The Epistemic Dimension of Competence in the Social Sciences

To investigate competence in the social sciences, we propose to define competence as a particular configuration of the learner’s cognition, strategic repertoire, motivation, and orientation toward knowing. Specifically, we focus on epistemic beliefs and on the changes that a view of knowing as a com...

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Main Authors: Liliana Maggioni, Emily Fox, Patricia A. Alexander
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Bielefeld University 2010-12-01
Series:Journal of Social Science Education
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Online Access:http://www.jsse.org/2010/2010-4/pdf/Maggioni-et-al-JSSE-4-2010.pdf