Are the Epistemological Beliefs of Social and Exact Science Students Different? Analysis in the First Year of Three Argentine Universities

 

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Autores: Zapico, Martin Gonzalo, Zapico, Marcos Gabriel
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2022
Descripción:The relationship between preconceptions about knowledge, epistemological beliefs and learning possibilities is a relevant problem to be studied when trying to alleviate the very characteristic dropout of the first year in higher education. In addition, a better knowledge of these preconceptions also facilitates the work of vocational guidance teams. In this article, we propose to investigate the differences between the prior beliefs of students who have chosen majors in Social Sciences and those who have chosen majors in Exact Sciences. For this purpose, the results obtained in an inventory of epistemological beliefs will be compared between the two defined groups, using statistical tools. The results indicate that there is at least a partial and significant influence of prior beliefs on knowledge as a function of the chosen orientation.
País:Portal de Revistas UNA
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/17007
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ensayospedagogicos/article/view/17007
Palabra clave:creencias epistemológicas
educación superior
análisis descriptivo
epistemological beliefs
higher education
descriptive analysis