Dowell, J;
Asgari-Targhi, M;
(2008)
Learning by Arguing About Evidence and Explanations.
Argumentation
, 22
(2)
217 - 233.
10.1007/s10503-007-9060-0.
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Abstract
Collaborative learning with cases characteristically involves discussing and developing shared explanations. We investigated the argumentation scheme which learners use in constructing shared explanations over evidence. We observed medical students attempting to explain how a judge had arrived at his verdict in a case of medical negligence. The students were learning within a virtual learning environment and their communication was computer mediated. We identify the dialogue type that these learners construct and show that their argumentation conforms with an abductive form of argumentation scheme ('inference to the best explanation'). We also assessed the students' learning and propose that it is related to particular features of this argumentation scheme.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Learning by Arguing About Evidence and Explanations |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10503-007-9060-0 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10503-007-9060-0 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10503-007-9060-0 |
| Keywords: | Collaborative learning, Abductive reasoning, Argumentation scheme |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/143204 |
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