Debate

Overview

A debate assessment is a great way to develop critical thinking skills. It allows the learner to add arguments for or against a proposition that is supplied by the instructor. They can also challenge the arguments from other learners and vote for or against the proposition. The assessment description is the debate proposition. The 'Debate' section of a debate assessment is where participants can see the current state of the debate, add support for or against the proposition, and cast their vote. They can also see the entire thread of the debate by clicking 'See entire debate'.

Instructors and learners can subscribe to a debate assessment by clicking Subscribe under the Debate tab.

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Submissions

Learners can see the debate thread by clicking See entire debate.

They can vote for or against the proposition by clicking the appropriate  icon.

They can clear their vote by clicking 'Clear your vote'. Learners can change their vote at any time as long as their submissions are still allowed.

Learners can add support for or against the proposition by clicking the appropriate  icon. They can challenge a posting by clicking 'Challenge this reason'. The learner or the instructor can edit or delete any posting that they make.

Learners can see their submissions in the Submissions tab.

Grading

The 'To grade' section lists the number of posts each learner has made to the debate. If a learner has posted at least once, you can see their posts and enter their grade by clicking on their  icon. 

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