The reliable assessment of peer social relationships

Abstract

The incorporation of the social relationships into the curriculum is an educational objective of utmost importance. To achieve this requires understanding its diversity (preferences, popularity, friendship, social networks, perception of social relationships...) and using reliable assessment instruments. Next, we introduce Sociomet, a software easy to understand and to use by teachers, which provides relevant information to understand the peer relationships and address the social classroom management. Finally, a rich variety of activities for teacher training, and for classroom and home students work is presented.