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Braten, Ivar; Stromso, Helge I.; Ferguson, Leila – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
Objectives: Our objectives are to present conceptualizations of the comprehension of single and multiple texts that address the role of epistemic beliefs in text comprehension, review supporting evidence for such conceptualizations, and note particular trends and future challenges for this area of research. Frameworks: Conceptualizations of the…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Epistemology, Reading Comprehension, Beliefs
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Stromso, Helge Ivar; Braten, Ivar – Educational Psychology, 2009
Using a sample of 282 Norwegian upper secondary students, we examined whether two dimensions of topic-specific epistemic beliefs, concerning the certainty of knowledge and the justification for knowing, predicted students' understanding of seven texts representing partly conflicting views on climate change. Text comprehension was measured at three…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Information Sources, Climate, Beliefs