Publications by authors named "Ignacia Salvat"
The Effect of Peer-Group Argumentative Dialogue on Delayed Gains in Scientific Content Knowledge.
New Dir Child Adolesc Dev
December 2018
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how peer-group argumentation influences the development of scientific concepts among fourth-grade students in classroom settings.
- It involved sixty-one students and compared the effects of a specially designed lesson plan that promoted argumentation against traditional teaching methods.
- Results indicate that while immediate test scores were similar between groups, the intervention group performed better in delayed tests, and the frequency of argumentative interactions correlated with improved understanding of the content over time.