Author(s)

Lei Ma ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610000, China

Corresponding Author

Lei Ma

ABSTRACT

In university education, many learning activities such as discussion, seminar, debate and writing tasks require argument construction ability. However, problems existing in students' argument construction would decrease student's learning outcome and hinder the development of students' logical thinking. Therefore, critical thinking tools and evaluation basis need to be introduced to improve students' ability of analyzing, information processing, logical reasoning, evaluating and reflecting in argument construction, and to help them achieve better learning experience, increased knowledge retention, improved learning outcomes, and better developed critical thinking ability.

KEYWORDS

Argument construction, high-order thinking, fallacies

CITE THIS PAPER

Lei Ma, Research on the Effective Ways to Improve Students' Argument Construction Ability. Curriculum and Teaching Methodology (2024) Vol. 7: 42-47. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/curtm.2024.070308.

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[3] Zhou Jianwu. Analysis of Effectiveness of Arguments [M]. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press. 2016.

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