Argument-Driven Inquiry: Tracking Progress Through General Chemistry

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Meghan A. Lower (Creator)

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East Carolina University (ECU )

Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Abstract: This study examines student argumentation within a two-semester general chemistry laboratory sequence at a state university in the Southeast , which employed the Argument-Driven Inquiry (ADI) instructional model for laboratory instruction. Video recording of group argumentation from nine investigations , were transcribed and coded using the Assessment of Scientific Argumentation in the Classroom (ASAC) observation protocol. From the data , a significant positive increase was seen in the total ASAC scores for each of the experiments. An overall increase was seen within each of the three sub-categories of the ASAC observation protocol over the two-semester sequence , with the cognitive sub-score showing a significant increase overtime. In conclusion , the data found that repeated exposure to ADI laboratories improves an essential scientific practice.

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Language: English

Date: 2019

Keywords

argumentation, chemistry, general chemistry laboratory, chemical education

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