Information Theory and Attitude Formation in Economic Education.

Hodgin, Robert F.

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ERIC Number: EJ309141

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Publication Date: 1984

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Information Theory and Attitude Formation in Economic Education.

Hodgin, Robert F.

Journal of Economic Education, v15 n3 p191-96 Sum 1984

An economic model in which attitudes toward economics are modified by performance in the course (as grades accumulate) and in which performance is modified by changes in attitude is presented. A test of the model supported the economics of information rationale that informational messages about performance in economics affect attitude. (Author/RM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Economics Education, Educational Research, Higher Education, Information Theory, Models, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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