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The Sources of Epistemic Beliefs of Pre-service Teachers and It's Correlates

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Beliefs about knowledge and knowing directly impact pre-service teachers' teaching and learning strategies. The study was conducted on the pre-service teachers of Lucknow city (U.P.). The purpose of this study was to investigate the entire process of the development of epistemic beliefs of pre-service teachers. This study aimed to examine the sources of epistemic beliefs, how they change over time, and how their beliefs influence pre-service teachers' teaching strategies and learning outcomes. Through purposive sampling technique, participants in this study included 200 pre-service teachers (93 male; 107 female) of Lucknow city. A 50-item questionnaire was used to measure the epistemic beliefs of pre-service teachers. Factor analysis was used for data interpretation. The findings of this study indicated the influence of authority and surroundings on the development of pre-service teachers' epistemic beliefs, which may change from the beginning to the end of their teachers' training courses.

Source: Towards Excellence

DOI: 10.37867/te160410

Authors: Shraddha Dwivedi, Arbind Kumar Jha, Anshuman Sharma

Institutions: Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Language: English

Topic: Educational Strategies and Epistemologies

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4409704107

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