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This Is The First Book To Provide A Comprehensive Overview Of The Theoretical And Methodological Approaches To The Study Of Personal Epistemology From A Psychological And Educational Perspective. Both Theory Building And Empirical Research Have Grown Dramatically In The Past Decade But, Until Now, This Work Has Not Been Pulled Together In A Single Volume. That Is The Mission Of This Volume Whose State-of-the-art Theory And Research Are Likely To Define The Field For The Next 20 Years. Key Features Of This Important New Book Include: *pioneering Contributors--the Book Provides C Front Cover; Personal Epistemology: The Psychology Of Beliefs About Knowledge And Knowing; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Personal Epistemology As A Psychological And Educational Construct: An Introduction: Barbara K. Hofer; I. Conceptual Models Of Personal Epistemology; 2. Understanding Learning In A Postmodem World: Reconsidering The Perry Scheme Of Ethical And Intellectual Development: William S. Moore; 3. The Reflective Judgment Model: Twenty Years Of Research On Epistemic Cognition: Patricia M. King And Karen Strohm Kitchener 4. Revisiting Women's Ways Of Knowing: Blythe Mcvicker Clinchy5. Epistemological Reflection: The Evolutionof Epistemological Assumptions From Age 18 To 30: Marcia B. Baxter Magolda; 6. An Evolving Theoretical Framework Foran Epistemological Belief System: Marlene Schommer-aikins; Ii. Theoretical And Conceptual Issues; 7. What Is Epistemological Thinking And Why Does It Matter?: Deanna Kuhn And Michael Weinstock; 8. Competing Claims About Competing Knowledge Claims: Michael J. Chandler, Darcy Hallett, And Bryan W.sokol; 9. On The Form Of A Personal Epistemology: David Hammer And Andrew Elby 10. A Process Model Of Epistemic Belief Change: Lisa D. Bendixen11. Mapping Basic Issues For Identifyingepistemological Outlooks: Jill Fitzgerald And James W. Cunningham; Iii. Methodological Issues In The Studyof Personal Epistemology; 12. Critical Elements In The Design And Analysis Of Studies Of Epistemology: Phillip Wood And Carolanne Kardash; 13. Development And Validation Of The Epistemic Belief Inventory (ebi): Gregory Schraw, Lisa D. Bendixen, And Michael E. Dunkle 14. Considerations In The Design And Evaluationof A Paper-and-pencil Measureof Epistemic Cognition: Phillip Wood, Karen Kitchener, And Laura Jenseniv. Perspectives On Discipline-specific Epistemology; 15. Knowing What To Believe: The Relevance Of Students' Mathematical Beliefs For Mathematics Education: Erik De Corte, Peter Op 't Eynde And Lieven Verschaffel; 16. Beliefs About Science: How Does Scienceinstruction Contribute?: Philip Bell And Marcia C. Linn; 17. Characterizing Fifth Grade Students' Epistemological Beliefs In Science: Anastasia D. Elder 18. A Comparison Of Epistemological Beliefsand Learning From Science Text Between American And Chinese High School Students: Gaoyin Qian And Junlin Panconclusion; 19. Future Challenges And Directions For Theoryand Research On Personal Epistemology: Paul R. Pintrich; Author Index; Subject Index Edited By Barbara K. Hofer And Paul R. Pintrich. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. English