... the methodology and the method of data collection the researcher has used. Epistemology The research paper takes an objective epistemological position of the paper. According to Crotty objectivism is based on the assumption that attitudes exists as meaningful entities, both truth and meaning residing within them. (1998). The theory around objectivism assumes that both the level of confidence and the performance on the test can be objectively measured through the use of carefully planned, reliable and valid methods. A constructionist position of the paper would however, argue that performance and confidence are terms that are socially constructed and cannot be directly observed. Constructionism assumes that the meanings of these terms are decided by humans and interpreted by people, therefore questioning whether confidence can be objectively measured. Subjectivism assumes that the meaning is imposed on the object, in this case the term confidence is decided by humans and the term might be interpreted ...

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