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ERIC Number: EJ572495
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
Students' Reasoning about Electricity: Combining Performance Assessments with Argumentation Analysis.
Kelly, Gregory J.; Druker, Stephen; Chen, Catherine
International Journal of Science Education, v20 n7 p849-71 Aug 1998
Presents a set of methodological procedures to analyze student arguments. Uses discourse analysis based on perspectives from the philosophy of science and sociolinguistics. Explores conditions leading to warranted arguments. Contains 60 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis, Learning Strategies, Learning Theories, Performance Tests, Persuasive Discourse, Philosophy, Physics, Sciences, Secondary Education, Sociolinguistics, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Philosophy of Science