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Tsai, Chin-Chung – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2004
This paper argues that Internet-based instruction should not be only perceived as a cognitive tool or a metacognitive tool; rather, it can be perceived and used as an epistemological tool. When the Internet is used as an epistemological tool for instruction, learners are encouraged to evaluate the merits of information and knowledge acquired from…
Descriptors: Internet, Metacognition, Teaching Methods, Cognitive Development