Robin Banerjee's Sociogram
Tools
Please
note that these pages are under development.
What
is a sociogram?
- A sociogram is a visual representation of interpersonal
relationships within a group.
- It can be especially useful in an educational context, in order
to help teachers and other staff understand more about pupils' peer
relationships. It is often a useful starting point for
identifying and addressing the social and emotional needs of pupils.
- Sociograms are made on the basis of pupils' nominations of
classmates in response to questions. The exact wording of the
questions can vary depending on interests, but a common scenario
involves asking pupils to nominate three classmates with whom they most like to
play/spend free time and three classmates with whom they least like to
play/spend free time.
- Recording the positive and negative nominations received by each
pupil helps staff to be aware of patterns of acceptance and rejection
within the peer group. The sociogram reveals the peer group
dynamics of a class or other pupil group in a visual and accessible
way.
What is a sociogram? (Current Page)
Administering a sociometric survey (Next Page)
Recording and formatting sociometric data
Viewing your
sociogram
Interpreting a sociogram
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