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ERIC Number: EJ499942
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1067-1803
Creating a Dialogue: Socratic Seminars and Educational Reform.
Lambright, Lesley L.
Community College Journal, v65 n4 p30-34 Feb-Mar 1995
Discusses the important uses of Socratic seminars, exploratory intellectual conversations centered on a text and facilitated by the instructor, in critical thinking instruction. Indicates that Socratic seminars differ from discussions in that, whereas discussions feature debates leading to convergent thought patterns, seminars are based upon exploring divergent thought processes. (11 references) (MAB)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Critical Thinking, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Divergent Thinking, Instructional Innovation, Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Socratic Method