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Student Motivation and Epistemological Beliefs

Students' motivation to learn is related to their epistemological beliefs. Faculty can promote student motivation by designing learning activities that facilitate student development of more sophisticated epistemological beliefs.

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Published in:New directions for teaching and learning 1999, Vol.1999 (78), p.17-25
Main Authors: Paulsen, Michael B., Feldman, Kenneth A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Students' motivation to learn is related to their epistemological beliefs. Faculty can promote student motivation by designing learning activities that facilitate student development of more sophisticated epistemological beliefs.
ISSN:0271-0633
1536-0768
DOI:10.1002/tl.7802