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Berland, Leema Kuhn; Reiser, Brian J. – Science Education, 2009
Constructing scientific explanations and participating in argumentative discourse are seen as essential practices of scientific inquiry (e.g., R. Driver, P. Newton, & J. Osborne, 2000). In this paper, we identify three goals of engaging in these related scientific practices: (1) sensemaking, (2) articulating, and (3) persuading. We propose using…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Scientific Principles, Inquiry, Student Participation