Learning Through Collaborative Argumentation

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AbstractBy interacting with experienced scientists and mathematicians, students can able to enrich their knowledge in the field of science and mathematics. They learn to transform, listen critically, and respond to others constructively when students argue scientifically. Argumentation helps learners deal with different ideas that can deepen their learning. This approach will encourage the students to refine the concepts with others, which helps them understand and work together to refute assumptions. In this approach, the students can question the topic re-state their comments in more technical terms, which helps them build and create the models for clarification. Teachers may promote constructive dialogue in classrooms. The professional development approach can help the instructor address the possible obstacles, such as communicating with the students during their academic activities. This chapter introduces the concept of collaborative learning and its benefits, argumentation in learning environments, preparing the classroom environment for collaborative learning, and evaluating argumentation.KeywordsCollaborative argumentationArgumentation-based learning technologiesBenefits of argumentationKinds of argumentsSkills of argumentationLearning to argue and arguing to learnArgumentation in learning environmentsEvaluating argumentation