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For more than 50 years, science educators have emphasized the need for the inclusion of argumentation (see also) and evidence-based reasoning in science classrooms.
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McComas, W.F. (2014). Reasoning. In: McComas, W.F. (eds) The Language of Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-497-0_73
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