Epistemological Attitudes Towards Sources of Knowledge Semantic Questionnaire

Given the everlasting significance of knowledge in society and academia, this article proposes a theoretical and methodological perspective on conceptualizing and investigating it. Specifically, it aims to explore the epistemological attitude (EA) theory and its semantic approach to assessing sources of knowledge. The article provides a concise overview of the EA theory, which advocates for a systemic perspective on cognition and knowledge. It introduces and elaborates on the core concept and model, which serve as the foundation for the proposed methodology. This methodology suggests examining knowledge objects through subjective, contextual, and epistemological realms as multi-level knowledge constructs. Emphasizing the importance of semantics in studying knowledge, categories, and meanings, the article proposes an epistemological attitude towards sources of knowledge semantic questionnaire. The article delves into the methodology, reflecting on its four consecutive stages. It begins with the formal and substantive stages, which involve selecting sources, choosing academic experts as target participants, and developing content. The procedural stage follows, in which an expert review approach is employed to assess the content validity of the method. Finally, the article discusses the semantic method, elucidating its structure, features, semantic categories, and assessment procedure. The proposed method provides a unique contribution by enabling the analysis of the epistemological and socio-psychological meanings of sources, representing them as semantic constructs.

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