Which one of the following pairs of students best illustrates a difference in epistemic beliefs?
A) Irene thinks that doing well in high school is important for getting into a good college, but Isabelle thinks that she can get into college with mediocre grades as long as she has high SAT scores.
B) Julie likes going to school because that's where she sees her friends every day, but Janette likes going to school because of all the new things she learns there.
C) Keith thinks that learning geography means memorizing place names, but Kareem thinks that learning geography means understanding migration and settlement patterns.
D) Loren is well aware of the criteria that his teacher is using to evaluate his classroom performance, but Luke is clueless about why he is doing poorly in the same teacher's class.

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Epistemic beliefs refer to beliefs about the nature of knowledge and learning. Keith and Kareem have different views on what it means to learn geography, illustrating a difference in their epistemic beliefs.

Which One of the Following Pairs of Students Best Illustrates