Epistemology and learning: Impact on pedagogical practices and technology use in Singapore schools

Computers and Education

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1694-1706

  Jacobson, Michael J ^a   So, Hyo Jeong ^b   Teo, Timothy ^b   Lee, June ^b   Pathak, Suneeta ^b   Lossman, Hans ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Country specific developments; Epistemic resources; Epistemological beliefs; Improving classroom teaching; Learning technologies; Pedagogical issues; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

COUNTRY-SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT; EPISTEMIC RESOURCES; EPISTEMOLOGICAL BELIEFS; IMPROVING CLASSROOM TEACHING; LEARNING TECHNOLOGY; PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGY;

LEARNING SYSTEMS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; RESEARCH; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY;

TEACHING;

EID: 77956242977     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.07.014     Document Type: Article

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