Observation Project

Abstract

This project to be completed over the course of the session gives students experience doing social research. Students choose a topic and complete a naturalistic observation, participant observation, or break a norm. They write a paper and produce a poster describing their experience. A scaffolding naturalistic observation and gallery walk assignment are...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Social Psychology

Resource Type(s):

Assignment

Class Level(s):

College 100

Class Size(s):

Any

Usage Notes

My class is a semester long, you can see from the requirements document the timeline for the project. I hand out the requirements after we do the naturalistic observation in class. I find the naturalistic observation is an excellent scaffolding assignment. I give very few instructions to the students as they head out on to campus during class to do the...

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. -Develop observational skills and become attuned to a social behavior
   -Learn about the social research process
   -Present results in a concise manner
   -Reflect on their research and identify areas for improvement in their own and others’ projects
   

Goal Assessment(s):

1. Summary of observations and questions in the naturalistic observation assignment; adherence to the outlined set of assignments;
2. presentation of results on the poster; and reflection on research in the paper and the gallery walk assignment.