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Direct linkAllan Jeong; Ming Ming Chiu – Distance Education, 2025
Computer-supported collaborative argumentation is an online activity that can engage students in deep discussion and analysis of complex problems. Given the potentially confrontational nature of argumentation, using polite language becomes a strategic approach to prevent breakdowns in group communication and nurture productive dialogues. This…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis, Computer Mediated Communication, Debate
Beth E. Schueler; Katherine E. Larned – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2025
Few interventions reduce inequality in reading achievement, let alone higher-order thinking skills, among adolescents. We study policy debate--an extracurricular activity focused on improving middle and high schoolers' critical thinking, argumentation, and policy analysis skills--in Boston schools serving large concentrations of economically…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Critical Thinking, Equal Education, Educational Policy
