| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 470 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Personal epistemology and culture / Barbara K. Hofer -- Assessing teachers' epistemological and ontological worldviews / Gregory J. Schraw and Lori J. Olafson -- The evolution of self-authorship / Marcia Baxter Magolda -- Assessing the multidimensionality of students' epistemic beliefs across diverse cultures / Michelle M. Buehl -- Measurement of epistemological beliefs and learning strategies of elementary school children / Barbara Moschner ... [et al.] -- University cultures and epistemic beliefs: examining differences between two academic environments / Krista R. Muis and Gale M. Sinatra -- Personal epistemology in elementary classrooms: a conceptual comparison of Germany and the United States and a guide for future cross-cultural research / Florian C. Haerle and Lisa D. Bendixen -- A sociocultural exploration of epistemological beliefs / Iris Tabak and Michael Weinstock. |
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An exploratory study about the role of epistemological beliefs and dipositions on learners' thinking about an ill-defined issue in solo and duo problem-solving contexts / Nicos Valanides and Charoula Angeli -- Family environment, epistemological beliefs, learning strategies, and academic performance: a path analysis / Francisco Cano and Maria Cardelle-Elawar -- Global certainty beliefs and college major: how strong are socialization effects? / Ulrich Trautwein and Oliver Ludtke -- Epistemological beliefs, learning, and teaching: the Hong Kong cultural context / Kwok-wai Chan -- The use of internet-based instruction for the development of epistemological beliefs : a case study in Taiwan / Chin-Chung Tsai -- Assessing the epistemological and pedagogical beliefs among pre-service teachers in Singapore / Chai Ching Sing and Myint Swe Khine -- Applying the theory of an epistemological belief system to the investigation of students' and professors' mathematical beliefs / Marlene Schommer-Aikins -- Individual domain-specific epistemologies: implications for educational practice / Betsy Palmer and Rose M. Marra. |
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Personal epistemology, understanding of multiple texts, and learning within internet technologies / Ivar Braten -- Epistemic metacognition in the context of information searching on the web / Lucia Mason and Angela Boldrin -- Developing relational epistemology through relational pedagogy: new ways of thinking about personal epistemology in teacher education / Joanne Brownlee and Donna Berthelsen -- Knowledge and epistemological beliefs: an intimate but complicate relationship / Rainer Bromme, Dorothe Kienhues, and Elmar Stahl -- Challenges and future directions for personal epistemology research in diverse cultures / Benjamin Wong, Myint Swe Khine, and Chai Ching Sing. |
| Summary |
"Beliefs about nature of knowledge and learning, or epistemological beliefs have been an interest of educational researchers and psychologists for the past several years. New perspectives on theoretical, conceptual and methodological approaches and empirical studies on epistemological beliefs are emerging in the literature as a well-defined field of study. Studies show that personal epistemology has influence on comprehension, study strategies, learning process and academic performance. Research in this area has undergone considerable growth in the past decades and has now reached a stage of notable diversity and internationalization. Bringing together prominent educators and researchers, this book focuses on conceptual and methodical issues and state-of-the-art theoretical understanding on epistemological beliefs from educational and psychological perspectives. It is a critical and specialized source that describes recent advances in conceptualization and epistemological studies across diverse cultures."--Jacket. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Knowledge, Theory of.
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Knowledge, Theory of. (OCoLC)fst00988194
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Khine, Myint Swe.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Knowing, knowledge and beliefs. [Dordrecht] : Springer, ©2008 9781402065958 1402065957 (OCoLC)171556474 |
| ISBN |
9781402065965 |
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1402065965 |
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