Table 8. Examples of statements used in the PEB questionnaire against which students expressed the extent to which they disagreed or agreed on a 1-5 scale likert scale.
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Dimension |
Example |
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Certainty of knowledge |
Truth is unchanging in my subject. |
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What is accepted as knowledge in my subject is based on objective
reality. |
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Simplicity of knowledge |
Ideas in my subject are really complex. |
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All experts in my subject area understand the subject in the same
way. |
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Source of knowledge |
The most important part of work in my subject is coming up with original
ideas. |
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If you read something in a textbook for my subject, you can be sure it is
true. |
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Justification for knowing |
In my subject, it is good to question the ideas presented. |
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First-hand experience is the best way of knowing something in my subject
area. |
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