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Evolution of
Teachers
Argumentation in
Marine Fish
CHIU, Yu-wen, YU, Shu-mey,
Resource
Issue
HSIAO, Ming-chun, HUANG, Hsinchiao
Graduate Institute of
Science Application and
Dissemination,
National Taichung University
Objectives of
the study
the differences of argumentation quality
Theoretical
framework
Toulmin Argumentation Pattern (TAP)
Toulmin, 1958
Qualifier
Data
Claim
Warrant
Backing
Rebuttal
description
No justification
Justification with no
grounds
Justification with
simple grounds
Justification with
elaborated grounds
Justification with
elaborated grounds
and a counter position
Evolution of argument
- Change
- Evolution
- No change
(Jimenez-Aleixandre and Pereiro-Munoz
, 2005)
Epistemological views
- Empiricist-aligned (E)
- Mixed (M)
- Constructivist-oriented (C)
(Tsai & Liu, 2005)
Design and
Procedure
Subject
s
Twenty in-service primary and high
school teachers who are studying for
a science education master degree in
central Taiwan
Central
Taiwan
Instrumen
tSocio-scientific issue
What marine fish resource policy
should policy makers made in
order to deal with the crises of
marine fish resource?
Provide your own reason based on
your assigned role.
Design
The task is set in e-learning system
Teachers are asked to engage in three-round
argumentation
Making arguments
Responding others arguments and
refining arguments
Group discussion in the classroom
argumentation
- Epistemological views
- Three Rounds analysis
- Biology major & Science teaching
Evolution of argumentation
Inter-rater consistency of .90 is
achieved
Epistemological views
(Tsai & Liu , 2005)
Epistemological
views
Subtotal
(N)
10
Nonbiology
major
Subtotal
(N)
Science
teaching
Nonscience
teaching
13
12
20
Subtotal
(N)
Results and
Discussion
Arguments of
different
epistemological
views
Quality of
different
epistemological
views
Comparison of arguments
in three rounds
R1: the first round argumentation, R2: the second round argumentation,
R3: the third round argumentation
Quality of
argumentation
in three rounds
BN: Biology major, Science teaching; BN: Biology major, Non-science teaching
NS: Non-biology major, Science teaching; NN: Non-biology major, Non-science teaching
Change in teachers
Level of change
Epistemological view
positions
Subtotal
Change
(N=4*)
3*
Evolution
(N=5*)
1*
No change
(N=12)
M
C
6
2
Epistemological view
Level of change
Subtotal
Change
(N=5)
Evolution
No change
Change
(N=10)
Evolution
No change
Change
3*
(N=5)
Evolution
1*
No change
* one has both change and evolution
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course
interaction
Issue discussion
Ecologists
Group 1
policy makers
Group 2
fishermen
Group 3
general persons
Group 4
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Additional files
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Arguments
Description
Example
Claim
Data
Backing
Warrant
Qualifiers
Rebuttal
Query
Offtask
Argumentation Quality
Rubric
Score
Description
No justification
Example
Justification with no
grounds
Justification with
simple grounds
Justification with
elaborated
grounds
Justification with a
counter position
Change in teachers
positions
Level of
Epistemolorole
source
change
gical view
dimension
change
(NP)
fisherman
Group
discussion
Marine resources
protecting area
change
(PN)
general
person
Paper report
Vegetarianism
change
(NP)
ecologist
Group
discussion
change
(NP)
fisherman
Paper report
Level of
change
role
Epistemolo
-gical view
source
dimension
(PP)
ecologist
E-learning
(PP)
fisherman
Group discussion
(PP)
fisherman
Group discussion
& paper reports
(PP)
ecologist
Group discussion
sightseeing fishery
Consulting other successful
countries, planned and guided
by the government.
(PP)
policy
maker
E-learning
Evolution