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Active learning methods influence epistemological beliefs about sources and testability of knowledge

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Description

The article proposes that the methods and techniques used in learning-teaching environments are extensively influential on epistemological beliefs, which are considered an area of individual differences. It argues that through Jigsaw II and animations, students realized that the only source of knowledge is not the teacher or the book, that knowledge can be accessed through various sources, and that the correctness of knowledge is testable. These recognitions made a positive influence on their epistemological beliefs.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Instructional methods that expose students to multiple sources of knowledge beyond teacher and textbook

Constraints

  • Reading-writing-presentation method did not influence epistemological beliefs, possibly because students had difficulty working in groups and tended to work individually

Target Learners

  • seventh-grade middle school students

Learning Goals

  • epistemological beliefs about sources of knowledge and testability of knowledge

Claims

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Key Sources

  • Koç, Y., Yildiz, E., Çaliklar, Ş., & Şimşek, Ü. (2016). Effect of Jigsaw II, reading-writing-presentation, and computer animations on the teaching of “Light” Unit. Educational Research and Reviews. https://doi.org/10.5897/ERR2016.2861
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id active-learning-influences-epistemological-beliefs
title Active learning methods influence epistemological beliefs about sources and testability of knowledge
description The article proposes that the methods and techniques used in learning-teaching environments are extensively influential on epistemological beliefs, which are considered an area of individual differences.
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