Epistemological beliefs as predictors for self-determination among Filipino preservice teachers

• Main Author: Mendoza, Abigail A.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2009
• Subjects: Knowledge; Theory of > Philippines; Autonomy (Psychology) > Philippines; Student teachers > Philippines; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/2347
• Institution: De La Salle University

The present study investigated whether epistemological beliefs (i.e. learners' beliefs in acquiring knowledge and knowledge itself) can significantly predict self-determination (i.e. drive that comes primarily from the self which pushes an individual to engage in a task) among Filipino preservice teachers. Specifically, the study aimed to determine whether each subscale of epistemological belief (i.e. Complexity of Learning and Structure of Learning) was correlated and would significantly predict self-determination (i.e. Perceived Choice and Awareness of Self). There were 310 preservice teachers in the undergraduate level from different colleges and universities in the Greater Metro Manila are who were asked to complete two measures: Schommer Epistemological Beliefs Questionnaire derived by Bernardo (2008) and Self-Determination Scale. The average age of the participants was 19.16 years (SD = 1.63). Correlation and multiple regressions conducted in the study revealed that only complexity of learning significantly increased with each subscale of self-determination.