STEM Teaching Tool #1: Is it important to distinguish between the explanation and argumentation practices in the classroom?
Authors:
PHILIP BELL AND ANDREW SHOUSE
The vision laid out in the NRC Framework for K-12 Science Education asks learners to engage in the science practice of ‘constructing explanations’ and also in ‘argument from evidence’ (along with six other practices). But, some curricula and PD resources don’t make this distinction. They integrate argumentation into explanation and say that it isn’t important for students to understand the difference. Does it matter in the classroom?
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http://stemteachingtools.org/brief/1