Argumentation as Core Curriculum

Autor/inn/en	Kuhn, Deanna; Moore, Wendy
Titel	Argumentation as Core Curriculum
Quelle	In: Learning: Research and Practice, 1 (2015) 1, S.66-78 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2373-5082
DOI	10.1080/23735082.2015.994254
Schlagwörter	Persuasive Discourse; Core Curriculum; Middle Schools; Middle School Students; Achievement Gains; Grade 6; Urban Schools; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Class Activities; Instructional Effectiveness; New York (New York) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Persuasion; Persuasive Kommunikation; Kerncurriculum; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Middle schools; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	We report on an extended effort to introduce and evaluate argumentation as a stand-alone component of the middle-school curriculum. The dialogic-focused curriculum continued over two school years and from a research perspective benefitted from the availability of a closely-matched comparison group who participated in a parallel but non-dialogic curriculum. Following previous reports of success of the curriculum in developing both dialogic and individual argument skills, we report on results for a new cohort of middle-school students that focus on gains occurring after the first year, specifically in the use of evidence to support and to weaken claims. After two years of twice-weekly participation, students were more likely to support claims with evidence, relative to a comparison group. They continued to show difficulty, however, in using evidence to weaken claims. In addition, participants were more likely to draw on evidence from their own knowledge when debating peers than when writing an individual essay. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01