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Table 3 Intercorrelations for epistemological beliefs and nature of science

From: Exploring the Relationships among Epistemological Beliefs, Nature of Science, and Conceptual Change in the Learning of Evolutionary Theory

 

SK

CK

QL

FA

OA

EN

TN

SC

SK

1

       

CK

0.42**

1

      

QL

0.39**

0.24**

1

     

FA

0.22*

0.09

0.42**

1

    

OA

0.31**

0.31**

0.09

0.14

1

   

EN

−0.07

−0.10

−0.19*

−0.15

0.04

1

  

TN

−0.34**

−0.34**

−0.36**

−0.22*

−0.26**

0.16

1

 

SC

−0.09

−0.32**

−0.05

0.06

−0.19*

0.09

0.12

1

  1. SK simple knowledge, CK certain knowledge, QL quick learning, FA fixed ability, OA omniscient authority, EN empirical nature of scientific knowledge, TN tentative nature of scientific knowledge, and SC social cultural nature of scientific knowledge
  2. **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05
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