ISBN:
9789400717930
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (VIII, 213p. 12 illus, digital)
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. u.d.T.
Keywords:
Genetic epistemology
;
Educational psychology
;
Education
;
Education
;
Genetic epistemology
;
Educational psychology
;
Education Psychology
Abstract:
With the world and its structures becoming ever more complex, and the nature of future employment becoming ever more unpredictable, the notion of 'cognitive flexibility' has a high profile in educational and psychological debate. The contributions in this volume analyze the nature of cognitive flexibility, as well as the impact of different types of beliefs on cognitive flexibility. Making adequate decisions requires considering input from a variety of continuously evolving sources rather than adhering to predetermined procedures. Adopting a position in a debate necessitates the critical evalu
Description / Table of Contents:
Links Between Beliefsand Cognitive Flexibility; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Cognitive Flexibility; 1.2 Epistemological Beliefs and Cognitive Flexibility; References; Chapter 2: Personal Epistemology: Nomenclature, Conceptualizations, and Measurement; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Literature Search; 2.3 Section I: Nomenclature and Conceptualizations; 2.3.1 The Dual Nature of Personal Epistemology; 2.3.2 Review of Conception-Oriented Form of Personal Epistemology; 2.3.2.1 Conceptions About What; 2.3.2.2 Cognitive Form, Status, and Range
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2.3.3 Argument Concerning Conception-Oriented Form of Personal Epistemology2.3.3.1 "Epistemic" Versus "Epistemological"; 2.3.3.2 "Beliefs" Versus Other Descriptions; 2.3.4 Review of Process-Oriented Form of Personal Epistemology; 2.3.5 Argument Concerning Process-Oriented Form of Personal Epistemology; 2.4 Section II: Measurement of Epistemological Beliefs; 2.4.1 Review by Measurement Clusters; 2.4.1.1 Cluster I: Likert-Type Measures of Unitary Positions or Belief Dimensions; 2.4.1.2 Cluster II: Direct Questions About the Nature of Knowledge and Knowing
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2.4.1.3 Cluster III: Measures of Judgments About Assertions2.4.1.4 Cluster IV: Measures of Salient Meaning Making; 2.4.1.5 Cluster V: Measures of Separate and Connected Knowing; 2.4.2 Methods of Measuring Epistemological Beliefs; 2.4.2.1 Inference from Related Beliefs; 2.4.2.2 Directly Assessing Epistemological Beliefs; 2.4.2.3 Inference from Epistemological Judgments and Salient Meaning Making; 2.4.3 Argument Concerning the Measurement of Epistemological Beliefs; 2.5 Conclusions; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 3: The Generative Nature of Epistemological Judgments: Focusing on Interactions Instead of Elements to Understand the Relationship Between Epistemological Beliefs and Cognitive Flexibility3.1 The Relationship Between Epistemological Beliefs and Cognitive Flexibility; 3.1.1 Preliminary Remarks; 3.1.2 Cognitive Flexibility and the Cognitive Flexibility Theory; 3.1.2.1 Statement I: Cognitive Flexibility Is Normality Not an Exceptional Case; 3.1.3 The Mechanism of Cognitive Flexibility and Epistemological Beliefs: First Conclusions
Description / Table of Contents:
3.1.3.1 Statement II: Stability Is Normality in Educational Psychology and Cognitive Flexibility Is the Exceptional Case3.1.4 Flexibility of Epistemological Beliefs; 3.1.5 Epistemological Resources: The Perspective of Hammer and Elby; 3.1.6 The Generative Nature of Epistemological Judgments; 3.1.6.1 Statement III: Focusing on Detailed Interactions Between Complementary Cognitive Elements as the Smallest Unit to Understand the Flexibility of Epistemological Judgments Is Necessary; 3.2 The Relationship Between Epistemological Beliefs, Epistemological Judgment, and Cognitive Flexibility
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3.3 Conclusion
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-007-1793-0
URL:
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