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ERIC Number: EJ536484
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
Preservice Teachers' Beliefs about Learning and Knowledge.
Klein, Perry D.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v42 n4 p361-77 Dec 1996
Survey of 279 students entering the Faculty of Education at the University of Western Ontario revealed a structure of beliefs about learning and knowledge having 10 factors that were nearly orthogonal with each other. Most students endorsed a view of learning that included both constructivist and transmission-oriented themes. Contains 58 references and the survey questionnaire. (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Beliefs, College Students, Constructivism (Learning), Education Majors, Educational Attitudes, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Preservice Teacher Education, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Ontario