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Effects of beliefs about the nature of knowledge on comprehension.

Journal of Educational Psychology · 1990 · Vol. 82(3) · pp. 498–504
Marlene Schommer

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Two questions were addressed: «What are students' beliefs about the nature of knowledge?» and «How do these beliefs affect comprehension?»

Educational Strategies and EpistemologiesEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentScience Education and PedagogyPsychologyComprehensionKnowledge levelReading comprehensionCognitive psychologySocial psychologyMathematics educationLinguisticsReading (process)Philosophy
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