What is Socratic Questioning?
-> Socratic questioning is an offshot of the critical thinking
movement and is named after the teaching practice of the great philosopher, Socrates,
who lived about 24 centuries ago. Through the use of penetrating
(thought-provoking) questions, Socrates helped his pupils gain deeper insight
and understanding and develop coherent lines of reasoning on which to base
their thoughts and beliefs.
Socratic
questioning is disciplined questioning that can be used to explore
thought in many directions and for many purposes,
n
to
get to the truth of things
n
to
open up issues and problems
n
to
explore complex ideas
n
to
uncover assumptions
n
to
analyze concepts
n
to
distinguish what we know from what we don’t know, and
n
to
follow out logical implications of thought
->Socratic
questioning is – Raises basic issues
-Pursues problematic areas of thought
–
helps students to discover the structure of their own thought
– helps students
develop sensitively to clarity, accuracy, and relevance.
-helps students arrive
at judgment through their own reasoning.
– helps students note claims, evidence,
conclusions, questions , questions-at-issue, assumptions, implications,
consequences , concepts, interpretations , points of view-the elements of
thought.
Socratic
questioning helps students to think critically by focusing explicitly on the
process of thinking.
During
disciplined, carefully structured questioning, students must slow down and
examine their own
Thinking
processes (i.e., reflective thinking). Thoughtful, disciplined questioning in
the classroom can
Achieve
the following teaching and learning goals:
Model
scientific practices of inquiry
Support active, student-centered learning
Facilitate inquiry-based learning
Help
students to construct knowledge
Help
students to develop problem-solving skills
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