Strategic Design toward Foundational Learning Goals in Introduction to Sociology

Abstract

Scholars of teaching and learning in sociology have argued that introductory courses should teach toward foundational learning goals instead of providing an exhaustive review of the discipline. Nevertheless, prior research has provided far more guidance on what instructors ought to teach than how they can cohesively support learning across the goals...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Introduction to Sociology/Social Problems

Resource Type(s):

Assignment

Class Level(s):

Any Level

Class Size(s):

Any

Usage Notes

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Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Gain familiarity with major sociological theory and its foundations.
2. Gain basic knowledge of sociological methods.
3. Develop data literacy.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. Written reflections
2. Content analysis of writing portfolios
3. Survey-based course assessment