Academic Skepticism and the Socratic Method

2020 ◽  
pp. 124-134
Author(s):  
Svavar Hrafn Svavarsson
Keyword(s):  
Socratic Method ◽  
Academic Skepticism

Some Thoughts on the Socratic Method

1984 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 6-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ethan M. Fishman
Keyword(s):  
Political Philosophy ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Political Scientist ◽  
Socratic Method ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Question And Answer ◽  
History Of ◽  
Pedagogic Tool ◽  
The University

The Socratic method was the major pedagogic tool at the first great Western university, Plato's Academy, and continues to be respected, at least in theory, by teachers at our institutions of higher learning. Yet today many of Plato's heirs in the university community seem to hold several perhaps innocent but nonetheless serious misconceptions concerning the Socratic technique. As a political scientist interested in the history of political philosophy, I have developed some thoughts on this subject in response to repeated inquiries by colleagues and students alike.One popular inaccuracy describes the Socratic method as an openended question and answer process. Actually, the Socratic approach has a singular purpose, namely the search for truth, and it is this explicit goal rather than an informal procedure of give and take which distinguishes the Socratic method from other teaching techniques.

The Socratic Method, Once and for All

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 240-244
Author(s):  
Bernard Freydberg
Keyword(s):  
Socratic Method

Interpreting Plato on Sophistic Claims and the Provenance of the "Socratic Method"

Phoenix ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
James Stuart Murray
Keyword(s):  
Socratic Method

Student-Teacher: The Learning Machine as an Instructional Device

1988 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-70
Author(s):  
Carol Scheftic ◽  
George Darlington Wood
Keyword(s):  
Functional Analysis ◽  
Expert System ◽  
Socratic Method ◽  
Educational Tool ◽  
System Technology ◽  
Solution Strategy ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Acquisition Device ◽  
Learning Machine ◽  
Further Development

This article presents QUERIOUS, an educational tool based on expert system technology, functional analysis techniques, and Socratic method. Using a knowledge acquisition device originally developed to allow specialists to impart their knowledge to expert systems, our tool asks students questions, leads them through functional analysis of a problem and, in effect, induces them to teach the system their solution strategy. An existing prototype is described, and a proposal for further development is presented.

scholarly journals Laboratory biosafety and biosecurity related education in Pakistan: Engaging students through the Socratic method of learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-27
Author(s):  
Sahrish Muneer ◽  
Hammad Afzal Kayani ◽  
Kashif Ali ◽  
Ehtesham Asif ◽  
Raheela Rehmat Zohra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socratic Method

Against the Socratic Method

2019 ◽  
pp. 51-68
Author(s):  
William W. Sokoloff
Keyword(s):  
Socratic Method

scholarly journals Second Life and Classical Music Education: Developing Iconography That Encourages Human Interaction

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Thomas Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Second Life ◽  
Virtual World ◽  
Classical Music ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Socratic Method ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Disney World ◽  
Educational Paths

Since January 2007, Music Academy Online , a web-based business dedicated to generating interest in classical music, has been developing a ‘Disney World for Classical Music’ in the virtual world of Second Life®. The virtual world provides a unique opportunity to teach classical music in an interdisciplinary fashion, the ability to reach out to a population that is hesitant to explore classical music, and a way for reaching out to those who have been disenfranchised by traditional educational paths. This has led to the development of iconography in Second Life that exploits the virtual world’s inherent ability to put seemingly disparate information together in a way that encourages questioning and discussion. But above all, this has led to the conclusion that the importance of human interaction and the Socratic method are the key elements in virtual world education.

scholarly journals Prophetic guidance training through the socratic method for MGBK in Pringsewu Regency

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 1163-1170
Author(s):  
Hardi Santosa ◽  
Hardi Prasetiawan
Keyword(s):  
Counseling Services ◽  
Guidance And Counseling ◽  
Socratic Method ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
National Education ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
National Education System ◽  
Service Activity ◽  
And Performance

Guidance and Counseling Teachers' Consultation (MGBK) is a community of teachers in the field of guidance and counseling. One of the main tasks of guidance and counseling teachers in schools is to guide students to become human beings with character as required by the National Education System Law No. 20 of 2003 concerning the complete goals of national education. However, not all guidance and counseling teachers have the competence to guard this goal. For this reason, guidance and counseling teachers need to be given training, so that they have adequate knowledge and skills in carrying out their duties. This training aims to increase the knowledge and skills of guidance and counseling teachers in implementing prophetic guidance. Prophetic guidance is designed with the aim of strengthening the character of students. The training method used socratic dialogue. The participants of the activity were 30 representatives from 30 high school, vocational, and MA schools in Pringsewu Regency, Lampung. The results of the training showed that 74% of participants stated that they really got the benefits and new knowledge, even as many as 61% of participants stated that they had increased their confidence. Thus, this service activity has a significant impact on improving the competence and performance of teachers in providing guidance and counseling services.

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