Defining personal epistemology: A response to Hofer and Pintrich (1997) and Sandoval (2005)

Journal of the Learning Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 138-149

  Elby, Andrew ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

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EID: 61449191762     PISSN: 10508406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508400802581684     Document Type: Review

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