Personal epistemology : the psychology of beliefs about knowledge and knowing / / edited by Barbara K. Hofer and Paul R. Pintrich

• Pubblicazione: Mahwah, NJ, : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (428 p.)
• Disciplina: 370.15
• Soggetto topico: Educational psychology; Knowledge, Theory of
• Altri autori: HoferBarbara K PintrichPaul R
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Personal Epistemology: The Psychology of Beliefs About Knowledge and Knowing; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Personal Epistemology as a Psychological and Educational Construct: An Introduction: Barbara K. Hofer; I. Conceptual Models of Personal Epistemology; 2. Understanding Learning in a Postmodem World: Reconsidering the Perry Scheme of Ethical and Intellectual Development: William S. Moore; 3. The Reflective Judgment Model: Twenty Years of Research on Epistemic Cognition: Patricia M. King and Karen Strohm Kitchener ; 4. Revisiting Women's Ways of Knowing: Blythe McVicker Clinchy5. Epistemological Reflection: The Evolutionof Epistemological Assumptions from Age 18 to 30: Marcia B. Baxter Magolda; 6. An Evolving Theoretical Framework foran Epistemological Belief System: Marlene Schommer-Aikins; II. Theoretical and Conceptual Issues; 7. What Is Epistemological Thinking and Why Does It Matter?: Deanna Kuhn and Michael Weinstock; 8. Competing Claims About Competing Knowledge Claims: Michael J. Chandler, Darcy Hallett, and Bryan W.Sokol; 9. On the Form of a Personal Epistemology: David Hammer and Andrew Elby ; 10. A Process Model of Epistemic Belief Change: Lisa D. Bendixen11. Mapping Basic Issues for IdentifyingEpistemological Outlooks: Jill Fitzgerald and James W. Cunningham; III. Methodological Issues in the Studyof Personal Epistemology; 12. Critical Elements in the Design and Analysis of Studies of Epistemology: Phillip Wood and CarolAnne Kardash; 13. Development and Validation of the Epistemic Belief Inventory (EBI): Gregory Schraw, Lisa D. Bendixen, and Michael E. Dunkle ; 14. Considerations in the Design and Evaluationof a Paper-and-pencil Measureof Epistemic Cognition: Phillip Wood, Karen Kitchener, and Laura JensenIV. Perspectives on Discipline-Specific Epistemology; 15. ""Knowing What to Believe"": The Relevance of Students' Mathematical Beliefs for Mathematics Education: Erik De Corte, Peter Op 't Eynde and Lieven Verschaffel; 16. Beliefs About Science: How Does ScienceInstruction Contribute?: Philip Bell and Marcia C. Linn; 17. Characterizing Fifth Grade Students' Epistemological Beliefs in Science: Anastasia D. Elder ; 18. A Comparison of Epistemological Beliefsand Learning from Science Text Between American and Chinese High School Students: Gaoyin Qian and Junlin PanConclusion; 19. Future Challenges and Directions for Theoryand Research on Personal Epistemology: Paul R. Pintrich; Author Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of personal epistemology from a psychological and educational perspective. Both theory building and empirical research have grown dramatically in the past decade but, until now, this work has not been pulled together in a single volume. That is the mission of this volume whose state-of-the-art theory and research are likely to define the field for the next 20 years. Key features of this important new book include: *Pioneering Contributors--The book provides c
• Titolo autorizzato: Personal epistemology
• ISBN: 1-136-60863-X; 1-283-59086-7; 9786613903310; 0-203-42496-4; 1-136-60864-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811427103321
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