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Acknowledgements |
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The Importance of Argument |
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Argument and/or Argumentation |
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2 | (1) |
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Argumentation in Higher Education |
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3 | (2) |
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5 | (3) |
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Is Argumentation Too `High' a Term? |
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8 | (2) |
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The Position of Argumentation |
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10 | (2) |
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Theoretical Justifications for the Focus on Argumentation |
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12 | (6) |
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Is Argument a New Preoccupation? |
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18 | (1) |
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The Structure of the Book |
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19 | (3) |
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22 | (1) |
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The Current State of Argumentation in Higher Education |
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23 | (14) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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A Case Study: Argumentation in History |
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32 | (4) |
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36 | (1) |
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Generic Skills in Argumentation |
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37 | (17) |
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Recent Models of Argumentation in Education |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (7) |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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Discipline-Specific Skills in Argumentation |
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54 | (27) |
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First-Year Students Believe Argument to be Important in Their Disciplines |
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55 | (1) |
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Students Feel the Need for More Explicit Instruction |
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56 | (1) |
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Students Tend to Draw on Argumentation Skills Learned in the Previous Stage of Formal Education |
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57 | (1) |
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Most Students are not Sceptical in their Academic Reading |
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58 | (2) |
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Differences Among Institutions, Disciplines and Individual Lecturers are Highly Significant |
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60 | (1) |
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There is a Mismatch Between the Way Lecturers and Students see Argument |
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61 | (1) |
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If Argument is Formally Assessed, it is More Highly Valued by Students |
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62 | (1) |
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Argument in Three Disciplines: History, Biology, Electronics |
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62 | (3) |
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65 | (7) |
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72 | (5) |
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Electronics/Electrical Engineering |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (2) |
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80 | (1) |
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The Balance Between Generic and Discipline Specific Skills |
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81 | (15) |
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Generic Stages in the Development of an Argument |
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81 | (8) |
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The Balance Between Generic and Discipline-Specific Skills |
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89 | (2) |
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Argumentation and Academic Literacy/Literacies |
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91 | (2) |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (1) |
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Information and Communication Technologies, Multimodality and Argumentation |
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96 | (21) |
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An Example of an Undergraduate Dissertation |
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96 | (5) |
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What Does Argumentation Look Like From a Modal Perspective? |
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101 | (9) |
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Argumentation and Information and Communication Technologies in Higher Education |
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110 | (5) |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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Further Evidence from Research |
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117 | (18) |
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Argumentation at School Level Lessons for Higher Education |
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117 | (1) |
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Implications for Higher Education |
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118 | (1) |
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Implications: The Conditions That Have to be in Place |
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119 | (2) |
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Implications Specific Activities |
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121 | (9) |
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Transitions in Education: How Does Argument Change? |
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130 | (4) |
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134 | (1) |
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Students' Views on Argumentation |
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135 | (18) |
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Students Interviewing Other Students |
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135 | (2) |
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Argumentation in a Medical Course |
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137 | (2) |
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Argumentation in Mathematics |
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139 | (1) |
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Argumentation in Psychology |
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140 | (2) |
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Argumentation in Politics |
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142 | (1) |
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Argumentation in Literature Studies, Writing and Performance |
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143 | (3) |
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Argumentation and Discussion in a Vocational Course |
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146 | (2) |
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A More In-Depth Look at Argumentation in Chemistry |
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148 | (4) |
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152 | (1) |
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Students' Essays and Reports in a Range of Disciplines |
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153 | (16) |
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154 | (4) |
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158 | (9) |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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The Significance of Feedback from Lecturers |
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169 | (9) |
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Feedback at Undergraduate Level |
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169 | (3) |
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Feedback at Postgraduate Level |
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172 | (5) |
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177 | (1) |
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Methodological Issues in Researching Argumentation |
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178 | (15) |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (3) |
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182 | (3) |
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Questions to Ask Regarding `Evidence': A Provisional Checklist |
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185 | (2) |
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What Kinds of Methods can be Used to Investigate Argumentation? |
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187 | (3) |
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Argumentation and Scientific Method |
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190 | (2) |
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192 | (1) |
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Conclusion and a Way Forward in Argumentation Studies in Education |
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193 | (27) |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (2) |
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The Distinctiveness of the English Argumentational Tradition at Postgraduate Level |
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196 | (2) |
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What are the Principles of Argumentation as Manifested in Postgraduate Student Writing? |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (4) |
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Argument in Engineering: The Case of a Dissertation |
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203 | (3) |
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206 | (4) |
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210 | (8) |
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218 | (2) |
References and Bibliography |
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220 | (7) |
Index |
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