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Epistemic Cognition: Why It Matters for an Educated Citizenry and What Instructors Can Do
Author(s) -
Hofer Barbara K.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
new directions for teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1536-0768
pISSN - 0271-0633
DOI - 10.1002/tl.20427
Subject(s) - construct (python library) , cognition , psychology , epistemology , sociology , pedagogy , philosophy , neuroscience , computer science , programming language
In academic learning, searching for information, and encounters with competing truth claims, individuals engage their epistemic cognition. This chapter provides an introduction to this psychological construct and discusses research about how instructional practice can promote epistemological understanding for the development of an educated citizenry.