Quantifying and incentivizing exploration of reputable sources for argument formation in an online discussion forum
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Date
2021
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Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited
Abstract
Nuclearpowerformspartofthefirst-yearphysicsundergraduatecourseworkinthe extended curriculum program at the University of the Western Cape. This investigation intendstoassiststudentsinmasteringtheirunderstandingof hownuclearpowerworksthroughthedevelopmentofcriticalthinkingskillsaround thetopicandtocreateawarenessamongstudentsoftheimplicationsofexpanding anuclearpowerfootprint.Throughdebate,studentsinthiscourseinvestigatethe impactofSouthAfricaincreasingitsnuclearfootprintwithinaglobalcontext.In thiswork,studentswereencouragedtoexplorepublicationsandreputablewebsites surroundingthistopicandbased ontheirfindingsformulatearguments.
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Online debate, Undergraduate physics, Reference register, Sakai, E-learning
Citation
Square, L. et al. (2021). Quantifying and incentivizing exploration of reputable sources for argument formation in an online discussion forum. The Electronic Journal of e-Learning,19(3), 209-219