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The Persuasive Characteristics of Teachers on Conceptual Change across Health Classrooms

Gray, DeLeon Lavron
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1243995352

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2009, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, ED Policy and Leadership.
Educational Psychology research has noted the similarities between conceptual change and persuasion. Though some researchers (e.g. Murphy & Alexander, 2004) have cut across literatures to make the case for serious scholarly dialogue on persuasion in classrooms, many facets of persuasion in the classroom remain to be explored. The present investigation (N = 633) explores the link between the persuasive characteristics of teachers (i.e. teacher affinity and teacher credibility) and student gains in knowledge and valuing of learning about HIV and pregnancy prevention across classrooms. Results marshaled evidence for the role of persuasive characteristics in producing conceptual change in students. Above and beyond individual background characteristics, teacher credibility was positively related to increases in knowledge across classrooms, whereas teacher affinity was positively related to increases valuing of learning across classrooms. Future directions and implications for practice are discussed.
Eric Anderman (Advisor)
Ann O'Connell (Committee Member)
35 p.
Education; Educational Psychology; Health Education; Psychology; Teaching
Persuasion; Motivation; Knowledge; Learning; Teachers; Adolescent; HIV; Pregnancy Prevention

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  • Gray, D. L. (2009). The Persuasive Characteristics of Teachers on Conceptual Change across Health Classrooms [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1243995352

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gray, DeLeon. The Persuasive Characteristics of Teachers on Conceptual Change across Health Classrooms. 2009. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1243995352.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gray, DeLeon. "The Persuasive Characteristics of Teachers on Conceptual Change across Health Classrooms." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1243995352

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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