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ERIC Number: EJ328304
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Counteracting Misconceptions About the Socratic Method.
Fishman, Ethan M.
College Teaching, v33 n4 p185-88 Fall 1985
The Socratic method, while utilizing student participation, emphasizes self-knowledge, not self-expression. This is accomplished on the basis of successive stages of issue analysis and self-examination. The Socratic method strives to get at the root of belief by studying assumptions. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Higher Education, Self Concept, Student Attitudes, Student Participation, Teacher Role, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Socratic Method; Truth