Socratic+Dialogue


 * Socratic Dialogue**

Socratic dialogue is a method of questioning that leads students to logical conclusions and often to deeper meanings through a series of questions and answers. It is a collaborative approach that emphasizes helping students discover answers themselves. Students are stimulated to think about, analyse, explore, and defend their beliefs. Socratic dialogue often uses analogies to test the logic of the positions put forth by the student. The teacher’s function is to question and probe the students’ opinions, premises, and positions in order for them to demonstrate relevance, clarity, and consistency in their thinking.
 * Description**

The teacher:
 * Method**
 * serves as a questioner of students’ points of view;
 * poses questions that lead students to think, reason, and evaluate their ideas;
 * develops questions that require thoughtful and in-depth responses;
 * gives students enough time to formulate a thoughtful response;
 * challenges students’ assumptions in order to test their position and arguments.

Socratic dialogue:  **Illustrations From The Mathematics Classroom**
 * Considerations**
 * emphasizes the responsibility of the learner for his or her own learning;
 * requires planning and skill by the teacher to lead the dialogue to meaningful conclusions and further questions.

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 * Elementary**

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 * Secondary**