Assessment Reform for Introduction to Sociology from the Perspective of the Field Classroom: A Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation Framework

Assessment reform is central to turning the field classroom from an occasional activity into a durable mechanism of sociological learning. Drawing on the reform of Introduction to Sociology, this article explains how process-based field assignments and summative examination tasks can be aligned around knowledge, competence, and value formation. It then introduces a fuzzy comprehensive evaluation framework whose indicators and weights come directly from the assessment scheme. The framework converts cohort-level score distributions into membership vectors and returns diagnostic evidence to teaching. The reform shows that field-based questioning and assignments help students connect theory with everyday life, strengthen research awareness, and make value-oriented education concrete. Experiential learning, constructive alignment, and transparent evaluation should therefore be designed as one system.

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World Journal of Educational Research
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2026-11-07
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https://doi.org/10.22158/wjer.v13n5p144
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Educational Assessment and Pedagogy
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Assessment Reform for Introduction to Sociology from the Perspective of the Field Classroom: A Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation Framework

Bowen Dou
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Assessment Reform for Introduction to Sociology from the Perspective of the Field Classroom: A Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation Framework

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Abstract

Assessment reform is central to turning the field classroom from an occasional activity into a durable mechanism of sociological learning. Drawing on the reform of Introduction to Sociology, this article explains how process-based field assignments and summative examination tasks can be aligned around knowledge, competence, and value formation. It then introduces a fuzzy comprehensive evaluation framework whose indicators and weights come directly from the assessment scheme. The framework converts cohort-level score distributions into membership vectors and returns diagnostic evidence to teaching. The reform shows that field-based questioning and assignments help students connect theory with everyday life, strengthen research awareness, and make value-oriented education concrete. Experiential learning, constructive alignment, and transparent evaluation should therefore be designed as one system.

World Journal of Educational ResearchVol. 13(5)
Pujiang Institute (CN)
Nanjing Tech University
Quality education
Openalex Percentile: Top 10%
Educational Assessment and Pedagogy
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