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 SOCIOGRAM
A graphic representation of social
links that a person has. It is
used to analyze the choices or
preferences each student makes
within a group.
SOCIOGRAM
It is a teacher made device that
determines how a student is
viewed by his/her peers as
he/she interacts with
classmates.
CATEGORIES
OF STUDENTS
IN A CLASS
A student who S
is chosen by the R T
most number of A
his/her
classmates.
 I A student
E S who is not
chosen by
T O any of
A L his/her
classmates
 MUTUAL
CHOICE

Students who choose each other.

Students who ONE-WAY
choose someone but CHOICE
the choice is not
reciprocated.
 Group of three
E C or more
U L students
within a class
Q I who all choose
each other.
 HOW TO DEVISE A
SOCIOGRAM
1.) Devise a question that is simple
and easy-to-understand.
Ex. “If you were having a birthday
party, which of your two classmates
would you invite.
 HOW TO DEVISE A
SOCIOGRAM
2. Ask students to write
their answers to the
questions.
 HOW TO DEVISE A
SOCIOGRAM
3. Tally the number of
times each student is
chosen.
Chosen
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Ben
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Tom
I I
Paul
I I
Mel
I I
Lauro
I I
Larry
I I
Noel
I I
Luis
I I
 HOW TO DEVISE A
SOCIOGRAM
4. Make a diagram
consisting of several
circles.
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BEN PAUL
NOEL
LAURO

MEL LARRY

LUIS
 TOM
BEN PAUL
NOEL
LAURO

MEL LARRY

LUIS
 HOW TO DEVISE A
SOCIOGRAM
5. Assess the diagram to
determine who among the
students is the most popular
(star) and the most unpopular
(isolate).
USES OF SOCIOGRAM
1. Allowing a student to work
with a chosen classmate or
friends
USES OF SOCIOGRAM
2. Placing an isolate in a
situation wherein he/she could
be a charade leader or a team
captain
USES OF SOCIOGRAM
3. Providing training in
social skills to the isolates or
one-way choice students
USES OF SOCIOGRAM
4. identifying pathways for
social acceptance for students
who often misbehave
LIMITATIONS OF SOCIOGRAM
1. It only indicate choices,
not the reason for such
choices
LIMITATIONS OF SOCIOGRAM
2. do not necessarily reflect
true social acceptance or
integration in case of mutual
choices and cliques
LIMITATIONS OF SOCIOGRAM
3. do not actually reflect
isolates as rejected by
his/her classmates
LIMITATIONS OF SOCIOGRAM
4. may indicate popularity
or isolation based on the
kind of questions asked
 Prepared by:
Mrs. Mary Grace Cena Almariego-
Desembrana