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Rating Scales Audio Recording and Sociometric Techniques

Audio recording

Audio recording- where students record their own voices responding to

prompts or an assignment- offers another space for students to talk their way
into learning, remembering, or clarifying.

Most students are already familiar with audio recording in some form:
traditional voicemail, voice messaging, and even the newly-popularized video
narration on Youtube. Now recording apps make it easier than ever to use
audio recording as a classroom tool.+

Four ways audio recording can boost learning across the curriculum:

1. Brainstorming: 
Before students start a research project, audio recording can speed up the
brainstorming process. Although more fluent writers can quickly fill the page with
possible topics and plans, hesitant writers may struggle to jot down even a few
ideas.

2. Refining voice: 
Audio recording can help students listen for the tone and voice that can be tough for
students to recognize, let alone control. 

3. Practice & Revision:

 Even published authors read their writing out loud to check for errors or confusion.
At times, we ask students to audio record themselves reading their work aloud as a
way to hold students accountable for practicing this important revision step.

4. Self-assessment: 
When students are self-assessing or reflecting on their strengths, or challenges,
recording their thoughts instead of writing offers a space free of red pen marks.

Video Taping

Videos increase student engagement, which in turn helps boost achievement. They

offer the flexibility to pause, rewind, or skip throughout the video to have class
discussions or review particular areas. They enable teachers to create a flipped
classroom or “blended” 
learning environment.

Benefits of Videos taping in the Classroom

The use of videos and audiovisual materials in the classroom enhances the creativity
and attention of students and leads to direct results in learning. When it comes to
getting students involved and participating in class activities, videos will undoubtedly
be a perfect tool.

Socio-metric Techniques

means of presenting simply and graphically the structure of social relations, lines of
communication and the patterns of friendship, attractions and rejection that exist at
a given time among members of a particular group.