Toulmin's Argumentation Pattern as the framework for classroom argumentation activities¶
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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 causal),q3· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study
Description¶
The article presents Toulmin's Argumentation Pattern (TAP) as the model underlying its argumentation-based learning activities. An argument begins with a claim based on data; warrants explain how individuals evaluate the data after reasoning between data and claim, and backings intensify the warrant and provide the reliability of the claim. Qualifiers state situations in which warrants are not valid, and rebuttals state circumstances in which claims are incorrect and invalid. The article uses this six-component model to structure the preparation courses and activity papers given to the experimental group.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Students need preparation in how to conduct argumentation practices and how to use the components of the argumentation process before instruction
Constraints¶
- Claim, rebuttal and qualifier are described as field-invariant, while backing, warrant and data can be field-variant or field-invariant depending on the field
Target Learners¶
- 7th grade secondary school science students
Learning Goals¶
- Scientific argumentation skills
- conceptual understanding of force and motion
- justifying claims with evidence and warrants
Claims¶
- Argument structure training increased students' self-reported confidence with the Toulmin model [+W]
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Key Sources¶
- Buber, A., & Coban Unal, G. (2017). The effects of learning activities based on argumentation on conceptual understanding of 7th graders about “force and motion” unit and establishing thinking friendly classroom environment. European Journal of Educational Research, 6(3), 367-384. https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.6.3.367
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Toulmin's Argumentation Pattern as the framework for classroom argumentation activities |
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The article presents Toulmin's Argumentation Pattern (TAP) as the model underlying its argumentation-based learning activities. |
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