In summary, the research reviewed in this section has called attention to the critical
importance of the quality of instruction with regard to enhancing students’ argumentation
skills. However, little research has explored the implementation of argumentation by
science teachers in naturalistic classroom settings. The aim of the study presented in this
paper was to identify the types of strategies used by an Australian high school science
136 Res Sci Educ (2010) 40:133–148teacher as he introduced argumentation skills to his year 10 science classes in a genetics
context. The research questions were