Which One of the Following Pairs of Students Best Illustrates

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following pairs of students best illustrates a difference with respect to students' epistemological beliefs?

• A)Irene thinks that doing well in high school is important for getting into a good college, but Isabelle thinks that she can get into college with mediocre grades as long as she has good references.
• B)Julie likes going to school because that is where she sees her friends every day, but Janette likes going to school because of all the new things she learns there.
• C)Keith thinks that learning geography means memorizing place names, but Kareem thinks that learning geography means understanding migration and settlement patterns.
• D)Lorne is well aware of the criteria that his teacher is using to evaluate his classroom performance, but Luke is clueless about why he is doing poorly in the same teacher's class.

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