Epistemic beliefs develop differently across disciplines: absolute beliefs rise in computer science while multiplistic beliefs rise then fall in psychology¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? The development of discipline-specific epistemic beliefs differs between the hard discipline of computer science and the soft discipline of psychology over three semesters. → Rosman 2017

Evidence¶

Rosman 2017¶

Rosman, T., Mayer, A.-K., Kerwer, M., & Krampen, G. (2017). The differential development of epistemic beliefs in psychology and computer science students: A four-wave longitudinal study. Learning and Instruction, 49, 166–177. doi:10.1016/j.learninstruc.2017.01.006

q3 · i? · associational · r2

The study analysed "the differential development of discipline-specific epistemic beliefs" comparing computer science and psychology undergraduates, with "Data were analysed by multi- group growth modelling for parallel processes." Discipline-specific trajectories diverged as hypothesized.

"This article analyses the differential development of discipline-specific epistemic beliefs (i.e., beliefs about the nature of knowledge) in computer science and psychology."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Epistemic Beliefs — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Absolute epistemic beliefs increase over the study period among computer science undergraduates — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Multiplistic epistemic beliefs among psychology undergraduates follow an inversely U-shaped trajectory — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)