Traditionally, epistemology has been the business of philosophers, but during the last few
decades people’s personal epistemology has attracted increasing attention within the field of …

Empirical studies reveal a close relationship between epistemological beliefs (EBs) and
metacognition. For example, more ‘sophisticated’ beliefs are associated with more self-reported …

This article presents a semantic differential called Connotative Aspects of Epistemological
Beliefs (CAEB) developed to assess university students' epistemological beliefs with adjective …

Theories of self-regulated learning assume that learners flexibly adapt their learning process
to external task demands and that this is positively related to performance. In this study, …

Many interactive learning environments (ILEs) offer on-demand help, intended to positively
influence learning. Recent studies report evidence that although effective help-seeking …

Background Previous research has shown that sophisticated epistemological beliefs exert a
positive influence on students' learning strategies and learning outcomes. This gives a clear …

It is widely assumed that more sophisticated epistemological beliefs improve learners’
understanding and knowledge. Nevertheless, recent findings challenge the idea of a simple …

This study investigated the relationship between epistemological beliefs, prior domain
knowledge and self-regulated learning. Biology students (n = 25) and humanities students (n = 26…

Offering help functions is a standard feature of computer-based interactive learning
environments (ILEs). Nevertheless, the effectiveness of learners’ use of help facilities has been …

The present study examined whether a paper-based worksheet that provided source
prompts fostered secondary-school students’ intertext model formation, that is, their mental …