Exploratory Factor Analysis for the Survey of Epistemic Beliefs for Discipline-Based Knowledge Creation

Abstract

The study of personal epistemology has been very much confined to the dimensions of nature ofknowledge and nature of knowing. Given the technology driven knowledge society that we face today, it is necessary to cultivate knowledge creators among 21st century learners. This study proposed to study personal epistemology from the perspective of knowledge creation. A new questionnaire the survey university students epistemic beliefs for discipline-based knowledge creation was crated. Through exploratory factor analysis and internal consistency analysis, the survey was found to possess construct validity and good reliability. This new questionnaire can be the basis for a range of new studies on personal epistemology.