@article {1108,
	title = {THE EFFECTS OF CONCEPT CARTOONS AND ARGUMENTATION BASED CONCEPT CARTOONS ON STUDENTS{\textquoteright} ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS},
	journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education},
	volume = {20},
	year = {2021},
	month = {December/2021},
	pages = {Continuous},
	type = {Original article},
	chapter = {956-968},
	abstract = {Although "Reproduction, Growth, and Development in Living Things" (RGDLT) is a core topic in the Turkish science curriculum, it is known that students have difficulties in understanding. Integrating concept cartoons and argumentation into the teaching of this unit has the potential to promote students{\textquoteright} interest and understanding. This research is the first to compare the effects of concept cartoons and argumentation-based concept cartoons on students{\textquoteright} academic achievement in teaching sixth grade RGDLT subjects. The research was performed with two experimental groups and one control group in a secondary school in Turkey. A quasi-experimental research design was used in the research. Analysis of the post-test results revealed that the success of the group using concept cartoons was higher than the control group, but more importantly, the success of the group using argumentation-based concept cartoons was higher than the group using concept cartoons. The results of this research indicate that the academic achievement of students can be increased significantly when concept cartoons and argumentation-based concept cartoon activities are used in addition to the constructivist methods in teaching these subjects. The results of the research serve as a guide for teachers and researchers interested in teaching science and biology subjects.},
	keywords = {argumentation, biology education, concept cartoons, living things, quasi-experimental research},
	issn = {1648-3898},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/21.20.956},
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2021/987-1639222356.pdf},
	author = {Feyzi Osman Pekel}
}
@article {232,
	title = {THE IMPACT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS{\textquoteright} CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS ON SCIENTIFIC ARGUMENTATION TRAINING AND ON THEIR ABILITY TO CONSTRUCT AN ARGUMENT},
	journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education},
	volume = {10},
	year = {2011},
	month = {December/2011},
	type = {Original article},
	chapter = {243-260 },
	abstract = {The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of a learning environment created to teach scientific argumentation on the development of critical thinking and argument skills among prospective teacher. The study included 88 2nd grade university students attending Aydin Province Adnan Menderes University, Department of Elementary School Education. An experimental and control group design was used and activity sheets were prepared to develop argument skills in accordance with the topic of {\textquotedblleft}Mechanics{\textquotedblright}. The results of the present study showed that the critical thinking skills among prospective teachers included in the learning environment were higher in comparison to those in the control group, and that critical thinking post-test scores did not show a significant difference by gender in either group. It was also concluded that the learning environment used in the study had a positive effect on the quality of written scientific arguments of prospective teachers.},
	keywords = {argumentation, Critical thinking, written argument},
	issn = {1648-3898},
	url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2014/987-1410547733.pdf},
	author = {Asuman Seda Saracaloglu and Hilal Aktamis and Yesim Delioglu}
}
