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COMMENT ON "EFFECTS OF A TELEVISED SCIENCE IN-SERVICE PROGRAM ON ATTITUDES OF ELEMENTARY TEACHERS".

The article comments on the study about the attitude change of elementary teachers as a result of a televised science inservice program in the U.S. According to the author, there are several inherent problems in the research that seem to have been overlooked by the researchers. In addition, the auth...

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Published in:Journal of Research in Science Teaching Vol. 19; no. 6; pp. 531 - 533
Main Author: Koballa Jr., Thomas R.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Sep1982
Subjects:
Research methodology
Elementary school teachers
Attitude change (Psychology)
Teacher attitudes
Social psychology
Social influence
In-service training of teachers
Teacher development
Audiovisual materials
United States
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article comments on the study about the attitude change of elementary teachers as a result of a televised science inservice program in the U.S. According to the author, there are several inherent problems in the research that seem to have been overlooked by the researchers. In addition, the author says that a theoretical base for the study is lacking. The author also comments that the researchers have failed to consult the work of social psychologists who have extensively studied the effects of matching recipient characteristics with treatment in influencing attitude change.