I use the Smither text and today we covered the chapter about groups. Here
is an exercise I made up that was met with actual enthusiasm and good
response:
Create a diagram of the sociometry of a baseball team. You may work with
other groups but each group must produce a diagram. Label each baseball
player in the diagram by the position they play. Briefly explain the diagram.
FYI, on page 313 of the text there is an example of such a diagram with
cliques, pairs, loners, stars, etc. identified.
One of my students is a pitcher on the baseball team, a fact which the rest
of the class didn't know until today. He had a great time helping the
other groups with the assignment. I followed up with a question about the
role of subject matter experts in groups. Erica
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Erica Klein
University of Houston
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