ERIC Number: EJ1412158
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 47
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ISSN: ISSN-1087-0059
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Investigating the Epistemological Development of Academic Peer Leaders across STEM Disciplines: Exploring Changes over Time, by Gender, and by Discipline
Mary Emenike; Thomas Cuthbert; Stacey Blackwell
Learning Assistance Review, v27 n2 p83-129 2022
Academic peer leadership positions provide opportunities for undergraduate students to develop content knowledge, Twenty-first Century Skills, and their beliefs about teaching and learning. To explore peer leaders' (PLs') epistemological development, the Epistemological Beliefs about Physical Sciences (EBAPS) survey was administered to 135 PLs three times a year, over a three-year period. This instrument was demonstrated to be valid and reliable for use with STEM PLs. Although the majority of positive shifts within instrument constructors occurred during the fall semester, responses did not regress by the end of the spring semester, demonstrating a retention of the new or altered beliefs over time. Implications for the design of PL development programs are discussed.
Descriptors: Student Leadership, Undergraduate Students, Student Development, Epistemology, STEM Education, Student Attitudes, Attitude Change, Gender Differences, Intellectual Disciplines
National College Learning Center Association. Web site: http://www.nclca.org/tlar
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE); National Science Foundation (NSF), Education and Human Resources (EHR); National Science Foundation (NSF), Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE)
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Identifiers - Location: New Jersey
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1432394
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