Ceridwyn Griffis CO #2


The second CIES class that I observed was the Group 4A Reading class taught by Dr. Rios on Wednesday, June 26th. The class started with a discussion of what had previously been read in the past class sessions. The article was about genes and whether or not they can determine if someone is more likely to be a murderer. There were a few important details not mentioned, so Dr. Rios asked some comprehension questions so they would remember them. Afterwards, the students took turns reading paragraphs out loud. Meanwhile, the article was projected onto the board and Dr. Rios would circle any words that the students struggled with. After each paragraph, he would go over them, providing definitions and example sentences. A big focus was on the “nature vs. nurture” argument common in psychology and sociology, but he also briefly went over the “subjective/qualitative vs. objective/quantitative” research styles and methods. At the end of the class, he asked a couple comprehension questions and then briefly went over what would happen the next day.

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