Robin Banerjee's Sociogram
Tools
Administering
a sociometric survey
- These instructions apply to pupils in Key Stage 2 and above
(roughly 7-8 years onwards). Pupils of this age and above
can usually complete a paper-and-pencil sociometric survey in a
well-managed whole-class setting or in small groups. Sociometric
procedures with younger children, or pupils with specific learning
needs, may involve individual assessments and/or use of photographs to
aid survey completion.
- Each pupil should be supplied with a class/group list with first names in
alphabetical order, with a code number next to each name. For
example:
Abi
|
1 |
Ben S.
|
2
|
Ben R.
|
3
|
Cara
|
4
|
Ed
|
5
|
etc.
- Each pupil should also have a sociometric
survey. To use the sociometric tools provided in this web
resource, you will need to ask the pupils to make up to three positive
(Most-Like, ML) nominations of classmates with whom they most like to
play/spend free time. You may also ask the pupils to make up to
three negative (Least-Like, LL) nominations of classmates with whom
they least like to play/spend free time.
Both
ML and LL nominations will be necessary for allocating pupils to peer
status groups.
- Click here to view and print a
sample sociometric survey for primary school pupils.
- Click here to view and print a
sample sociometric survey for secondary school pupils.
- Please explain to the pupils that they are going to be filling in
a short questionnaire to help you know more about their friends in
class. Make it clear that there are no right or wrong answers,
that different pupils will give different answers, and that they should
just answer honestly by saying what is true for them. The pupils
should also be told that their answers will remain private and will
never be shared with any other pupils.
- The pupils should be told that if they need help or do not
understand something, they can simply let the teacher/adult know by
putting their hand up. Make it clear that if they do not wish to
answer a question, they can skip over it. Remind pupils that it
is OK if they do not feel able to nominate three classmates for each
question.
- Read each question aloud and allow pupils time to answer before
moving onto the next question.
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