Perceptions of knowledge and beliefs among undergraduate students in Italy and in the United States

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 467-491

  Maggioni, Liliana ^a   Riconscente, Michelle M ^a   Alexander, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Epistemic beliefs; Epistemology; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750517103     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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