Critiquing Practices
What are they?
The Critiquing Practices, which are often left out of K-12 science education, emphasize students evaluating and arguing about different models and explantations, which ultimately helps them develop stronger understandings about the natural world.
Each of the modules below focuses on one of the Critiquing Practices. These modules include agendas as well as other resources (e.g. handouts, videos) needed to conduct the professional development experience. Each module is designed to take approximately 45 minutes.
Each of the modules below focuses on one of the Critiquing Practices. These modules include agendas as well as other resources (e.g. handouts, videos) needed to conduct the professional development experience. Each module is designed to take approximately 45 minutes.
Critiquing Practices |
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DescriptionScientific argumentation is a process that occurs when there are multiple ideas or claims (e.g. explanations, models) to discuss and reconcile. An argument includes a claim supported by evidence and reasoning as well as evaluates and critiques competing claims.
Obtaining, evaluating and communicating information occurs through reading and writing texts, as well as through communicating orally. Scientific information needs to be critically evaluated and persuasively communicated as it supports engagement in other science practices. |
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