The principal aim of this thesis is to investigate theoretical and methodological issues in the study of epistemic cognition and to explore the use of technology as a research tool. A theoretical analysis examined existing conceptualisations and methodological approaches. This formed the basis of an empirical investigation, in the domain of Psychology, to explore theoretical assumptions. A qualitative in-depth methodology was adopted, using interviews structured around a formally assessed essay. Two empirical studies were conducted. The first led to the development of a representational software tool, which was used in the second study as part of a methodology to explore students' epistemic cognition.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:496862 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Avramides, Katerina |
| Publisher | University of Sussex |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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