Epistemic Beliefs in Science-A Systematic Integration of Evidence From Multiple Studies.

ABSTRACT: Recent research has integrated developmental and dimensional perspectives on epistemic beliefs by implementing an approach in which profiles of learners' epistemic beliefs are modeled across multiple dimensions. Variability in study characteristics has impeded the comparison of profiles of epistemic beliefs and their relations with external variables across studies. We examined this comparability by integrating data on epistemic beliefs about the source, certainty, development, and justification of knowledge in science from six studies comprising N = 10,932 German students from elementary to upper secondary school. Applying latent profile analyses to these data, we found that profiles of epistemic beliefs that were previously conceptualized were robust across multiple samples. We fo

SUBMITTER: Schiefer J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8853396 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature