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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
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
Chen, Yi-Chun; Yang, Fang-Ying; Chang, Cheng-Chieh – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2020
Science learning requires visuospatial thinking. Accordingly, spatial ability is regarded as the key to learning science well, but its effects are sometimes not as significant as expected. To this end, this research aims to conceptualize spatial abilities and to clarify their relation to science learning based on an analysis of empirical studies.…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Epistemology
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
Yang, Fang-Ying; Liu, Shiang-Yao; Hsu, Chung-Yuan; Chiou, Guo-Li; Wu, Hsin-Kai; Wu, Ying-Tien; Chen, Sufen; Liang, Jyh-Chong; Tsai, Meng-Jung; Lee, Silvia W.-Y.; Lee, Min-Hsien; Lin, Che-Li; Chu, Regina Juchun; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Research in Science Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to develop and validate an online contextualized test for assessing students' understanding of epistemic knowledge of science. In addition, how students' understanding of epistemic knowledge of science interacts with learner factors, including time spent on science learning, interest, self-efficacy, and gender, was…
Descriptors: Science Education, Knowledge Level, Student Interests, Self Efficacy
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
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
Yang, Fang-Ying; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2010
In order to fulfill social responsibility, one of the goals in science education is to equip students with the competence of scientific reasoning. Nevertheless, psychological studies have found that people in general do not have adequate ability to make scientific arguments in everyday situations. Later studies found that the inadequate ability…
Descriptors: Psychological Studies, Content Analysis, Grade 6, Social Responsibility
Yang, Fang-Ying; Chang, Cheng-Chieh – Computers & Education, 2009
The purpose of the study is to explore three kinds of personal affective traits among high-school students and their effects on web-based concept learning. The affective traits include personal preferences about web-based learning environments, personal epistemological beliefs, and beliefs about web-based learning. One hundred 11th graders…
Descriptors: Grade 11, Epistemology, Student Characteristics, Personality Traits
Teacher Views about Constructivist Instruction and Personal Epistemology: A National Study in Taiwan
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
Yang, Fang-Ying – Educational Studies, 2005
This study investigated their views concerning evidence and expert opinion of 10th-grade students, accessed by an open-ended questionnaire in the context of a socio-scientific issue: the cause of flood disasters, and personal epistemology identified by the "Learning Environment Preference Questionnaire" (LEP). Students' responses to the open-ended…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Statistical Analysis, Epistemology, Student Attitudes
Yang, Fang-Ying – International Journal of Science Education, 2004
This study examined 10th-grade students' use of theory and evidence in evaluating a socio-scientific issue: the use of underground water, after students had received a Science, Technology and Society-oriented instruction. Forty-five male and 45 female students from two intact, single-sex, classes participated in this study. A flow-map method was…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Gender Differences, High School Students, Thinking Skills
Yang, Fang-Ying – International Journal of Science Education, 2004
This study examined 10th-grade students' use of theory and evidence in evaluating a socio-scientific issue: the use of underground water, after students had received a Science, Technology and Society-oriented instruction. Forty-five male and 45 female students from two intact, single-sex, classes participated in this study. A flow-map method was…
Descriptors: High School Students, Teaching Methods, Gender Differences, Environmental Education