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The Role of Epistemological Beliefs and Motivational Goals in Ethnically Diverse High School Students' Learning from Science Text.
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Qian, Gaoyin – 1995
A study examined the relationship between two variable sets: (1) epistemological beliefs (Quick Learning, Simple-Certain Knowledge, and Innate Ability) and performance goals; and (2) conceptual understanding and application reasoning in conceptual change learning. In addition, effects of different kinds of prior knowledge on conceptual change…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, High School Students, High Schools, Inner City