The Hawthorne effect: the famous work study that didn't quite work
An article on the Hawthorne factory studies and how a famous idea about workers outlived its evidence; students read critically and summarize.
C2Adults55 minArticle
About this lesson
A C2 reading lesson (article). Graded texts with key words, comprehension questions and printable versions.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Reading
- Type
- Article
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Jobs & work
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, True / False, Multiple choice, Matching
- Key words
- output, productivity, comparison group, incentive, plausible, flourish
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Follow a complex article that presents a famous idea and then questions its evidence
- Understand precise vocabulary for evaluating research and arguments
- Summarize a long text accurately and concisely