Article
Student Conceptions of Expertise
Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference of Learning Sciences
(2016)
Abstract
We report on student beliefs about what constitutes expertise. Our population is a group of first-generation and deaf/hard-of-hearing students participating in a pre-matriculation university program designed to encourage reflection and metacognitive practice. Students first worked in small groups to articulate criteria that defined expertise and then engaged in a class discussion in which a formal definition was developed. All activities were recorded and student discourse analyzed, revealing a nuanced and evolving understanding of expertise.
Keywords
- epistemology,
- expertise,
- student understanding
Disciplines
Publication Date
2016
Citation Information
Charles Bertram, Anne E. Leak, Eleanor C. Sayre, Mary Bridget Kustusch, et al.. "Student Conceptions of Expertise" Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference of Learning Sciences (2016) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mbkustusch/5/