Comments by Henry M. Walker
Some Roles of Attitudinal Studies
Motivating Example:
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When my daughter in 3rd grade, she had separate teachers for math, social
studies, language arts
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One evening, she asked me for some help, and I provided some answers
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Her response, "You know, Dad, Mr. Connor explains things better than you
do"
Point: To promote teaching and learning, need to know
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what makes students tick
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what are their interests, insights
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what are their perspectives, attitudes, beliefs
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what do they know (e.g., surfing the Web, email)
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what do they think they know (e.g., analyzing sources)
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what misconceptions might they have
created 2 March 2011
last revised 4 March 2011
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