Related Data for: Argumentative knowledge construction and certainty navigation: A comparison between individual and group work

Level of certainty in word usage has been linked to the extent to which one commits to his or her social process of argumentative knowledge construction. Nonetheless, certainty reflected in linguistic elements used does not promptly translate from individual work to group work in social problem-solving contexts. This study investigated (1) the extent to which the level of certainty impacted the argumentative knowledge construction in individual work and group work and (2) the extent to which the level of person 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 as well as occurrences of pronouns used whereas 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 and person. Further, findings revealed significant differences in individual work’s integrated replies and counterarguments when comparing between levels of certainty. Study implications were discussed.