Drawing Analogies between Logic Programming and Natural Language Argumentation Texts to Scaffold Learners' Understanding

The paper presents a theoretical investigational study of the potential advantages that secondary school learners may gain from learning two different subjects, namely, logic programming within computer science studies and argumentation texts within linguistics studies. The study suggests drawing an...

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Published in:Journal of information technology education 2014, Vol.13, p.73-89
Main Authors: Ragonis, Noa, Shilo, Gila
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abstract Reasoning
Computational Linguistics
Inferences
Linguistics
Logical Thinking
Persuasive Discourse
Programming
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Summary:The paper presents a theoretical investigational study of the potential advantages that secondary school learners may gain from learning two different subjects, namely, logic programming within computer science studies and argumentation texts within linguistics studies. The study suggests drawing an analogy between the two subjects since they both require similar abstraction skills manifested in the analysis of texts and in capturing their logic structure and inference. We propose that drawing analogies between two representations of argumentation texts can advance students' understanding, and, furthermore, using computerized systems may enable students to interact with linguistics texts and thus enhance their understanding. The paper explores the connections between the two disciplines, emphasizing the similar structures used to express the knowledge, and presents the similar abstract thinking processes that learners must carry out. Further implications for curricula are discussed.
ISSN:1547-9714
1539-3585
DOI:10.28945/1951