Module+9

Type in the content of your new page here.**Thinking About Your Classroom** argument - an exchange of different views looking at something from a different perspective challenging someone’s opinion positives and negatives when they are discussing the outcomes of a science experiemt when they are comfortable with some of the base knowledge-have to have some students will but others won't need to know enough when they have an understanding if it is coming from a personal experience then they are more comfortable planning an exposition text when they are scaffolding into the topic- they have a framework of their thinking when they are asked an open question have different points of view
 * //When do your students engage in argumentation?//**

when they are not equipped with evidence, framework to follow, biased, evidence doesn't back up , when rebuttal is not allowed, lack of listening skills, non active listening not having a preparedness to understand another point of view not knowing a logical structure not having enough time to think not understanding the topic not taking it personally
 * //At what points do they have problems in creating and supporting a clear argument?//**

forces students to think- they have to understand the gathering of evidence they can't be passive they learn not to take arguments seriously they learn how to deal with concienscious issues life skills are developed increased their analytical skills have to pick out the important bits students may change their mind through going through the process, or consider others opinions helps them to be more open minded great for a debate,
 * //What do you see as the strengths of the// // Showing Evidence Tool // //in supporting the further development of higher order thinking in your classroom?//**