Epistemological beliefs in science - a person-centered approach to investigate high school students' profiles.

Autor/inn/en	Kampa, Nele; Neuman, Irene; Heitmann, Patricia; Kremer, Kerstin
Titel	Epistemological beliefs in science - a person-centered approach to investigate high school students' profiles.
Quelle	In: Contemporary educational psychology, (2016) 46, S. 81-93Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-476X
DOI	10.1016/j.cedpsych.2016.04.007
URN	urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-126880
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Schuljahr 10; Schüler; Personenzentrierter Ansatz; Erkenntnistheorie; Überzeugung; Wissenschaftliches Denken; Einflussfaktor; Profilanalyse
Abstract	Epistemological beliefs (EB) are a prominent topic in educational research and considered important for the learning process. Science EB in particular are not only important for learning in science but also a unique learning goal itself and connected to science abilities and achievement as well as to students' personal features and background. Since EB are domain-specific we investigated the four relevant dimensions: justification, development, source, and certainty for the domain of science. We explored the number and characteristics of science EB profiles among 4,995 tenth graders and, by means of latent profile analysis (LPA), related them to student related constructs. We identified four groups that show level and shape differences. These groups also differed considerably regarding constructs related to students' learning, namely self-concept, motivation and science achievement as well as gender, social background and school type. Implications for further research, in particular for cross-cultural studies, are discussed. (IPN/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2017/3