Debate

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Description

Debate is the element in which learners take positions, justify them with evidence, and respond to alternatives in a structured exchange.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• A contestable question
• Evidence standards and discussion norms

Constraints

• Without structure, debate can reward performance over reasoning

Target Learning Goals

• Build argumentation, evidence use, and perspective taking.

Affordances

• Debate
• Epistemic Cognition

Claims

• Argumentation Improves Reasoning [+M]

Related Elements

• Structured Debate
• Justification

Key Sources

• Kuhn, D. (1991). The skills of argument. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9780511571350

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description	Debate is the element in which learners take positions, justify them with evidence, and respond to alternatives in a structured exchange.
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