Argumentation / Classroom discussion

Overview

Influence: Argumentation / Classroom discussion
Domain: Teaching Strategies
Sub-Domain: Instructional strategies
Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Potential to considerably accelerate
Influence Definition: A form of instruction in which students are invited to speak about the topic at hand. It involves much more than a teacher asking a class a question, then another, etc., but involves students discussing with each other, often prompted from an open and not closed set of questions. Provides a classroom environment that gives all students the opportunity to speak and learn from each other.

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title	Author	Article Name	Year Published	Variable	Number of Studies	Number of Students	Number of Effects	Effect Size
Computers and Education	Wecker & Fischer	Where is the evidence? A meta-analysis on the role of argumentation for the acquisition of domain-specific knowledge in computer-supported collaborative learning	2014	Argumentation in collaborative learning	12	1,235	17	0.39
Journal of Educational Psychology	Murphy, Wilkinson, Soter & Hennessey	Examining the Effects of Classroom Discussion on Students' Comprehension of Text: A Meta-Analysis	2009	Fostering classroom discussion	42	NA	42	0.82
Conference paper	Ramallosa, Funa, Geron, Ibardaloza, & Prudente	Meta-Analysis on the Effectiveness of Argument-Based Learning on Students' Conceptual Understanding	2022	Argumentation in science	14	NA	14	0.80
International Journal of Human Sciences	Çömek, Sariçayir, & Erdogan	Effectiveness of the argumentation method: A meta-analysis.	2015	Argumentation in science	25	1,518	25	1.00
Asia Pacific Education Review	Koçoglu & Kanadli	Effect of argumentation-based instruction on student achievement: a mixed-research synthesis.	2024	Argumentation	72	NA	71	0.93
TOTAL/AVERAGE						165	2,753	169	0.79