Browsing Education by Subject "Thinking"

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Epistemological beliefs and thinking about everyday controversial issues

Schommer-Aikins, Marlene; Hutter, Rosetta (Routledge (Taylor & Francis), 2002-01)

The authors investigated the relationship between individuals' beliefs about the nature of knowledge and the nature of learning (epistemological beliefs) and their thinking about everyday controversial issues. Adults (N = ...
Ways of knowing and willingness to argue

Schommer-Aikins, Marlene; Easter, Marilyn (Routledge (Taylor & Francis), 2009-03)

Willingness to argue is associated with higher level thinking. The authors tested the relation between ways of knowing-involving separate knowing (i.e., playing the devil's advocate) and connected knowing (i.e., empathic ...