A Matchmaking Exercise for Teaching Homogamy Theory to First-Year Sociology Students

Bibliographic Data

ID11063699
AuthorsC Van Mol (0000-0001-9275-101X, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume49
Issue4
Pages372-380
Publication date2021-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTeaching Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0092-055X • E-ISSN: 1939-862X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0092055x211017201
OpenAlexW3169839667
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

This note discusses a class activity that was developed for first-year bachelor students in sociology to understand homogamy theory. Taught in a “classical” deductive way, this theory proved to be difficult to remember and describe on the examination. Starting from inductive learning, and more specifically, (structured) inquiry-guided learning, the aim of the exercise was to transcend passive learning, making students gradually discover the different components of the theory themselves, practicing their sociological imagination. Overall, students evaluated the exercise positively, and they performed much better on the examination

Bachelor · Class (philosophy · Epistemology · Learning theory · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Physical education · Social science · Sociological imagination · Sociological theory · Sociology · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Management and Marketing Education · Psychology

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