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Argumentation in higher education : improving practice through theory and research /

"Argumentation in Higher Education offers professors, lecturers and researchers informative guidance for teaching effective argumentation skills to their undergraduate and graduate students. This professional guide aims to make the complex topic of argumentation open and transparent. Grounded i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Andrews, Richard, 1953 April 1-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Why argument?
  • The current state of argumentation in higher education
  • Generic skills in argumentation
  • Discipline-specific skills in argumentation
  • The balance between generic and discipline-specific skills
  • Information and communication technologies, multimodality and argumentation
  • Further evidence from research
  • Students' views on argumentation
  • Students' essays and reports in a range of disciplines
  • The significance of feedback from lecturers
  • Methodological issues in researching argumentation
  • Conclusion and a way forward in argumentation studies in education.