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Kalypso Iordanou1, Chrysi Rapanta2
1School of Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Larnaka, Cyprus.
Frontiers in Psychology
|March 22, 2021
Summary
The "Argue with Me" (AWM) program effectively develops argument skills through dialogue and reflection. This pedagogical approach fosters meta-level understanding crucial for strategic dialogic and individual argument development across various educational levels.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Cognitive Science
- Rhetoric and Composition
Background:
- Developing argument skills is crucial across disciplines, yet effective pedagogical methods remain unclear.
- The
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the
Main Methods:
- Systematic review of approximately 30 studies utilizing the
Main Results:
- Dense engagement in goal-based activities with extended dialogic practice and reflection significantly fosters argument skills and dispositions.
- Meta-level, epistemological understanding of argument's purpose is key to developing strategic dialogic skills.
- Evidence suggests argument skills can transfer across topics, domains, and between dialogic and individual modes of expression.
Conclusions:
- The
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