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ERIC Number: EJ1317690
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Oct
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0092-055X
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A Matchmaking Exercise for Teaching Homogamy Theory to First-Year Sociology Students
Van Mol, Christof
Teaching Sociology, v49 n4 p372-380 Oct 2021
This note discusses a class activity that was developed for first-year bachelor students in sociology to understand homogamy theory. Taught in a "classical" deductive way, this theory proved to be difficult to remember and describe on the examination. Starting from inductive learning, and more specifically, (structured) inquiry-guided learning, the aim of the exercise was to transcend passive learning, making students gradually discover the different components of the theory themselves, practicing their sociological imagination. Overall, students evaluated the exercise positively, and they performed much better on the examination.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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