Students' general and physics epistemological beliefs: a twofold phenomenon

Ogan-Bekiroglu F., Sengul-Turgut G.

RESEARCH IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION, vol.29, no.3, pp.291-314, 2011 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/02635143.2011.594790
  • Journal Name: RESEARCH IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.291-314
  • Keywords: general epistemological beliefs, physics epistemological beliefs, domain specificity, high school students, PERSONAL EPISTEMOLOGY, ACADEMIC-PERFORMANCE, 1ST YEAR, SCIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, VIEWS
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Although research on epistemological beliefs has expanded over the past two decades, there are still some issues that need to be explored, such as whether epistemological beliefs are domain general or domain specific.