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BUILDING THE SKILLS OF ARGUMENTATION AND CONSENSUSNecessary skills for STEM, Socratic Seminars,
and Life
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ARGUMENTATION?
Take a post-it-note from the table Put your name on the back Write on the front your level of ability to engage in discourse and argumentationbased on data and/or evidence Place your post-it on the bar graph
Novice
GainingSkill
Proficient
THE WORLD’S TEN BEST INVENTIONS
THE WORLD’S TEN BEST INVENTIONS
You are to place them in order based on
The magnitude of impact it had on the world at the time it was invented
Each group will need to use consensus
You have 10 minutes
ARE YOU USING CONSENSUS?
Define it.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT WHEN I SUGGEST ARGUING AND ARGUMENTATION?
Yelling Personal idea Hurt feelings Win or lose Emotional
Define Argumentation The interdisciplinary study of how conclusions
can be reached through logical reasoning; that is, claims based, soundly or not, on premises. It includes the arts and sciences of civil debate, dialogue, conversation, and persuasion.
CONSENSUS?
You have consensus if you state the following:
1. I have been heard and understood.
2. I have heard and understood.
3. I can live with it.
4. I can (and will) publicly support it.
--From Capturing Kids
PROTOCOL FOR DISCOURSE
One person distributes the cards evenly to the group by dealing them out. Do not reveal your cards until your turn.
Person #1 places one card in the center of the table. Makes a claim “This invention had the greatest
impact on the world the year it was invented” States evidence to support the claim. Team members take turns to provide additional
evidence to support the claim or refute the claim with other evidence.
Person #2 shows one card Repeat the process of Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
Continue for all 10 cards.
EXPLANATION FRAMEWORK
Claim – a statement about the solution to problem
Evidence – scientific data that supports the claim
Reasoning – justification that shows why the data counts as evidence to support the claim and includes appropriate scientific principles
Rebuttal – providing an alternative explanation in the reasoning section Higher level of cognitive development
TWO STAY – THE REST STRAY GALLERY WALK
Select two people from your group who will stay and describe the innovation (invention) that your group felt had the most impact to the other groups who come to your table.
The others in your group will go to two other tables and learn about the other ideas in the room. You may nicely ask questions and see if they can still support their choice.
Return to your home table when finished.
WHY DO WE NEED TO KNOW THIS?
Important in scientific/engineering practices as well as non-scientific
Provides a definition Identifies something that occurred Justifies why you think a certain way
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ARGUMENTATION?
To increase purposeful classroom talk by Decreasing my talking Increasing your talking Learning what everyone knows and understands Make meaning of a specific topic by seeking
consensus.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION AND OTHER SUBJECTS
Scientific: “By evaluating evidence to determine if it is reasonable based on scientific knowledge, a claim can be made” (McNeill, “Supporting Student Explanations in Science,” 2012).
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Claim 1
Reasoning
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION AND OTHER SUBJECTS
Other Subjects: Claim is made and then supporting evidence is used to support the claim
Unless you have good evidence, you will not be able to support your claims and handle a rebuttal
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Claim 1Reasoning
SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION FRAMEWORK
Scientific: “If evidence is not present to support claim, it will not hold up to argumentation or rebuttal” (McNeill, “Supporting Student Explanations in Science,” 2012).
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Claim 1
Reasoning
NOT Claim 2 becauseEvidenceAnd
Reasoning
REFLECT ABOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF ARGUMENTATION
Talk with one other personabout what you learned today. Be prepared to share withclass Justify how you will move your post-it-note
Move your post-it-note when you leave class today.
Novice
GainingSkill
Proficient Expert
THANK YOU FOR THIS POWER POINT AND CARDS