Enhancing Students' Argumentation Skills Using an Argument Driven Inquiry-Based Module

Argumentation skills as a form of communication has function to externalize
ideas through scientific discourse is a very important in learning of science.
As an integral part of the science, argumentation skills should be included as
a component of learning science. The purpose of this study is to determine
the effectiveness of argument driven inquiry-based module in enhancing the
students’ argumentation skills. This study was conducted at one of the State
Senior High School in Surakarta academic year 2016/2017. The pre-test and
posttest research design with treatment and control class groups were used in
the study. While the treatment group taught by using module based on
argument-driven inquiry, the control group was taught by a module that
commonly used at school. As the study concluded, using argument driven
inquiry-based module in the learning process is effective to enhance the
quality of students’ argumentation skills.