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OLEQ
Oldenburg Epistemic Beliefs Questionnaire
Short abstract
The OLEQ is a standardized questionnaire for measuring individual ideas about knowledge, knowledge acquisition and learning on a general, domain- and topic-independent level. It is based on the model of epistemic beliefs of Schommer (1990), but can also be linked to work based on the model of Hofer and Pintrich (1997). The questionnaire consists of 20 empirically tested items that capture ideas about the (1) structure of knowledge, the (2) source of knowledge, the (3) ability to learn, and the (4) speed of learning. Reliability: Depending on the study and the scale, reliability varies between .50 and .93. Validity: The factor structure was confirmed in several studies by means of confirmatory factor analyses. There is evidence of connections to learning strategies and learning motivation.
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (2019). Open Test Archive: OLEQ. Oldenburg Epistemic Beliefs Questionnaire. Available at: https://www.testarchiv.eu/en/test/9007677
Citation
Berding, F., Paechter, M., Rebmann, K., Schlömer, T., Mokwinski, B., Hanekamp, Y. & Arendasy, M. (2018). OLEQ. Oldenburg Epistemic Beliefs Questionnaire [Verfahrensdokumentation und Fragebogen]. In Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Open Test Archive. Trier: ZPID.
https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4519
Short information
Short Name OLEQ
English Name Oldenburg Epistemic Beliefs Questionnaire
Authors Berding, F., Paechter, M., Rebmann, K., Schlömer, T., Mokwinski, B., Hanekamp, Y., Arendasy, M.
Published in Test archive 2018
Copyright/Licence Copyright Authors; CC-BY-SA 4.0
Key words Epistemology, Attitudes, Graduate Students, Knowledge (General), Learning
Language versions deu
Construct Epistemology
Application age 15 years and older
Item number 20 items
Subscales (1) structure of knowledge, (2) source of knowledge, (3) ability to learn, (4) speed of learning
Application Time approx. 10 min.
Interpretation time approx. 15 min.
Reliability varies between .50 and .93
Findings on factor structure; Correlations with learning strategies and learning motivation.
None; Means and standard deviations.
Applications Research
There is no abstract in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
There is no review in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
First published in
Berding, F., Paechter, M., Rebmann, K., Schlömer, T., Mokwinski, B., Hanekamp, Y. & Arendasy, M. (2013). Development of the Oldenburg Epistemic Beliefs Questionnaire (OLEQ), a German questionnaire based on the Epistemic Belief Inventory (EBI). Current Issues of Education, 16 (1), 1-18.
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Contact information
PD Dr. habil. Florian Berding, Universität Hamburg, Fakultät für Erziehungswissenschaft, Berufliche Bildung und Lebenslanges Lernen (EW 3), Sedanstraße 19, D-20146 Hamburg
ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. mag. Martin E. Arendasy, Universität Graz, Institut für Psychologie, Leitung des Arbeitsbereichs, Universitätsplatz 3, A-8010 Graz, Österreich
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Manuela Paechter, Institut für Psychologie, Universität Graz, Universitätsplatz 2/DG, A-8010 Graz, Österreich
Prof. Dr. Karin Rebmann, Fachgebiet Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik, Universität Oldenburg, Ammerländer Heerstraße 114-118, D-26111 Oldenburg
Prof. Dr. Tobias Schlömer, Professur Berufs- und Arbeitspädagogik, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität, Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Holstenhofweg 85, D-22043 Hamburg