TY  - JOUR
IS  - 4
A1  - Andrews, Richard
Y1  - 2009/08//
UR  - https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10000919/
SP  - 547
TI  - A case study of argumentation at undergraduate level in history
KW  - Adults
KW  -  England
KW  -  Higher education institution
KW  -  Learning and teaching in further/higher education
KW  -  Argumentation
KW  -  history
KW  -  undergraduate
KW  -  essay
KW  -  interview
KW  -  documents
N2  - This article examines two essays by undergraduate students in the first year of study in History at a university in the UK. It also draws on documentary evidence from the department in question and interviews with the students themselves to paint a picture of the way argumentation operates at this level. While no firm conclusions can be drawn, the evidence suggests a department with a high degree of awareness of the importance of argument and argumentation in studying History; and students who are aware and articulate about the problem facing them in constructing essays in the discipline. Suggestions are made about induction into the epistemological and argumentative demands of undergraduate study.
VL  - 23
SN  - 0920-427X
N1  - Shortish case study arising from HE Academy funded research project on argumentation. Probably not internationally excellent. I'd rate it a 2*, though it appears in a first-rate refereed journal: Argumentation The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com
ID  - discovery10000919
AV  - public
JF  - Argumentation
EP  - 558
ER  -