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Researching the Promise and the Challenges of Teaching and Learning Argumentation Across the Disciplines

Sun, April 6, 4:05 to 5:35pm, Marriott, Floor: Fourth Level, 414

Session Type: Symposium

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This session explores instruction in argumentation across curriculum areas by investigating the reading, writing and discourse practices of secondary classrooms and their relationship to student learning opportunities and outcomes. The studies presented focus on the teaching and learning of argumentative writing in high school English language arts classrooms, opportunities to learn disciplinary argumentation based on reading of text sources in middle and high school subject areas, and collaborative design work with secondary teachers to foster argumentation from close reading of historical, scientific, and literary texts. Given the prominence of argumentation in influential educational reforms such as the Common Core State Standards, research is urgently needed to determine how to support teachers in successfully engaging students in argumentation in the disciplines.

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