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Rosman, Tom; Mayer, Anne-Kathrin – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2018
Background: The "cognitive incongruity model of epistemic beliefs and emotions" states that if students' beliefs about the nature of knowledge (e.g., knowledge as simple and absolute) are incompatible with the epistemic nature of learning materials (e.g., complex and contradictory), cognitive incongruity arises. This, in turn, entails…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Beliefs, Predictor Variables, Psychological Patterns
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Izadi, Dina; Ley, César Eduardo Mora; Díaz, Mario Humberto Ramírez – Physics Education, 2017
Succeeding theories and empirical investigations have often been built over conceptual understanding to develop talent education. Opportunities provided by society are crucial at every point in the talent-development process. Abilities differ and can vary among boys and girls. Although they have some responsibility for their own growth and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Student Motivation, Student Attitudes