Epistemic beliefs and comprehension in the context of reading multiple documents: Examining the role of conflict

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 100-114

  Ferguson, Leila E ^a   Bråten, Ivar ^a   Strømsø, Helge I ^a   Anmarkrud, Øistein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Change in epistemic beliefs; Conflict in multiple documents reading; Epistemic beliefs; Multiple documents comprehension

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882757816     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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