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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