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SIG 1 - Domain-Specificity and -Generality of Scientific Reasoning and Argumentation

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Scientific reasoning and argumentation are competencies that are relevant at various levels of the educational system, starting from pre-school education and extending to primary, secondary and tertiary education. Although the Learning Sciences offer a variety of approaches that regard scientific reasoning and argumentation as domain-general competencies, there is growing consensus that competent scientific reasoning and argumentation also requires strong knowledge about relevant concepts and acceptable arguments within the particular domain (e.g., Biology, Medicine, Mathematics).

Therefore, the SIG aims to approach to disentangle domain-general from domain-specific components of abilities related to scientific reasoning and argumentation.

Participants

Christian Ghanem (coordinator)
Katharina Engelmann (coordinator)

Andreas Hetmanek
Ansgar Opitz
Beate Sodian
Birgit Neuhaus
Janina Klemm
Jigna Navani
Özgün Tuncer
Sabine Pankhofer
Stefan Ufer
Stefanie Schmidtner