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Classroom Debate

Classroom Debate is a structured instructional practice within science education that engages students in argumentation about contested socioscientific issues through reasoned discourse, distinguishing it from general discussion by its formalized roles, evaluative criteria, and pedagogical focus on critical evaluation of evidence and ethical considerations.

215

Publications

9.3K

Citations

367

Authors

173

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

49

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Publications

215

Discussing Controversial Public Issues in Secondary Social Studies Classrooms: Learning from Skilled Teachers

Theory & Research in Social Education · 2002 · 335 citations

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Knowledge producers or knowledge consumers? Argumentation and decision making about environmental management

Maria-Pilar Jime ́nez-Aleixandre · International Journal of Science Education · 2002 · 319 citations

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Promoting Discourse about Socioscientific Issues through Scaffolded Inquiry

Kimberly A. Walker, Dana L. Zeidler · International Journal of Science Education · 2007 · 285 citations

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Role-play or debate to promote students' argumentation and justification on an issue in animal transgenesis

Laurence Simonneaux · International Journal of Science Education · 2001 · 212 citations

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Controversy in the classroom: The democratic power of discussion

Troy D. Sadler · Science Education · 2009 · 203 citations · Full text

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Authors

367

  1. LS
    Laurence Simonneaux

    Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, France

    4 publications · 275 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. DW
    David W. Johnson

    University of Minnesota, United States

    4 publications · 336 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. MO
    Moomala Othman

    Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

    4 publications · 206 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. DL
    Dana L. Zeidler

    University of South Florida, United States

    3 publications · 399 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. RT
    Roger T. Johnson

    University of Minnesota, United States

    3 publications · 233 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

173

  1. University of Minnesota System

    Minneapolis, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    500 citations

  2. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    342 citations

  3. Clemson University

    Clemson, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    84 citations

  4. Washington College

    Chestertown, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    239 citations

  5. Northern University of Malaysia

    Jitra, Malaysia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    31 citations

  6. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    194 citations

  7. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

    Villeurbanne, France

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    194 citations

  8. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    121 citations

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Venues

  1. Teaching of Psychology

    6 publications · 187 citations

    6

    h-index

  2. International Journal of Science Education

    IJSE · 5 publications · 861 citations

    5

    h-index

  3. The American Biology Teacher

    4 publications · 89 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. Research in Science Education

    3 publications · 186 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. Theory & Research in Social Education

    TRSE · 3 publications · 364 citations

    3

    h-index

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