Argumentative Knowledge Construction and Certainty Navigation: A Comparison between Individual and Group Work

Abstract

This study investigated (the extent to which levels of certainty impacted the argumentative knowledge construction in individual work and group work. Argumentative knowledge construction has been characterized into simple claims, grounds, qualifiers, counterarguments, and integrated replies to illustrate the components of argumentation and nature of resolving conflicts in argumentation where certainty levels have been divided into uncertain, neutral, and certain. Findings showed that individual and group work differed significantly in terms of levels of certainty for simple arguments and counterarguments. Study implications were discussed.