Scientific Argumentation Model (SAM): A Heuristic for Reading Research Articles by Science Students

Edwin van Lacum, Marcellinus Koeneman, Miriam Ossevoort, Maarten Goedhart*

*Corresponding author voor dit werk

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Samenvatting

Research articles are the typical means scientists use for publishing their scientific results. Therefore, it is important that science students acquire genre knowledge about research articles. This will not only help them with reading science texts but will also provide them with knowledge about the way scientists obtain scientific findings. However, studies have shown that students have difficulties with reading original scientific texts. To support students in acquiring this skill, we have developed a model, the Scientific Argumentation Model (SAM), which can be used as a heuristic in secondary or higher education. This model is based on ideas from argumentation theory and genre analysis and consists of descriptions of seven rhetorical moves that play an important role in a research article’s argumentation: motive, objective, support, counterargument, refutation, main conclusion, and implication. The relations between these moves are depicted in an argumentation scheme. In this study, SAM was validated by investigating its use on research articles from astronomy and biomedical science. The average frequencies of motives, main conclusions, implications, and support chains seem somewhat higher in astronomy papers than in biomedical papers. This might be explained by the different natures of these two disciplines.

Originele taal-2English
Titel Insights from research in science teaching and learning
SubtitelSelected Papers from the ESERA 2013 Conference
RedacteurenN. Papadouris, A. A. Hadjigeorgiou, C. Constantinou
Plaats van productieBerlin
UitgeverijSpringer
Pagina's169-183
Aantal pagina's15
ISBN van elektronische versie978-3-319-20074-3
ISBN van geprinte versie978-3-319-20073-6
DOI's
StatusPublished - 2016

Publicatie series

NaamContributions from Science Education Research
Volume2
ISSN van geprinte versie2213-3623
ISSN van elektronische versie2213-3631

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