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Building Argumentation Skills in the Biology Classroom: An Evolution Unit That Develops Students' Capacity to Construct Arguments from Evidence
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Homburger, Sheila A.; Drits-Esser, Dina; Malone, Molly; Stark, Louisa A. – American Biology Teacher, 2021
Arguing from evidence is one of eight key science practices in which students should engage. It is an essential component of science, yet students have difficulties with this practice. We describe a scaffolded claims-evidence-reasoning (CER) argumentation framework that is embedded within a new eight-week, freely available curriculum unit…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Science Instruction, Evidence, Logical Thinking
Creating Epistemic Access through a Scaffold Approach: Academic Literacy Skills Development for South African First-Year Public Administration Students
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van Dijk, Gerda H. G.; Vivian, Brenda A.; Malan, Lianne P. – Teaching Public Administration, 2019
For higher education institutions to produce graduates capable of contributing to society and the economy in a productive manner, educational emphasis is placed on the development of critical thinking. The above necessitates that higher education institutions are able to engage in responsive curriculum design and delivery for enhanced student…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Skill Development, College Freshmen