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Reflective Judgment: Theory and Research on the Development of Epistemic Assumptions Through Adulthood
Abstract
The reflective judgment model (RJM) describes the development of complex reasoning in late adolescents and adults, and how the epistemological assumptions people hold are related to the way they make judgments about controversial (ill-structured) issues. This article describes the theoretical assumptions that have guided the development of the RJM in the last 25 years, showing how these ideas influenced the development of assessment protocols and led to the selection of research strategies for theory validation purposes. Strategies discussed here include a series of longitudinal studies to validate the proposed developmental sequence, cross-sectional studies examining age/educational level differences, and studies of domain specificity. Suggestions for assessing and promoting reflective thinking based on these findings are also offered here.
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- Authors
- King, P. M., & Kitchener, K. S.
- Venue
- Educational Psychologist
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2004-01-01
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 5-18
- ISSN
- 0046-1520 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-6985
- OpenAlex
- W2004541670
- Cited by
- 685
- References
- 40
- FWCI
- 25.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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