Teachers' Epistemic Authority: Perceptions of Students and Teachers

摘要: The present study examines students' perception of the teacher's role as epistemic authorities, that is, a source determinative influence on formation individuals' knowledge, from three perspectives. First, it 7th and 10th graders' their teachers authorities. results showed subject matter, well age gender, him/her an authority. In addition, interest in matter was found to be important predictor perception. second part focuses teachers' self-perceptions indicated personal efficacy is most powerful self-perception. Finally, compares perceptions these terms how students perceive them. Two main findings following: (a) themselves being more authority than consider them; (b) believe them actually think.