Questioning, Socratic

A nnnijer of homework problems have been included that are designed to enhance critical thinking skills. Socratic questioning is at the heart of critical thinking and a number of homework problems draw from R. W, Paul s six types of Socratic questions ... 

Socrates At present these opinions, being newly aroused, have a dreamlike quality. But if the same questions are put to him on many occasions and in different ways, you can see that in the end he will have knowledge on the subject as accurate as anybody s. 

Socrates This knowledge will not come from teaching but from questioning. He will recover it for himself. 

The structured approach helps develop skills in ontlcal thinking, creative thinking, and problem-solving, by employing open-ended questions and stressing the Socratic method. 

Socrates made it his mission to seek out people whose reputation in society he felt was undeserved. He confronted these people and questioned them on their positions and views before leading them... 

Based on the Socratic principle that the best way to learn is to ask the right questions, Pharmacology Secrets introduces students and practitioners to an important new resource for learning. In fifty chapters written in the clear and engaging format of the Secrets Series , the authors cover the basic mechanisms of drug actions and provide a comprehensive review of clinical drug therapy. This text is excellent for preparing for course work and exams and is a valuable refresher for all health care professionals. Features include ... 

Student What is the best possible question, and what s the best answer to it Socrates You ve just asked the best possible question, and I m giving the best possible answer. ... 

Questions. Students go on the plant trip, and the first job is to learn what the project is, what has been tried, what critical sources of data and theory exist, and what vendors have been helpfiil in solving related problems. Unfortunately, most student teams have trouble asking cogent questions. We call this a failure of Socrates 101 in recognition of that philosopher s role in teaching the world to ask. 

Stop I, educational philosophy, resulted in a very clear stance in favor of also considering other approaches such as the teach by questioning mode, a variation of the Socratic approach, minus its slightly condescending overtone. It starts from a question asked by a student, who is then guided through a series of intermediate questions to come full circle and answer the initial question themself... 

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