Examining the influences of epistemic beliefs and knowledge representations on cognitive processing and conceptual change when learning physics
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of epistemic beliefs and knowledge representations in cognitive and metacognitive processing when learning about physics concepts through text. Specifically, we manipulated the representation of physics concepts in texts about Newtonian mechanics and explored how these texts interacted with individuals’ epistemic beliefs to facilitate or constrain learning. Results revealed that when...
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Title
Examining the influences of epistemic beliefs and knowledge representations on cognitive processing and conceptual change when learning physics
Published Date
Feb 1, 2012
Journal
Volume
22
Issue
1
Pages
62 - 77
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