Scientific reasoning and argumentation : Advancing an interdisciplinary research agenda in education
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Fischer, Frank, Kollar, Ingo, Ufer, Stefan, Sodian, Beate, Hussmann, Heinrich, Pekrun, Reinhard, Neuhaus, Birgit, Dorner, Birgit, Pankofer, Sabine, Fischer, Martin, Strijbos, Jan-Willem, Heene, Moritz and Eberle, Julia. (2014). Scientific reasoning and argumentation : Advancing an interdisciplinary research agenda in education. Frontline Learning Research. 2(3), pp. 28-45. https://doi.org/10.14786/flr.v2i3.96
Authors | Fischer, Frank, Kollar, Ingo, Ufer, Stefan, Sodian, Beate, Hussmann, Heinrich, Pekrun, Reinhard, Neuhaus, Birgit, Dorner, Birgit, Pankofer, Sabine, Fischer, Martin, Strijbos, Jan-Willem, Heene, Moritz and Eberle, Julia |
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Abstract | Scientific reasoning and scientific argumentation are highly valued outcomes of K-12 and higher education. In this article, we first review main topics and key findings of three different strands of research, namely research on the development of scientific reasoning, research on scientific argumentation, and research on approaches to support scientific reasoning and argumentation. Building on these findings, we outline current research deficits and address five aspects that exemplify where and how research on scientific reasoning and ar-gumentation needs to be expanded. In particular, we suggest to ground future research in a conceptual frame-work with three epistemic modes (advancing theory building about natural and social phenomena, artefact-centred scientific reasoning, and science-based reasoning in practice) and eight epistemic activities (problem identification, questioning, hypothesis generation, construction and redesign of artefacts, evidence generation, evidence evaluation, drawing conclusions as well as communicating and scrutinizing scientific reasoning and its results). We further propose addressing the domain specificities and domain generalities of scientific reasoning and approaches to its facilitation as well as investigating the role of epistemic emotions in scientific reasoning, the social context of SRA, and the influence of digital technologies on scientific reasoning and argumentation. |
Keywords | scientific reasoning; argumentation; epistemic emotions; collaboration; technology |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | Frontline Learning Research |
Journal citation | 2 (3), pp. 28-45 |
Publisher | European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction |
ISSN | 2295-3159 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.14786/flr.v2i3.96 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85099587665 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Page range | 28-45 |
Funder | Elite Network of Bavaria |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 16 Jun 2014 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 19 May 2014 |
Deposited | 02 Jul 2025 |
Additional information | FLR (Frontline Learning Research) adopts the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Creative Common License (BY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). That is, Copyright for articles published in this journal is retained by the authors with, however, first publication rights granted to the journal. By virtue of their appearance in this open access journal, articles are free to use, with proper attribution, in educational and other non-commercial settings. |
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