Middle school students’ science epistemic beliefs – Implications for measurement
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• 45 middle school students interviewed to examine Science Epistemic Beliefs (SEBs). Interview protocol combined forced-choice and open-ended questions. Students often displayed evaluativist SEBs when responding items. multiplist
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Educational Research
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1595-8485']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2020.101719