Hubble and #Hashtags: Teaching Tips and Assignment for Major Theoretical Perspectives

Abstract

Students often have difficulty with major theoretical perspectives, specifically (1) what their purpose is and (2) keeping them straight in their minds. First, I use the Hubble Space Telescope as a parallel to these perspectives. Images of galaxies and planets viewed telescopes with different filters and lenses look drastically different in different...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Theory

Resource Type(s):

Assignment, Image, Lecture

Class Level(s):

College 100

Class Size(s):

Any

Usage Notes

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Students in intro classes often have difficulty grasping and applying major theoretical perspectives such as Structural-Functionalism. This resource provides 2 ways of presenting these theories and an assignment to assess student learning.

1. The Hubble - This...

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Demonstrate knowledge of major theoretical perspectives and their key points.
2. To understand the purpose of the major theoretical perspectives and not just their content.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. First, have students create their own Twitter translations in groups and discussed as a class. Second, use short, frequent tests with items such as a pairing item or fill-in-the-blank. See full usage notes for more details.
2. See attached assignment for example of a team project. This assignment can be easily adapted. Attached assignment has templates, implementation instructions, assignment, and rubric. See full usage notes for more details.