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...Download this resource to see full details. Download this resource to see full details.
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...Download this resource to see full details. Download this resource to see full details.
Learning Goals and Assessments
Learning Goal(s):
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-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):
- Summary of observations and questions in the naturalistic observation assignment; adherence to the outlined set of assignments;
- presentation of results on the poster; and reflection on research in the paper and the gallery walk assignment.
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