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Download full textSong, Yi; Deane, Paul; Fowles, Mary – ETS Research Report Series, 2017
This study assessed 1,706 eighth-grade students' reasoning abilities through a critique task in an integrated argumentative reading and writing test. Results indicate that the majority of students did not detect fallacious arguments or clearly explain problems in the arguments. They encountered various challenges in critiquing an argument: (a)…
Descriptors: Criticism, Persuasive Discourse, Academic Ability, Grade 8
Direct linkChauncey Monte-Sano; Ryan E. Hughes – Social Education, 2024
Middle school social studies teachers are increasingly working on argument writing in their classrooms so that students can successfully write counterarguments that acknowledge competing perspectives about historical and social issues by the end of eighth grade. The authors' prior research indicates that eighth-grade students "can" grow…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Social Studies, Writing Instruction, Middle School Students
Glassner, Amnon; Schwarz, Baruch B. – Learning and Instruction, 2005
The ability to critically evaluate whether information presented actually supports a given claim is essential for cognitive and social development. This paper presents a study focusing on developmental and contextual aspects of this ability (called antilogos). We tested antilogos for different variables: age group (Grades 8 and 10), direction of…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Criticism, Social Development, Grade 10
