Testing the TIDE: Examining the Nature of Students' Epistemic Beliefs Using a Multiple Methods Approach

Journal of Experimental Education

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 264-288

  Muis, Krista R ^a   Trevors, Gregory ^a   Duffy, Melissa ^a   Ranellucci, John ^a   Foy, Michael J ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b JOHN ABBOTT COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

domain differences; epistemic beliefs; mixed methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954026751     PISSN: 00220973     EISSN: 19400683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220973.2015.1048843     Document Type: Article

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