Ron Richard S. Callera^1,, Dennis G. Caballes²

This paper determines the levels of knowledge, skills, and attitudes of allied health instructors toward debate pedagogy. This is a pedagogical tool that engages students in the health professions in dialogue by diving deeply into the socioeconomic and political angles of clinical issues. This study also examined the pedagogical methods to promote and enhance classroom debates in allied health curricula in tertiary education. A quantitatively descriptive method measured the levels of the three. Succeeding questionnaire dissemination, results showed observable levels of knowledge, skills, and attitudes of these instructors, revealing the recommended pedagogical methods as well to integrate classroom debate. The findings allow these instructors to aid future healthcare workers in navigating clinical issues with social responsibility in health professions education.

Debate Pedagogy, Evidence-Based Argumentation, Persuasion-Based Rhetoric, Sociopolitical, Health Professions Education, Natural Science Education e