Quality of Argumentation Models

Abstract

This study investigated the effectiveness of updated argumentation quality criteria. It evaluated the scale and quality of selected argumentation models judged by the new criteria. Effectiveness concerned content validity, reliability, and practicality of the criteria. The argumentation models were regarded as possessing good quality when they featured important elements in the criteria and received high scores. Five argumentation models were purposefully selected from an argumentative writing course. The models were evaluated by three evaluators with expertise in academic writing. Analysis confirmed the effectiveness of the quality criteria and scale. It addressed all important concerns in evaluation of argumentation; evaluation scores were in accordance with each other, and the important argumentation elements carried equivalent weight. Only three of the models received a quality score of 4 on a scale of 0 (null) to 5 (highest), because they did not feature all quality elements required by the criteria. The updated framework and argumentation models can be further employed for teaching, learning and evaluating argumentation.

Measuring the Level Scientific Argumentation Ability of Biology Prospective Teacher

“…Likewise with (Marttunen,1994), that argumentation skills at the university level are still low. The low ability of scientific argumentation in students is influenced by several factors, first; in this case, the biology prospective at the Mandalika University of Education cannot identify the components or elements in an argument-or in other words, the biology prospective teacher at the Mandalika University of Education does not have a good knowledge of how to compilling an argument because knowledge of the elements of an argument is very important to be able to construct a good argument (Kaewpet, 2018). Second; It is undeniable that in research on argumentation ability, researchers use different instruments-this is in accordance with the purpose of doing a study.…”