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As broadly admitted in the related literature, argumentation can promote learning, teamwork and leadership skills. These skills are central to the future of both developed and developing countries; however, related work reveals that students have difficulties in creating logical arguments. Motivated by the above, this paper proposes an innovative learning technology that aims at supporting argumentation through the use of serious games. Serious games have been shown to engage and motivate users and can be built with limited resources in mind. We comment on the suitability of their features for argumentation purposes, and we discuss how their use on teaching argumentation can be beneficial.
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Hatzitaskos, M., Karacapilidis, N. (2010). Fostering Learning through the Use of Argumentative Serious Games. In: Villafiorita, A., Saint-Paul, R., Zorer, A. (eds) E-Infrastructures and E-Services on Developing Countries. AFRICOMM 2009. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 38. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12701-4_1
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