Persuasion Wars: Practicing social influence

Loroz, Peggy Sue

doi:10.1080/15534510701279672

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“…As reported by Loroz (2007), the general course evaluations at the end of the semester revealed a mean rating of 6.38 (out of 7) for the overall course quality (with a mean grade of all MBA courses being 5.89), as well as a mean rating of 6.29 (out of 7) for the pertinence of assignments/ activities (with a mean grade of all MBA courses being 5.99). However, no other details regarding course evaluation method were provided in the original work (e.g., how many or what kind of items were used).…”

Section: Review Of Persuasion Wars Researchsupporting

confidence: 51%

“…Persuasion Wars scripts (see OSF page for an example) were translated into Polish and back translated into English so that they would reflect the original version (Loroz, 2007). Each script was used in a printed-out version.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, no other details regarding course evaluation method were provided in the original work (e.g., how many or what kind of items were used). Furthermore, 9 months after the course ended, an exercise evaluation survey was distributed among the students to verify if the activity allowed them for a better understanding of the theory and if the Persuasion Wars were generally enjoyable and informative (for preview see Loroz, 2007). Based on students' positive feedback Loroz (2007) concluded that Persuasion Wars were generally useful, enjoyable, and engaged students in the learning process.…”

Section: Review Of Persuasion Wars Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, in case of Persuasion Wars, a more direct evaluation of students' knowledge should be performed. Also, we believe that the sample consisting of 29 students (Loroz, 2007) is not representative and a comparison group should be introduced to estimate to what extent the intervention had any influence on measured variables. These aspects directed us toward refining the measurement of Persuasion Wars' effectiveness.…”

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“…We have planned and conducted our study in Poland, at a private university specializing in social sciences and humanities during an introductory social influence course. For replication, the Persuasion Wars exercises were carried out conceptually similar as presented in the original work, as well as every item from the original exercise evaluation survey was used (Loroz, 2007). In contrast to the original work, our study had three distinct differences: 1) larger sample, which was determined by an a priori power analysis; 2) included a comparison group in which students participated in thematically identical but otherwise more traditional exercises based on Article Analysis; and 3) measurement of students' knowledge before and after participation in the experimental and comparison exercises which allowed for knowledge gain score calculation.…”

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Persuasion Wars as a Useful Tool for Teaching Social Influence: A Replication With Direct Measure of Pedagogical Effectiveness

Leoniak

Gazdowska

2021

Teaching of Psychology

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Background Persuasion Wars are exercises for teaching social influence that have not been directly assessed with the use of students’ knowledge gain as an indicator. Objective This study aimed to establish the extent to which these exercises led to students’ knowledge increase in comparison to traditional teaching method. Method In a between subject design, 142 undergraduate students participated in two exercises: Persuasion Wars or Article Analysis. Pre-test and post-test measurements of students’ knowledge were collected to compute knowledge gain scores. At the end of the study, an exercise evaluation survey was distributed among students. Results Both teaching methods increased students’ knowledge about social influence. Regardless of the topic, students from Persuasion War group gained more knowledge when compared to students from Article Analysis group. Students assessed both teaching methods to a similar extent. Conclusion Persuasion Wars may serve as a useful teaching method in familiarizing students with the basic concepts of social influence despite being rated similarly to a more traditional activity. Teaching implications To improve the teaching outcomes of classes concerning basic topics of social influence, teachers should consider the use of Persuasion Wars exercises as well as should incorporate the use of a direct assessment of pedagogical effectiveness to avoid misleading predictions.

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confidence: 51%

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confidence: 99%