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Direct linkTrevors, Gregory; Muis, Krista R. – Journal of Research in Reading, 2015
We investigated the online and offline effects of learner and instructional characteristics on conceptual change of a robust misconception in science. Fifty-nine undergraduate university students with misconceptions about evolution were identified as espousing evaluativist or non-evaluativist epistemic beliefs in science. Participants were…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Characteristics, Attitude Change, Scientific Attitudes
Kendeou, Panayiota; Muis, Krista R.; Fulton, Sandra – Journal of Research in Reading, 2011
The effects of epistemic beliefs and text structure on cognitive processes during comprehension of scientific texts were investigated. On-line processes were measured using think-aloud (Experiment 1) and reading time (Experiment 2) methodologies. Measures of off-line comprehension, prior knowledge and epistemic beliefs were obtained. Results…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Text Structure, Protocol Analysis, Prior Learning
