Quantifying and incentivizing exploration of reputable sources for argument formation in an online discussion forum

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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