Structured Academic Controversy

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Description

Structured academic controversy is the element in which learners argue multiple sides of an issue before synthesizing a shared conclusion.

Design Implications

Affordances

• Perspective-Seeking/Multiple Perspectives
• Debate

Claims

Related Elements

• Structured Debate
• Collaborative Decision-Making

Key Sources

• Johnson, D. W., & Johnson, R. T. (2009). Energizing learning: The instructional power of conflict. Educational Researcher, 38(1), 37-51. doi:10.3102/0013189x08330540

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