Methodology Of The Personal Epistemology Study
Keywords:
Personal epistemology, epistemological beliefs, approaches, qualitative / quantitative instruments
Abstract
Abstract: During the last decade epistemology and personal epistemological beliefs have gained special focus of researchers concerned with the nature of knowledge and processes of learning. Learners’ epistemological beliefs are proved to be among crucial factors which determine learner’s attitudes to learning as a process of gaining knowledge and skills, their learning styles, and achievements. The aim of the article is to overview main methodological approaches to the personal epistemology study in order to outline instruments appropriate for diagnosing a learner’s epistemological beliefs. The research was conducted with the methods of literature review, and contrastive analysis. Assumptions of the author’s experimental studies of the students’ personal epistemology are provided as well. The paper presents the results of the research and sheds the light upon the developmental approach and approaches viewing a learner’s personal epistemology as 1) a system of beliefs, 2) a complex of theories, 3) a unity of epistemological resources, and 4) the reflection of social epistemology. On the base of the research conducted it is concluded that elaboration of the integrative approach involving qualitative and quantitative instruments is essential in order to obtain an ample and objective estimation of a learner’s epistemological beliefs. The practical application of the results of the research is in elaboration student-centered systems of learning with reference to their epistemological beliefs conditioned by their cultural and educational background.
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Volume 2013 (2013) http://www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/2013/327680/
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Crotty, M. (1989). The foundations of social research. London: Sage.
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Labbas, R. 2013. Epistemology in Education: Epistemological Development Trajectory. Journal of International Education and Leadership Volume 3 Issue 2 Summer 2013 ISSN: 2161-7252 http://www.jielusa.org/
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Liu, X. 2004. “Using concept mapping for assessing and promoting relational conceptual change in science,”Science Education, vol. 88, no. 3, pp. 373–396, 2004.
Mack, L. 2010. The Philosophical Underpinnings of Educational Research. Polyglossia Volume 19, October 2010. http://www.apu.ac.jp/rcaps/uploads/fckeditor/publications/polyglossia/Polyglossia_V19_Lindsay.pdf
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Marra, R. 2005. “Teacher beliefs: the impact of the design of constructivist learning environments on instructor epistemologies,” Learning Environments Research, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 135–155.
Muis, K. R. 2008 “Epistemic profiles and self-regulated learning: examining relations in the context of mathematics problem solving,” Contemporary Educational Psychology, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 177–208.
Olafson, L. & Schraw, G. 2006. “Teachers' beliefs and practices within and across domains,” International Journal of Educational Research, vol. 45, no. 1-2, pp. 71–84, 2006.
Olafson, L., Schraw, G., & Foy, M. 2007. Beyond Epistemology: Assessing Teachers' Beliefs and Practices, American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Ill, USA.
Österholm M. 2009. Theories of Epistemological Beliefs and Communication: A Unifying Attempt. International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol. 1, 2009, pp. XXX-YYY. Thessaloniki, Greece.
Özgün-Koca A.S. & Ilhan Şen, A. 2006. “The beliefs and perceptions of pre-service teachers enrolled in a subject-area dominant teacher education program about ‘Effective Education’,” Teaching and Teacher Education, vol. 22, no. 7, pp. 946–960.
Paradigms. Foundations of Qualitative Research in Education. http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=qualitative&pageid=icb.page340910
Perry W. G. 1970. Forms of Intellectual and Ethical Development in the College Years: A Scheme, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York.
Piaget, J. (1950). The principles of genetic epistemology (Eleanor Duckworth, Trans.). New York: Columbia University Press.
Pintrich P. R. 2002. Future challenges and directions for theory and research of personal epistemology. In B. K. Hofer & P. R. Pintrich (Eds.), Personal epistemology: The psychology of beliefs about knowledge and knowing, 2002, p. 389-414. Mahwah, N.J.: L. Erlbaum Associates.
Qian, G., & Pan, J. (2002). A comparison of epistemological beliefs and learning from science text between American and Chinese high school students. In B. K. Hofer & P. R. Pintrich (Eds.), Personal epistemology: The psychology of beliefs about knowledge and knowing (pp. 389–414). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Remedios F. 2013. Orienting Social Epistemology. In Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 2 (8): 54-59. http://wp.me/p1Bfg0-T5
Sandoval, W. A. 2003. “Conceptual and epistemic aspects of students' scientific explanations,” Journal of the Learning Sciences, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 5–51.
