Learning to Teach Argumentation: Case Studies of Pre-service Secondary Science Teachers

Sibel Erduran; Dilek Ardac; Buket Yakmaci-Guzel

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Sibel Erduran ¹ ^* , Dilek Ardac ², Buket Yakmaci-Guzel ²

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¹ University of Bristol, United Kindgdom² Bogazici University, Turkey^* Corresponding Author

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The article presents a case for the promotion of argumentation in science in preservice teacher education. In recent years, argumentation has emerged as a significant goal for teaching and learning of science. As an important aspect of scientific inquiry, argumentation plays a role in the generation and justification of knowledge claims. The theoretical background on the role of argumentation is reviewed and an empirical study is reported on the ways in which teacher training can be supported in the use of argumentation in science classrooms. Case studies of two Turkish teachers are used to illustrate how teachers structure lessons and support argumentation in secondary science classrooms after a series of training sessions. Results indicate that the teachers incorporated those features of pedagogical strategies (e.g. group discussions and presentations) targeted by the training.

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argumentation
teacher education
case studies

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Erduran, S., Ardac, D., & Yakmaci-Guzel, B. (2006). Learning to Teach Argumentation: Case Studies of Pre-service Secondary Science Teachers. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2(2), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75442

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Erduran S, Ardac D, Yakmaci-Guzel B. Learning to Teach Argumentation: Case Studies of Pre-service Secondary Science Teachers. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2006;2(2):1-14. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75442

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Erduran S, Ardac D, Yakmaci-Guzel B. Learning to Teach Argumentation: Case Studies of Pre-service Secondary Science Teachers. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2006;2(2), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75442

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Erduran, Sibel, Dilek Ardac, and Buket Yakmaci-Guzel. "Learning to Teach Argumentation: Case Studies of Pre-service Secondary Science Teachers". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2006 2 no. 2 (2006): 1-14. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75442

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Erduran, S., Ardac, D., and Yakmaci-Guzel, B. (2006). Learning to Teach Argumentation: Case Studies of Pre-service Secondary Science Teachers. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2(2), pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75442

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Erduran, Sibel et al. "Learning to Teach Argumentation: Case Studies of Pre-service Secondary Science Teachers". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 2, no. 2, 2006, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75442