On Warm Conceptual Change: The Interplay of Text, Epistemological Beliefs, and Topic Interest

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 291-309

  Mason, Lucia ^a   Gava, Monica ^a   Boldrin, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

conceptual change; epistemological beliefs; interest; refutational text

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449110245     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.100.2.291     Document Type: Article

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