In this study, the author investigated the epistemological beliefs of 864 bilingual Filipino preservice teachers using Filipino and English versions of the Schommer Epistemological Questionnaire (M. Schommer, 1998). The author conducted confirmatory factor analyses to determine the dimensions and structure of the epistemological beliefs. The results revealed two factors: Simple Learning and Structured Learning. The same factors were found using the Filipino and English versions of the questionnaire. The author discusses the results in terms of how they contribute to the growing evidence regarding the possible problems with particular multidimensional theories and quantitative measures of ...
<.0001; [chi square]/df = 1.63; RNI = .91, TLI = .91, RMSEA = .04. The computation of the [DELTA][chi square] indicated that there was no significant improvement in model fit, [chi square](1, N = 456) = 0.835, p>