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http://dx.doi.org/10.14697/jkase.2008.28.5.495

An Analysis on the Level of Evidence used in Gifted Elementary Students' Debate  

Cho, Hyun-Jun (Korea National University of Education)
Yang, Il-Ho (Korea National University of Education)
Lee, Hyo-Nyong (Kyungpook National University)
Song, Yun-Mi (Korea National University of Education)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.28, no.5, 2008 , pp. 495-505 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the level of evidence used in gifted elementary students' argumentation. The subjects were 15, 5th and 6th grade students selected in the Science Education Institute for Gifted Youth in K University. After the argumentation task was given to students 2 weeks ago, the students grouped themselves in the affirmative and negative and took part in a debate for 2 hours. Their argumentation process was observed, recorded and transcribed for analysis. Transcribed data was given a Protocol Number according to priority and was examined to find out what were the characteristics when students participated in the task. The evidence used in argumentation was graded from level 1 to level 6 according to Perella's Hierarchy of Evidence and the rate of frequency classified by the level was expressed in graph. Students used Level 1- Level 2 evidence above 50% without for or against task. They had weak argumentation making use of low-level evidence such as individual experience, opinion and another person's experience rather than objective evidences. On the other hand, students commented on the lack of opponent's evidence when they could not trust an opponent's evidence. If one team asked the other to present more evidence but could not, they disregarded the question and turned to another topic. And in cases where the opponent team refuted with evidences of high level, the other team just repeated their claim or evaded the rebuttal. The students tended to complete the argument without the same conclusions with some interruptions. The results show that we need an educational programs including scientific argumentation for science-gifted elementary school students.
Keywords
gifted in science; socioscientific issue; argumentation; level of evidence;
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