Distinguishing between knowledge and beliefs: Students' epistemic criteria for differentiating

Instructional Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-127

  Boldrin, Angela ^a   Mason, Lucia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Epistemic criteria; Epistemological beliefs; Epistemological thinking; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249180191     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11251-007-9038-1     Document Type: Article

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