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ERIC Number: EJ262265
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Apr
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Persuasive Communication: A Theoretical Model for Changing the Attitude of Preservice Elementary Teachers toward Metric Conversion.
Shrigley, Robert L.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v19 n4 p311-20 Apr 1982
Based on Hovland's four-part statement, "who says what to whom with what effect," opinions were surveyed from preservice elementary teachers (N=139) and mathematics educators (N=45) to establish characteristics of metric educators (who) and content (what) of persuasive communication useful in influencing attitudes of preservice teachers toward metric conversion. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Higher Education, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Teachers, Metric System, Models, Persuasive Discourse, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mathematics Education Research