Using the Cognitive Apprenticeship Web-based Argumentation System to Improve Argumentation Instruction

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 476-486

  Tsai, Chun Yen ^a   Jack, Brady Michael ^b   Huang, Tai Chu ^c   Yang, Jin Tan ^d  

^a CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b WENZAO URSULINE UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Cognitive apprenticeship; Toulmin Argument Pattern; Web based system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864277875     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-011-9339-7     Document Type: Article

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