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Investigating Structural Relationships among Upper-Secondary School Students' Beliefs about Knowledge, Justification for Knowing, and Internet-Specific Justification in the Domain of Science
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Cheng, Chia-Hui; Bråten, Ivar; Yang, Fang-Ying; Brandmo, Christian – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2021
In a sample of 455 Taiwanese upper-secondary school students, latent variable structural equation modeling was used to test hypothesized relationships between beliefs about knowledge in science, beliefs about justification for knowing in science, and justification of knowledge claims concerning science encountered on the Internet. Results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Beliefs
Analyzing Visual Attention during TAP Learning and the Effect of Epistemic Beliefs on the Understanding of Argument Components
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Cheng, Chia-Hui; Yang, Fang-Ying – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
The purpose of this study was to analyze visual attention during students' learning of Toulmin's argument pattern (TAP) and the effects of epistemic beliefs in science on the understanding of argument components. A total of 43 undergraduates were recruited through the Internet. Online questionnaires targeting beliefs about knowledge in science…
Descriptors: Visual Perception, Attention, Persuasive Discourse, Epistemology
Associations of Epistemic Beliefs in Science and Scientific Reasoning in University Students from Taiwan and India
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Yang, Fang-Ying; Bhagat, Kaushal Kumar; Cheng, Chia-Hui – International Journal of Science Education, 2019
The purpose of this study was to compare the associations of epistemic beliefs in science, performance of scientific reasoning in university students from Taiwan and India, and the relations with their science learning experiences. A total of 126 university students including 67 from Taiwan and 59 from India who had science and mathematics…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beliefs, College Students, Logical Thinking
The Effects of Epistemic Beliefs in Science and Gender Difference on University Students' Science-Text Reading: An Eye-Tracking Study
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Yang, Fang-Ying; Huang, Rui-Ting; Tsai, I-Ju – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2016
The primary purpose of this study was to explore not only the effects of epistemic beliefs in science on science-text reading but also the gender differences in epistemic beliefs and the reading process. The interactions between gender and epistemic beliefs during reading were also explored. A total of 25 university students, 13 male and 12…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Scientific Attitudes, Epistemology
Exploring Learners' Beliefs about Science Reading and Scientific Epistemic Beliefs, and Their Relations with Science Text Understanding
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Yang, Fang-Ying; Chang, Cheng-Chieh; Chen, Li-Ling; Chen, Yi-Chun – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
The main purpose of this study was to explore learners' beliefs about science reading and scientific epistemic beliefs, and how these beliefs were associating with their understanding of science texts. About 400 10th graders were involved in the development and validation of the Beliefs about Science Reading Inventory (BSRI). To find the effects…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Beliefs, Scientific Literacy, Reading Comprehension
Teacher Views about Constructivist Instruction and Personal Epistemology: A National Study in Taiwan
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Yang, Fang-Ying; Chang, Chun-Yuan; Hsu, Ying-Shou – Educational Studies, 2008
This study investigated the views about constructivist instruction and personal epistemology of the secondary earth science teachers in Taiwan. Participants were assessed through a paper-and-pencil survey and a "Learning environment preference questionnaire" (LEP) designed to explore personal epistemology. On a five-point Likert scale,…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Earth Science, Likert Scales, Foreign Countries