Students' epistemological beliefs and approaches to learning

Students' epistemological beliefs and approaches to learning

AARE 2002 Conference Papers

• Chan, Kwok Wai Dept. of Educational Psychology, Counselling and Learning Needs, Hong Kong Institute of Education

• Jeffrey, P. L.

Melbourne

Australian Association for Research in Education

2002

Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE). Conference (2002: Brisbane)

• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MA Professional Education for Teachers
• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MG Identities, Attitudes & Opinion of Educational Workers
• N Students & Student Services
  • NC Charactieristics & Conditions of Students; Opinion & Attitudes of Students, Problems of Adjustment

Epistemology Learning Strategies Preservice Teacher Education Student Beliefs Student Teacher Attitudes Student Teachers Study Habits Questionnaires Hong Kong Study Process Questionnaire (SPQ)

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

A survey study was conducted to examine the epistemological beliefs and study approaches of a group of Hong Kong teacher education students. Results showed that epistemological beliefs and study approaches of the students were independent of age, gender and electives. Correlation analysis, however, indicated that the students' epistemological beliefs were related to their study approaches. Beliefs in innate/fixed ability, authority/expert knowledge and certainty knowledge were positively related to surface approach, surface motive and surface strategy in learning while belief in learning effort/process was positively related to deep approach, deep motive and strategy in learning. A negative relation was also identified between belief in authority/expert knowledge and deep approach, motive and strategy. The results supported the suggestions in research literature that epistemological beliefs were related to meta-cognitive activities and implications were drawn for teaching and learning as well as future research in this area.
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• English

Conference Papers

• 13249320 (CD ROM)
• 13249339 (eISSN)

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2010-11-25