Apprenticeship as a developmental mechanism in argumentation skill development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21633014 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yu Song (0000-0002-9525-2870, Teachers College, Columbia University), Deanna Kuhn (0000-0002-1321-3289, Teachers College, Columbia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 235-276 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Learning Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1050-8406 • E-ISSN: 1532-7809 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10508406.2025.2559837 |
| OpenAlex | W4414494631 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 75 |
Background An apprenticeship model is proposed as a mechanism for the development of skill inargumentation, with gains serving as a bridge to individual-written arguments, a skill known to be weak at all ages. Method In a multi-week intervention, young adolescents assigned to an experimental group (n = 32) was paired with a series of both more skilled and similarly skilled partners in conducting electronic dialogs on controversial issues. In a comparison condition (n = 42), participants engaged in dialogs with only similarly skilled peers.Findings In a later assessment of individual argument skills on a new topic, the experimental group showed more skilled argument moves they had encountered in their dialogs, relative to the group who had engaged only with peers – a result thereby demonstrating the passage of higher-order intellectual skills from one individual to another and, within the individual, from a social to individual level.Contribution In addition to their educational implications, these results lend support to both an apprenticeship model and a dialogical model of argument skill development
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Thinking Together and Alone
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |