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Sen, S.; Yilmaz, A.; Yurdagül, H. – Science Education International, 2014
This study aims at analysing the relations between students' achievement motivation, learning strategies and their epistemological beliefs in learning through structural equation modelling, and at exploring the mediation role of motivation in the relations between learning strategies and epistemological beliefs. The study group was composed of 446…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Learning Strategies, Epistemology, Beliefs
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Stamovlasis, D.; Kypraios, N.; Papageorgiou, G. – Science Education International, 2015
In this study, structural equation modeling (SEM) is applied to an instrument assessing students' understanding of chemical change. The instrument comprised items on understanding the structure of substances, chemical changes and their interpretation. The structural relationships among particular groups of items are investigated and analyzed using…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Chemistry, Convergent Thinking, Logical Thinking
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Tanel, Zafer – Science Education International, 2013
This study examined the effect of learning the history of physics on the epistemological beliefs of pre-service physics teachers. The research was conducted with 25 pre-service physics teachers using a single-group pre-test/post-test experimental model. The quantitative data of the research were collected using the Turkish version of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science History, Physics, Science Education