Teaching as persuasion

Patricia A. Alexander, Helenrose Fives, Michelle M. Buehl, Julie Mulhern

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Abstract

A design experiment was undertaken to explore the effects of science lessons, framed as persuasion, on students' knowledge, beliefs, and interest. Sixth and seventh graders participated in lessons about Galileo and his discoveries focusing on the personal costs and public controversies surrounding those discoveries. In selected classrooms, lessons were teacher led, while others were student led. Participants' knowledge, beliefs, and interest were compared to peers in other science classes. There were significant differences between persuasion and comparison classrooms on all variables. However, teacher-led lessons were more effective at changing students' knowledge, whereas student-led lessons had more impact on students' beliefs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)795-813
Number of pages19
JournalTeaching and Teacher Education
Volume18
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2002

Keywords

  • Conceptual change
  • Design experiment
  • Persuasion
  • Science learning
  • Science teaching
  • Teaching metaphor

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