COLUMBIA, Mo. - Student essays always seem to be riddled with the same sorts of flaws. So sociology professor Ed Brent decided to hand the work off - to a computer. Students in Brent's Introduction to Sociology course at the University of Missouri-Columbia now submit drafts through the SAGrader software he designed. It counts the number of points he wanted his students to include and analyzes how well concepts are explained.
Eating junk food, gossiping, avoiding exercise and being late are just a few bad habits Patrick Feeney's introduction to sociology classes listed during discussions earlier this month. Mr. Feeney, who holds a doctorate in sociology, tells his students at Montgomery College in Rockville that what is considered a bad habit varies across cultures and over time. For example, drinking coffee is considered a bad habit in some African countries but not in the United States. Smoking was a sign of status 100 years ago but now is considered almost a syndrome, he says. These are social constructions," Mr. Feeney says.
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