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Download full textSchommer, Marlene – 1989
A study was conducted involving two experiments to address the question "What effects do students' beliefs about the nature of knowledge have on comprehension?" Experiment one involved 117 junior college students and 149 university students as subjects. An epistemological questionnaire was administered to the undergraduates. Factor…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style, Content Area Reading, Epistemology
