ERIC Number: EJ1154093
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0952-3987
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Social Media: How the Next Generation Can Practice Argumentation
Rowland, Amber; Craig-Hare, Jana; Ault, Marilyn; Ellis, James; Bulgren, Janis
Educational Media International, v54 n2 p99-111 2017
In this article the authors share how social media, paired with gaming and in-class supports, can facilitate the practice of scientific argumentation and report data that show how students can learn and practice argumentation through these highly interactive and engaging mediums. Social media will continue to evolve and fluctuate in popularity, but no matter the service or software, there will continue to be online spaces for communication, collaboration, learning, and future career growth. Since the role of education is to prepare students to be college and career ready, the use of social media as a component of schooling should be explored. This work has parsed out specific strategies and methods to support higher order thinking through gaming and social media.
Descriptors: Social Media, Persuasive Discourse, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Games, Video Games, Teaching Methods, Secondary Education, Science Instruction, Skill Development, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers, College Faculty, Biology, Secondary School Science, Questioning Techniques, Grade 9, Pretests Posttests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1019842; 1316799