What Is Meant by Argumentative Competence? An Integrative Review of Methods of Analysis and Assessment in Education

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 483-520

  Rapanta, Chrysi ^a   Garcia Mila, Merce ^b   Gilabert, Sandra ^b  

^a ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

argument analysis; argument assessment; argumentation; competence; review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879304950     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0034654313487606     Document Type: Review

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