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ERIC ED409828: Academic Controversy. Enriching College Instruction ...
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title which takes the position that because American
democracy is founded on the premise that citizens need to
engage in free and open discussion of opposing points of
view, it is important that intellectual conflict become
part of college instruction. It suggests several ways in
which structured academic controversy and intellectual
conflict can be used to enrich classroom instruction at
colleges and universities. Five steps are proposed as a
way to create an academic experience that will result in
increased achievement and retention, better problem-
solving and decision-making skills, positive
interpersonal relationships, and greater social
competence and self-esteem. The steps are: first, pairs
of students are assigned to research and prepare an
assigned issue; second, they present the best case
possible; then, opposing pairs engage in open discussion,
advocating their initial position while learning the
opposing one; next, students reverse perspective to
present the opposing position; and, finally, students
integrate different ideas and facts into a single
position. The instructor sets objectives for learning and
social skills, monitors the student debate, and evaluates
academic achievement. (CH)
Date Published: 2015-12-21 00:17:11
Identifier: ERIC_ED409828
Item Size: 4143800
Language: english
Media Type: texts
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