Breaking Through Student Bias with Creative Debate Assignments
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Apr 3, 2020
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This Quick Hit article outlines a method used to successfully breakthrough student bias surrounding controversial issues in the classroom. The method uses a debate with randomized position assignments to encourage students to consider all sides of the topic. Student feedback is overwhelmingly positive and students appear to develop a newfound respect and deeper understanding of the assigned subject.
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Settlage, D. M. (2020). Breaking Through Student Bias with Creative Debate Assignments. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.14434/josotl.v20i1.24589
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