Schmitt F. F. 1994. Socializing Epistemology: An Introduction through Two Samples Issues. In Socializing Epistemology, edited by Frederick F. Schmitt, 1- 28. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Schommer, M. (1990). Effects of beliefs about the nature of knowledge on comprehension. Journal of Educational Psychology, 82(3), 498–504.
Schommer-Aikins, M. 2004: Explaining the epistemological belief system: Introducing the embedded systemic model and coordinated research approach. Educational Psychologist, 39(1), 2004, p.19-29.
Schraw, G. 2013. Conceptual Integration and Measurement of Epistemological and Ontological Beliefs in Educational Research. ISRN Education
Volume 2013 (2013) http://www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/2013/327680/
Schraw, G, Bendixen, L. D. & Dunkle, M. E., 2002. “Development and validation of the Epistemic Belief Inventory (EBI),” in Personal Epistemology: The Psychology of Beliefs About Knowledge and Knowing, B. K. Hofer and P. R. Pintrich, Eds., pp. 261–275, Erlbaum, Mahwah, NJ, USA.
Schraw, G. & Olafson, L. J., 2002. “Teachers' epistemological world views and educational practices,” Issues in Education, vol. 8, pp. 99–148.
Scot, D., Morrison, M. 2005. Key Ideas in Educational Research. Continuum Publishing International Group. London. ISBN 0-8264-7990-1
Scotland, J. 2012. Exploring the Philosophical Underpinnings of Research: Relating Ontology and Epistemology to the Methodology and Methods of the Scientific, Interpretive, and Critical Research Paradigms. English Language Teaching; Vol. 5, No. 9; 2012 ISSN 1916-4742 E-ISSN 1916-4750 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education. http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/elt/article/viewFile/19183/12667
Sekret I. 2012a. Empirical Study of the E - Learning’s Impact Upon the Students’ Epistemological Beliefs. In E-leaning for Societal Needs. Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Distance Learning. Cieszyn-Katowice, pp. 181-189 (Poland).
Sekret I. 2012b Higher Education Effect upon the Ukrainian Students Epistemological Beliefs. In ICERI2012 5th International Conference of Education, Research and innovation November 19th-21st, 2012 – Madrid, Spain.
Sekret I. 2013 Approaches and instruments for evaluating a learner’s personal epistemology International Workshop "Science Education and Guidance in Schools: The Way Forward", October 21-22, 2013, Florence (Italy) http://www.acariss.it/aesito/acariss?&id_cms_doc=96
Snyder, M. & Uranowitz, S. W. (1978). Reconstructing the past: Some cognitive consequences of person perception. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 36. pp. 941-950
Spray, E., Scevak, J. & Cantwell, R. (2013) Personal epistemological and metacognitive awareness1 in first year preservice education students. Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology. Vol 13, 2013, pp. 44-57
Stahl, E, & Bromme, R. 2007. “The CAEB: an instrument for measuring connotative aspects of epistemological beliefs,” Learning and Instruction, vol. 17, no. 6, pp. 773–785, 2007.
Taylor, S. E., Fiske, S. T., Close, M. M., Anderson, C , & Ruderman, A. J. (1977). Solo status as a psychological variable: The power of being distinctive. Unpublished manuscript cited in Taylor, S. E. Fiske, S. T. (1978). Salience, attention and attribution: Top of the head phenomena. In L. Berkowitz (Ed.), Advances in experimental social psychology (Volume 11, pp. 250-283). New York: Academic Press.
Tsai, C. C. 2007. “Teachers' scientific epistemological views: the coherence with instruction and students' views,” Science Education, vol. 91, no. 2, pp. 222–243, 2007.
Unger, R.K., Draper, R.D., & Pendergrass M.L. (1986) Personal Epistemology and Personal Experience. Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 42, No. 2, 1986, pp. 67-79. http://ocw.metu.edu.tr/pluginfile.php/8437/mod_resource/content/1/16415793.pdf
Vygotsky, L. S. 1978. Mind and society: The development of higher psychological processes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Walker, S., Brownlee, J., Whiteford, C., Exely, B., & Woods, A. (2012). A Longitudinal Study of Change in Preservice Teachers’ Personal Epistemologies. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 37(5). http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2012v37n5.1
Yang, F. Y. 2005. “Student views concerning evidence and the expert in reasoning a socio-scientific issue and personal epistemology,” Educational Studies, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 65–84.
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2018-05-18
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Sekret, I. (2018). Methodology Of The Personal Epistemology Study. International Journal of Pedagogical Advances in Technology-Mediated Education, 1(1), 40-67. Retrieved from http://patme-journal.iatels.com/index.php/patme/article/view/5
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