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    The dimensionality of personal beliefs; the investigation of beliefs based on the field study
    (Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones, 2023) Hidayatullah, Achmad; Csíkos, Csaba; Nanjekho Wafubwa, Ruth
    The purpose of this study is to examine whether personal epistemological beliefs are more sensitive to domain study or not. We also examine the relation of this belief with other relevant factors such as parent education, gender, attitude, and academic performance. Two hundred seventy-six students from mathematics education and primary teacher education participated in this study (15 % male and 85% female, mean age = 20.65). A quantitative approach was used in the present study. The finding of this study suggested that certainty of knowledge and attainability of the truth are more specific domains. Mathematics education students hold stronger beliefs about the certainty of knowledge than primary teacher education students, the principle in mathematics is unchanging, and most of the truth in mathematics is already found. In contrast, the beliefs about the justification for knowing and the source of knowledge are more general domains. We found mathematics education students and primary teacher education are equal in their beliefs about the justification for knowing and the source of knowledge. The influence of these beliefs on academic performance is significant. In both field studies, personal epistemological beliefs correlate with attitudes toward academic performance. Both Male and female students in the mathematics education and primary teacher education department are equal in personal epistemological beliefs. This study contributes to improving students' academic performance in higher education.