Exploring the relationship between individual characteristics and argumentative discourse styles: the role of achievement goals and personality traits

Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research

Table 4 Stepwise regression model for predicting students’ discourse style

	Beta	t	R²
Deliberative argumentation
Mastery goal	0.612	5.908***	0.33
Disputative argumentation
Performance-approach goal	0.57	5.32***	0.27
Performance-avoidance goal	−0.149	−1.378*
Quick consensus-seeking
Performance-avoidance goal	0.256	2.21**	0.48