TEACHSOC: List of Sociology Journals

[John Glass]

just curious...has anyone ever asked students about whether or not they understand journal articles? i think it is an unwarranted assumption that directing students to journals is going to assist them in learning material within our discipline. let's face it, how many of the articles can we expect undergraduates to understand given the increasing complexity of statistical analyses? how many do WE understand? and we expect students to use current research to write term papers?   i have asked students to pick a journal article, read it, rate their level of undertanding (likert scale of 1 - 5) and then discuss what they DID understand and what they DIDN'T understand. it was an interesting assignment...for me. has made me reconsider things like "research" papers.   something to think about?   john   John E. Glass, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology Division of Social & Behavioral Sciences Colin County Community College Preston Ridge Campus 9700 Wade Boulevard Frisco, TX 75035 +1-972-377-1622 http://iws.ccccd.edu/jglass/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]   "We are more concerned about the discovery of knowledge than with its dissemination" B. F. Skinner --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Teaching Sociology" group. To post to this group, send email to teachsoc@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/teachsoc -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---