Examining Students' Ability to Critique Arguments and Exploring the Implications for Assessment and Instruction CBAL
- Author(s):
- Song, Yi; Deane, Paul; Fowles, Mary E.
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Report Number:
- RR-17-16
- Source:
- ETS Research Report
- Document Type:
- Report
- Page Count:
- 14
- Subject/Key Words:
- Analytical Reasoning, Task Design, Cognitively Based Assessment of, for, and as Learning (CBAL), Grade 8, Writing Assessment, Reading Assessment, Argumentative Discourse
Abstract
This study assessed 1,706 eighth-grade students' reasoning abilities through a critique task in an integrated argumentative reading and writing test. Results indicate that the majority of students did not detect fallacious arguments or clearly explain problems in the arguments. They encountered various challenges in critiquing an argument: (a) being off-task, (b) failing to identify fallacious arguments, (c) having difficulty explaining specific problems in reasoning, and (d) not connecting their criticisms with particular parts of the text being critiqued. Task design and instructional implications are discussed.
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- https://doi.org/10.1002/ets2.12166