Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning
Thu, Apr 07, 2011 12:22 PM
Helpful Article!
This is an extremely helpful article in terms of aiding students in understanding scientific argumentation. I especially like the framework of claim, evidence, reasoning (and later, rebuttal). Mr. Martin, featured in the article, also used excellent questions to introduce students to this framework. He effectively got students thinking about these words--claim, evidence, and reasoning--in terms of their own lives.These framework words were then worked into the discussions, lessons, assignments, and assessments throughout the year. Finally, the use of rubrics to identify students' strengths and weaknesses in students' writing about their simple machine investigations was a great idea and truly contributed to improving the teacher's lessons.