The Challenge of Measuring Epistemic Beliefs: An Analysis of Three Self-Report Instruments
Autor: | H. Michael Crowson, Stephen J. Thoma, Andrea D. Beesley, Nita L. Hestevold, Teresa K. DeBacker |
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Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Zdroj: | The Journal of Experimental Education. 76:281-312 |
ISSN: | 1940-0683 0022-0973 |
DOI: | 10.3200/jexe.76.3.281-314 |
Popis: | Epistemic beliefs are notoriously difficult to measure with self-report instruments. In this study, the authors used large samples to assess the factor structure and internal consistency of 3 self-report measures of domain-general epistemic beliefs to draw conclusions about the trustworthiness of findings reported in the literature. College students completed the Epistemological Questionnaire (EQ; M. Schommer, 1990; N = 935); the Epistemic Beliefs Inventory (EBI; G. Schraw, L. D. Bendixen, & M. E. Dunkle, 2002; N = 795); and the Epistemological Beliefs Survey (EBS; P. Wood & C. Kardash, 2002; N = 795). Exploratory factor analyses, confirmatory factor analyses, and internal consistency estimates indicated psychometric problems with each of the 3 instruments. The authors discuss challenges in conceptualizing and measuring personal epistemology. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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