WSU’s College of Education will host the 2nd International Argument-Based Inquiry Conference on Aug. 5-7, 2015.
The conference takes place every two years. The last one was hosted by Pusan National University in Busan, Korea.
Argument-based inquiry (ABI), also known as argument-driven inquiry, is a process that better helps student understand and become more proficient in subject matters, by involving them in more of the literary skills of those subjects, such as reading, writing, and speaking. For example, in science learning, students learn how to defend their hypotheses and findings through “argument.”
The purpose of the conference is to explore the benefits of ABI in science, math, and language art classrooms, and provide a forum where researchers can share information and ideas on optimizing ABI to build students’ grasp in the various disciplines.
Conversation among participants will be one of the conference highlights. When critical questions are raised during the conference, we’re going to make sure there’s a chance for cross-disciplinary perspectives. The conference is well-suited for researchers, graduate students, or teachers.
The ABI Conference site is located at: https://abic.education.wsu.edu/.
