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ERIC Number: EJ443095
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-7555
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Socrates in the Classroom.
Overholser, James C.
College Teaching, v40 n1 p14-19 Win 1992
A discussion of the Socratic method for college-level teaching looks at the three primary components of the method (systematic questioning, inductive reasoning, and universal definitions) and several additional relevant elements, including the testing of hypotheses and use of background information. One teacher's classroom techniques are described. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Educational Methods, Higher Education, Induction, Logical Thinking, Questioning Techniques
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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