Developing epistemological understanding in scientific and social domains through argumentation

Zeitschrift fur Padagogische Psychologie

Volumn 30, Issue 2-3, 2016, Pages 109-119

  Iordanou, Kalypso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Domain specificity; Epistemological beliefs; Epistemological development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84974777366     PISSN: 10100652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1010-0652/a000172     Document Type: Article

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