CHANGE IN EPISTEMOLOGICAL BELIEF OF STUDENTS IN CURRENT ERA

Epistemological beliefs among students about the nature of knowledge and knowing, are the topics of target
currently and has become a field of increased research interest specially among educators. The present study tries
to understand the change that has occurred among students in regards to their epistemological beliefs in the
current era. Student epistemological beliefs are viewed as important as teachers’ epistemological beliefs since it
will influence their behavior in classroom and help in determining their learning strategies. Thus, it is important
for a teacher to determine the change in students’ epistemological beliefs that has occurred due to technical
advancement and development of new learning strategies in order to cater individual differences among learners
and develop higher order thinking.