Activating Theory in the Introductory Classroom: Erving Goffman Visits Wisteria Lane

Autor/inn/en	Melander, Lisa A.; Wortmann, Susan L.
Titel	Activating Theory in the Introductory Classroom: Erving Goffman Visits Wisteria Lane
Quelle	In: Journal of Effective Teaching, 11 (2011) 2, S.75-86 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1935-7869
Schlagwörter	Learner Engagement; Popular Culture; Introductory Courses; Lecture Method; Sociology; Undergraduate Students; Visual Aids; Computer Software; Teaching Methods; Television Viewing; Higher Education; Interpersonal Relationship; General Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Popkultur; Einführungskurs; Soziologie; Anschauungsmaterial; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fernsehkonsum; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung
Abstract	Instructors of large, general education lecture courses face a number of student engagement and learning challenges. In this article, we develop and assess an interactive lecture that introduces a theoretical perspective and three related concepts to two introductory sociology general education classrooms (n = 433). This interactive lecture consists of narrated illustrative clips from the popular culture television series "Desperate Housewives," a series of mini-lectures to accompany PowerPoint slides, gapped lecture note handouts, and student interaction. We assess student comprehension at three different points in time: in a pre-survey, in the class period following the interactive lecture, and on the midterm exam two weeks later. Students reacted positively to the exercise and showed an improvement on their scores at both assessment periods. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01