Form: Constructivist Epistemological Assumptions Scale, CEAS

1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Somewhat disagree
3 – Neutral
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Strongly agree
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1
Facts speak for themselves.
2
Our understanding of the natural, physical world is influenced by our social values.
3
Scientific facts are universal truths; they do not change over time.
4
Nothing is really good or bad, it always depends upon how we think about it.
5
What we see with our own eyes is influenced by our expectations.
6
Truth is relative. What is true at one point in time may not be true at another.
7
Scientific investigations are objective; they are not influenced by social values.
8
We never see the world as it really is. What we perceive depends on what we believe and want to see.
9
Our understanding of human behavior is influenced by our social values.
10
Nothing is really important by itself. A thing is important if we think it is.
11
Seeing is believing.
12
The more people know, the more they are bound to feel that they cannot be completely sure about anything.

The presented answer sheet is not an original form and is not intended for printing or use as a handout.

The answer numbers are used only to label response columns. They are NOT scores and should not be used for calculating results.