Truth Matters: Teaching Young Students to Search for the Most Reasonable Answer

Autor/inn/en	Reznitskaya, Alina; Wilkinson, Ian A. G.
Titel	Truth Matters: Teaching Young Students to Search for the Most Reasonable Answer
Quelle	In: Phi Delta Kappan, 99 (2018) 4, S.33-38 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-7217
DOI	10.1177/0031721717745550
Schlagwörter	Ethics; Common Core State Standards; Persuasive Discourse; Elementary School Students; Language Arts; Teaching Methods; Inquiry; Skill Development; English Instruction; Dialogs (Language); Video Technology; Elementary School Teachers; Ohio; New Jersey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethik; Common core curriculum; Curriculum; Kerncurriculum; Persuasion; Persuasive Kommunikation; Sprachkultur; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Dialog; Dialogs; Dialogue; Dialogues; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	Learning how to formulate, comprehend, and evaluate arguments is an essential part of helping students develop the ability to make better, more reasonable judgments. The Common Core identified argumentation as a fundamental life skill that is broadly important for the literate person. According to the authors, having students engage in an inquiry dialogue oriented toward finding the most reasonable answer is key to developing the skills of argumentation. Inquiry dialogue starts with a contestable, big question that is relevant to student interests and addresses a central issue raised in a text. Such questions invite students to take part in a genuine quest for truth and allow them to develop more reasonable and personally meaningful judgments. Inquiry dialogue is neither teacher-centered nor student-centered; rather, it is truth-centered. In a recent three-year project, the authors worked with elementary school teachers to learn how to support the use of such dialogue-intensive instruction in language arts classrooms. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01