Sociogram Cooperative Clinical Assignment: Class 87

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Sociogram Cooperative Clinical Assignment Class
87

• Adrian Price
• Shannon Hatton
• Jaclyn Pelka

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Introduction

• Sociograms help teachers gain a better insight of
  group dynamics within their classroom. This
  information may assist with classroom management
  and cohesive group development.
• Friendship and cohesiveness are part of all
  classroom groups. Classrooms have a hidden
  world, which at times too painfully reflects the
  attraction and hostility among peers that
  influence the self concepts of individual
  students. (Schmuck Schmuck 115)

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Classroom 87

• 7th grade class
• 29 students
• 12 males
• 17 females

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Rating System

• 4 or more positive nominations over negative
  nominations star student
• 5 or more negative votes rejected student
• Controversial ?

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Lunch
Sex Segregation
Patterns of Friendship
Triangles
Functions of Friendship
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8 Stars
3 Rejected
6 Isolated
2 Controversial
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Movie
Social cleavage

In-groups
Mutual choices
Students 1 4
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7 Stars
5 Rejected
3 Isolated
1 Controversial
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Academic
Social cleavage
Mutual choices
Intelligence
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8 Stars
3 Rejected
7 Isolated
2 Controversial
1 Ghost
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Negative
Centrally structured classroom
8 Negative star students
Male to female ratio
Adjusted social distance score
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Commonalities

• Social cleavage between genders was present in
  all three positive questions, especially the two
  social questions.
• The stars for all three positive nomination
  questions were 1, 2, 6, 23
• There was only one isolated student for all three
  positive nomination questions 5

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CooperSmith Inventory Scores Averages
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Adjusted Social Distance ScoresAverages
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Locus of Control Scores Averages
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Social Attraction Scores Averages
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Conclusion

• Social status generally develops early and
  remains relatively constant.
• The use of sociometry to discover group structure
  in the classroom can lead to early detection of
  socially at risk children.