Review Article

Conceptual Integration and Measurement of Epistemological and Ontological Beliefs in Educational Research

Table 2

Constructs and instruments used in research.

ConstructsEpistemological beliefsEpistemological world views and stancesEpistemological and ontological relativism

InstrumentsEpistemological Questionnaire [19]Interviews [25, 51, 52, 54] Four quadrant scale [58]
Epistemological Belief Inventory [150]Vignettes [29, 53]
Epistemological Beliefs Questionnaire [49]Essays and journals [28, 56]
Connotative Aspects of Epistemological Beliefs [48]Concept maps [28, 57]