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Jafar, Afshan – Teaching Sociology, 2021
This article details an exercise for the first day of class in an introductory sociology course. Students in two sections of Introduction to Sociology taught by the same professor and covering the same content, with the exception of the exercise on the first day of class, were surveyed at the end of the semester regarding the first day. Student…
Descriptors: Sociology, Student Attitudes, Class Activities, Memory
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Eglitis, Daina S.; Buntman, Fran L.; Alexander, Dameon V. – Teaching Sociology, 2016
This article discusses the use of problem-based learning (PBL) in the undergraduate sociology classroom. PBL shifts students from the role of passive listeners and learners to active knowledge builders and communicators through the use of concise and engaging social problem cases. PBL creates opportunities for building substantive area knowledge,…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Problem Based Learning, Sociology, Teaching Methods