Comparing the epistemological underpinnings of students' and scientists' reasoning about conclusions
K. Hogan, M. Maglienti 2001 Journal of Research in Science Teaching v. 38, pp. 663-687.

This is a study about students', scientists' and adult non-scientists' evaluations of the validity of conclusions drawn from field ecology observations. The scientists are more likely to rate the conclusions as valid if they match the evidence, whereas the students and non-scientist adults paid more attention to whether the conclusions matched their personal values. The authors interpret this in terms of the scientists having learned a scientific set of cultural practices through interaction with a community of practice.

Subject: Biology:Ecology, Education
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Research Results, Journal Article
Research on Learning: Geoscience Expertise, Ways Of Learning:Social Networking, Cognitive Domain:Misconceptions/barriers to learning