INTEGRATING SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES IN ASSESSING THE AFFECTIVE DOMAIN IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Kunuba, Agatha Chukwufumnanya (2025) INTEGRATING SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES IN ASSESSING THE AFFECTIVE DOMAIN IN HIGHER EDUCATION. Advance Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 10 (6). pp. 154-167. ISSN 2237 – 1470

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Abstract

Studies have shown that educational assessment emphasizes more the cognitive domain of learning. Educational experience has also shown that test instruments are mainly used in the educational system for assessment of learning than the use of non-test techniques which emphasize the affective domain of learning. The affective domain is an aspect of the educational taxonomy that focuses on attitudes, emotions, and values. The measurement or assessment of the affective domain is oftentimes relegated to the background. Attention is not so much given to how students emotionally engage with content and how they relate to their peers, teachers and learning environment. Or how the affective domain helps the students to collaborate with others, show kindness and engage in respectful interactions. In higher institutions, there are deteriorating values of relationships, sometimes arising from lack of character formation, misconstrued notion of social relationships and negative societal influence which may affect students behaviour and academic performance. A test instrument such as an achievement test cannot be used to address these problems associated with the affective domain, but rather, a non-test instrument such as sociometric techniques. Sociometric techniques are a powerful tool for examining peer relationship and social interaction within a classroom. This paper, therefore, explored the integration of sociometric techniques in assessing the affective domain, highlighting their potential to improve students’ interactions, promote integration and reinforce relationships among students. It recommended among others, that teachers should adopt sociometric techniques to help support students' emotional needs and encourage a more convivial and nurturing learning environment.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education
Depositing User:	mrs chioma hannah
Date Deposited:	19 Jun 2025 18:08
Last Modified:	19 Jun 2025 18:08
URI:	http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/4876

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