how to "think sociologically" or how to apply a "sociological perspective" to the world. Many creative methods, often framed as "applied" or "active learning," have been created to pursue this goal, but these active learning projects are not perfect solutions. The natural sciences…
Descriptors: Sociology, Experiential Learning, Active Learning, College Instruction
Howard, Jay R. – Teaching Sociology, 2004
In the process of collecting assessment data in the author's introductory sociology course, he made a startling and disappointing discovery. For the most part, students simply were not bothering to read the basics version of the introductory survey textbook that he assigned. This discovery presented him with two related challenges. First, he had…
Descriptors: Sociology, Introductory Courses, Undergraduate Students, Data Collection
