Electronic Mail as a Pedagogical Delivery System: An Analysis of the Learning of Argumentation.

Marttunen, Miika

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ERIC Number: EJ547653

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Publication Date: 1997

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Electronic Mail as a Pedagogical Delivery System: An Analysis of the Learning of Argumentation.

Marttunen, Miika

Research in Higher Education, v38 n3 p345-63 Jun 1997

Content analysis of 441 electronic mail (e-mail) messages used by 31 Finnish undergraduate students investigated the use of the medium for practicing argumentation (grounding of stated claims) in two teaching modes: a tutor-led seminar and self-directed student discussion. Results indicated argumentation improved during the experiment, especially when counterargumentation was involved and that student-led groups improved most. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, College Students, Delivery Systems, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Strategies, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Institutional Research, Persuasive Discourse, Student Role, Teacher Role, Undergraduate Study

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Finland

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