Group integration in a case discussion course

Each of 25 students in a case discussion course designated the members of the group whom he preferred for companionship for work and for leisure time acticity. The resulting sociograms showed both scalar lines, which go up and down within the organizational hierarchy, and lateral lines, which go between members of the same level. This type of pattern is accepted as showing effective organizational structure of a sort conducive to ready communication within the group. Good communication between the group and the teacher also is suggested by the fact that the latter's prediction of student choices indicated a sound knowledge of the class' social structure.