Abstract
The aim of this study was to construct and validate of Changing Epistemological Beliefs Questionnaire(CEBQ) in Iraqi nursing students.for this purpose, first with the help of psychology professors, the relevant research literature was studied, then 17 items related to the changing epistemological beliefs were created. The research method was descriptive correlational studies. The statistical population of the study was Iraqi nursing students and a sample of 200 students was selected as a class from the research community. The face validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by psychologists, exploratory factor analysis was used to determine factor validity and Cronbach's alpha method was used to assess the internal validity of the questions. Factor analysis of the questions showed that this scale has three factors: epistemic doubt, epistemic volition and resolution strategies. In total, these three factors can explain 65.25% of the variance in the changing of epistemic beliefs and have a good fit. According to the obtained results, this questionnaire can be used as a valid tool to assess the changing of epistemological beliefs.
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