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How Do Epistemological Beliefs Differ by Gender and Socio-Economic Status?
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Ozkan, Sule; Tekkaya, Ceren – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2011
The present study explores the differences in students' epistemological beliefs by gender and socio-economic status (SES). The Epistemological Beliefs Questionnaire (Conley, Pintrich, Vekiri, & Harrison, 2004) was adapted and administered to 1230 seventh grade students. The multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) revealed differences in…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Economic Status, Females, Multivariate Analysis
A Conceptual Model of Relationships among Constructivist Learning Environment Perceptions, Epistemological Beliefs, and Learning Approaches
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Ozkal, Kudret; Tekkaya, Ceren; Cakiroglu, Jale; Sungur, Semra – Learning and Individual Differences, 2009
This study proposed a conceptual model of relationships among constructivist learning environment perception variables (Personal Relevance, Uncertainty, Critical Voice, Shared Control, and Student Negotiation), scientific epistemological belief variables (fixed and tentative), and learning approach. It was proposed that learning environment…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary School Students, Path Analysis, Educational Environment
Effectiveness of 5E Learning Cycle Instruction on Students' Achievement in Cell Concept and Scientific Epistemological Beliefs
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Kaynar, Devrim; Tekkaya, Ceren; Cakiroglu, Jale – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2009
This study investigated the effectiveness of 5E learning cycle on 6th-grade students' achievement of cell concepts, and their scientific epistemological beliefs. Epistemological Belief Questionnaire and the Cell Concept Test were administered as pre-test and post-test to a total of 153 sixth grade students in four intact classes of an elementary…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Academic Achievement, Grade 6