Share Paper: Scripting Argumentative Text Analysis and Response Generation in ScALE

  1. Tsering Wangyal, National Institute of Education, Singapore, Singapore
  2. Seng Chee Tan, National Institute of Education, Singapore, Singapore

Abstract: Argumentation is a critical aspect of human life and is a highly valued skill (Kuhn et al., 2008; Scheuer et al., 2010). In education, it serves as an important means of fostering learning in various disciplines (Asterhan & Schwarz, 2016; Erduran et al., 2015; Glassner, 2017). Studies have shown that adopting argumentation as a pedagogical approach positively affects student learning, especially in acquiring domain-specific knowledge and promoting critical thinking (Andriessen, 2006; Noroozi et al., 2012; Osborne, 2010). However, despite the increased emphasis on including argumentation practices in the curriculum, research has shown that students’ learning of this skill has been ...