The use of Socratic Method as a teaching/learning tool to develop students’ critical thinking: a review of literature
This paper reviews the literature on Socratic Method as a teaching/learning tool to enhance critical thinking skills. It starts with a short history of Socratic Method by introducing its founder and briefly provides an overall picture of the method. Then, a number of definitions of critical thinking...
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| description | This paper reviews the literature on Socratic Method as a teaching/learning tool to enhance critical thinking skills. It starts with a short history of Socratic Method by introducing its founder and briefly provides an overall picture of the method. Then, a number of definitions of critical thinking is presented and discussed. Next, taxonomy of Socratic questioning is presented. The taxonomy provides a detailed description of questions that can be used when employing Socratic Method. Afterwards, a number of previous studies are reviewed to show the influence of Socratic approach on critical thinking skills. Finally, a brief conclusion will close the paper. |
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| spelling | upm-467102022-07-07T05:04:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46710/ The use of Socratic Method as a teaching/learning tool to develop students’ critical thinking: a review of literature Zare, Pezhman Mukundan, Jayakaran This paper reviews the literature on Socratic Method as a teaching/learning tool to enhance critical thinking skills. It starts with a short history of Socratic Method by introducing its founder and briefly provides an overall picture of the method. Then, a number of definitions of critical thinking is presented and discussed. Next, taxonomy of Socratic questioning is presented. The taxonomy provides a detailed description of questions that can be used when employing Socratic Method. Afterwards, a number of previous studies are reviewed to show the influence of Socratic approach on critical thinking skills. Finally, a brief conclusion will close the paper. M S Thirumalai 2015-06 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46710/1/The%20use%20of%20Socratic%20Method%20as%20a%20teaching%2Clearning%20tool%20to%20develop%20students%E2%80%99%20critical%20thinking%3B%20a%20review%20of%20literature.pdf Zare, Pezhman and Mukundan, Jayakaran (2015) The use of Socratic Method as a teaching/learning tool to develop students’ critical thinking: a review of literature. Language in India, 15 (6). pp. 256-265. ISSN 1930-2940 |
| spellingShingle | Zare, Pezhman Mukundan, Jayakaran The use of Socratic Method as a teaching/learning tool to develop students’ critical thinking: a review of literature |
| title | The use of Socratic Method as a teaching/learning tool to develop students’ critical thinking: a review of literature |
| title_full | The use of Socratic Method as a teaching/learning tool to develop students’ critical thinking: a review of literature |
| title_fullStr | The use of Socratic Method as a teaching/learning tool to develop students’ critical thinking: a review of literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | The use of Socratic Method as a teaching/learning tool to develop students’ critical thinking: a review of literature |
| title_short | The use of Socratic Method as a teaching/learning tool to develop students’ critical thinking: a review of literature |
| title_sort | use of socratic method as a teaching/learning tool to develop students’ critical thinking: a review of literature |
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