sociometric
1
8.4
- adjective
- /ˌsoʊsiəˈmɛtrɪk/
- Specialized
- The sociometric analysis revealed how closely students felt connected to their classmates.
- sociometric status
- sociometric ratings
- sociometric measure
Examples
-
In the sociometric procedure, children nominated an unlimited number of classmates whom they considered to be friends.
Academic text (2013) -
Specifically, higher levels of sociometric status were associated with higher athletic ability ratings from peers.
Academic text (2007) -
The highest sociometric status students in each class had clearly defined leadership roles.
Academic text (1993) -
Ten nominations were allowed for the two sociometric questions.
Academic text (2003) -
Students in clusters had higher sociometric status than those not in clusters.
Academic text (1993) -
The knowledge that teachers can gain from the sociometric process is immeasurable.
Academic text (1991) -
Do students with low sociometric status associate in peer clusters?
Academic text (1994) -
Unlike most sociometric studies, the authors also examined patterns in how students assigned ratings to peers.
Academic text (1994) -
Four studies have focused specifically on the sociometric status of students with EBD in mainstream classrooms.
Academic text (1994) -
Parkhurst and Hopmeyer (1998) examined differences between sociometric popularity and perceived popularity.
Academic text (1999)
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sociometric joins two parts: socio- ('companion' or 'group', as in social and society) and -metric ('measure', as in metric). So sociometric describes methods that 'measure' the connections and friendships inside a group.