Does role play manipulate students? Persuasive effects of role play on students' attitude and behavior regarding a socioscientific issue
Moritz Steube,
Matthias Wilde,
Melanie Basten
Abstract:Socioscientific issues (SSIs) can provide a context to address societal decision‐making processes in school. In recent years, studies have demonstrated that one effective way to deal with these topics is through role play. However, role plays may induce an unreflected attitude change based on the roles the participants take on, which raises ethical concerns about indoctrination. To explain this change of attitude, we applied the Transportation‐Imagery Model. We asked if transportation into a role play would br… Show more
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