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Full Option Science System Copyright © The Regents of the University of California 1

Argumentation in Science

INTRODUCTION

In this chapter, we explore the opportunities in FOSS for students

to engage in argumentation from evidence. Argumentation involvesthe interplay of different positions. Good arguments are based onevidence derived from data, as well as sound reasoning. Ideally, these

data come from students’ Vrsthand experiences, with additionalinformation from teacher input and associated media. Sometimesstudents question the relevance or validity of evidence as a result

of argumentation, requiring clariVcation or improvement of datacollection methods or analysis. Other times, students elucidate andsuccessfully defend the reasoning used in an explanation.

Teaching students to reason, argue, and think critically will enhancestudents’ conceptual learning. This will only happen, however,if students are provided structured opportunities to engage indeliberative exploration of ideas, evidence, and argument—in short,how we know what we know, why it matters, and how it came to be.

Jonathan Osborne, “Arguing to Learn in Science

DEFINITIONSArgumentation is a form ofdiscourse, either verbal or written,intended to reach a conclusion or to

codify and explain.

An argument is a discussion duringwhich the merits of competingpositions are presented and defended.

Positions are intellectual constructs,conclusions, and attempts to explaincertain aspects of the way the world

works.

Contents

Introduction ............................1

Argumentation in Science

Instruction...............................2

General Strategies..................5

Strategies for K–2..................6

Strategies for 3–5 ................ 11

Connections to Common CoreState Standards for EnglishLanguage Arts........................ 16

Accelerating English-Language

Development......................... 20

Final Arguments..................... 25

References ............................ 26

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