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ERIC Number: EJ310895
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Conceptions of Prose Coherence: Individual Differences in Epistemological Standards.
Ryan, Michael P.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v76 n6 p1226-238 Dec 1984
The relationship between students' beliefs about the nature of knowledge and their conceptions of prose coherence was examined. Sequencing and unity were categorized as mature conceptions. Students with context-oriented beliefs about the nature of knowledge were more likely to report mature coherence conceptions than students with fact-oriented beliefs. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Coherence, Epistemology, Higher Education, Prose, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Writing Style
Note: Based upon work supported by the National Institute of Education under Grant NIE-G-81-0096.