Your Epistemology Dr Chase Young Cunningham J W amp Fitzgerald J 1996 Epistemology and reading Reading Research Quarterly 31 3660 epistemology iˌpistəˈ ID: 275887
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Slide1
Examining
Your
Epistemology
Dr. Chase YoungSlide2
Cunningham, J. W., & Fitzgerald, J. (1996).
Epistemology
and reading.
Reading
Research
Quarterly
, 31, 36-60. Slide3
e·pis·te·mol·o·gy
iˌpistəˈ
mäləjē
Noun
PHILOSOPHY
the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.Slide4
Three Main Concerns
What constitutes or counts as
knowledge
?
Where is knowledge located?
How is knowledge attained? Slide5
Examining Your Epistemological Beliefs
P
RE
H
R
SC
PS
PM
Slide6
Examining Your Epistemological Beliefs
Can we have knowledge of a single reality which is independent of the knower?
If Yes: R
If No: P, RE, H, SC, PS, PMSlide7
Examining Your Epistemological Beliefs
Is there such a thing as truth?
If Yes: RE, H, R, SC, PS
If No: P, PMSlide8
Examining Your Epistemological Beliefs
What primary test must proposed knowledge pass in order to be true?
If Correspondence: RE
If Coherence: RE, H, SC
If Pragmatic: P, H, SC, PS, PMSlide9
Examining Your Epistemological Beliefs
Is knowledge primarily
universal or particular
?
If Universal: H, R, SC
If Particular: P, RE, PS, PMSlide10
Examining Your Epistemological Beliefs
Where is knowledge located relative to the knower?
If Outside: P, RE
If Between: H, R
If Inside: R
If Monism: SC
If Pluralism: PS, PMSlide11
Examining Your Epistemological Beliefs
What are the relative contributions of sense data and mental activity to knowing?
If Sense Data: P, RE, H
If Mental Activity: SC, PS, PM
Mix of Both: RSlide12
Examining Your Epistemological Beliefs
To what degree is knowledge discovered versus created?
If Discovered: P, RE, H, R
If Created: SC, PS, PMSlide13
Examining Your Epistemological Beliefs
Calculate the Most Salient and Secondary ResponsesSlide14
Theories of Knowledge in Five Clusters
P = positivism
RE = radical
empiricism
H =
hypothetico
-
deductivism
/
formalism
R = realism/essentialism
SC = structuralism
/
contextualism
PS =
poststructuralism
PM = postmodernism Slide15
Your Epistemological “Horoscope”Slide16
Examining Existing Models of ReadingSlide17
Examining The Interactive Model
Can
we have knowledge of a single reality which is independent of the knower?
Yes and no
Is there such a thing as truth?
Yes:
RE, H, R, SC, PS
What primary test must proposed knowledge pass in order to be true?
Correspondence
:
RE
Is knowledge primarily universal or
particular?
Universal
: H, R,
SC
Where is knowledge located relative to the
knower?
Between
: H, R
What are the relative contributions of sense data and mental activity to knowing?
Sense
Data: P, RE, H
To what degree is knowledge discovered versus created?
Discovered
: P, RE, H,
RSlide18
Examining The Interactive Model
hypothetico
-
deductivism
/formalism
realism/essentialism Slide19
Examining The Transactional Model
Can
we have knowledge of a single reality which is independent of the knower? No:
P, RE, HF, SC, PS,
PM
Is there such a thing as truth?
No and Yes
What primary test must proposed knowledge pass in order to be true
?
Coherence: RE, H, SC
Is knowledge primarily universal or particular?
Universal: H, R, SC
Where is knowledge located relative to the
knower?
Monism: SC
What are the relative contributions of sense data and mental activity to knowing?
Mental Activity:
SC, PS,
PM
To what degree is knowledge discovered versus created?
Created:
SC, PS,
PMSlide20
Examining The Transactional Model
structuralism
/
contextualism
Poststructuralism
/postmodernism?Slide21Slide22
Three Main Concerns
What constitutes or counts as knowledge?
Can we have knowledge of a single reality which is independent of the knower?
Is there such a thing as truth?
What primary test must proposed knowledge pass in order to be true?
Is knowledge primarily universal or particular?
Where is knowledge located?
Where
is knowledge located relative to the knower?
How is knowledge attained?
What are the relative contributions of sense data and mental activity to knowing?
To what degree is knowledge discovered versus created? Slide23
Richer Understanding
Evaluating Models of Reading
Emphasis of Models
Determine Epistemology of Self and Others
Instructional Implications
Research Implications