摘要：Socio-scientific issues require students to generate informed decisions supported by their arguments. Yet the deliberations between structure-dominant and content-dominant analytical frameworks continue as to what is considered an informed decision. The intent of this paper is to propose a Modified Toulmin Argument Pattern (ModTAP) analytical framework that attempts to take into account both structural complexity and depth of content knowledge embedded in students’ arguments. The holism of the ModTAP analytical framework is argued, in comparison to selected existing analytical frameworks. It is proposed that the ModTAP can overcome some of the antagonistic issues between structure-dominant and content-dominant analytical frameworks.
