Sunday, April 4, 2021

The Socratic Method

General types of Socratic questions: PAPERCLIP (mnemonic) (Link)

Three types of questions are often used: exploratory, spontaneous and focused.2 Exploratory questions show how much the student knows and may be used to introduce a new topic or review past discussions that may relate to the current topic. Spontaneous questions can be used to probe the student in exploring their beliefs and assumptions; they allow the student to reflect on the issue at hand. Focused questions narrow the discussion on what the preceptor would like the student to think about, stimulating them intellectually.

Effective Socratic Questioning:

Raise basic issues

Probe beneath the surface structure

Pursue problematic areas of thought

Aid students in discovering the truth of their own thought

Aid students in developing sensitivity to clarity, accuracy, relevance and depth

Aid students in arriving at judgments though their reasoning

Help students analyze purposes, assumptions, questions, points of view, information, inferences, concepts and implications.

P: Precision Questions: कोई question है तब यह प्रयत्न करो की उस question पर question पूछ कर more specific हुआ जावे। Can you be more specific?

A: Accuracy Questions: How could be test that? 

P: Perspective (परिप्रेक्ष्य) questions: Is there another point of view we could examine? 

E: Equity questions: What conflicts of interest exist here?

R: Relevance Questions: How does this relate to the problem?

C: Complexity questions: What makes this a difficult question to answer?

L: Logic questions: Does this make all sense together?

I: Importance questions: What is the most important issue on which to focus.

P: Perspicuity (अंधकार से छुटकारा) questions: What do you mean?


Types of Socratic Questions (PAPER CLIP) (Link)

Questions of Precision: Can you be more specific?

Questions of Accuracy: How could we test that?

Questions of Perspective: Is there another point of view we could examine?

Questions of Equity: What conflicts of interest exist here?

Questions of Relevance: How does this relate to the problem?

Questions of Complexity: What makes this a difficult question to answer?

Questions of Logic: Does this all make sense together?

Questions of Importance: What is the most important issue on which to focus?

Questions of Perspicuity: What do you mean?

पेपर के अंत में एक अच्छा example भी दिया हुआ है। (Link)

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जो नीचे image दी जा रही है उसका सोर्स है- लिंक

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जो नीचे image दी जा रही है उसका सोर्स है- Link|


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जो नीचे image दी जा रही है उसका सोर्स है-

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List of Basic Socratic Questions:


Can you give an example of…?

Can you explain that...?

Can you put it another way...?

How do we know that...?

Do you have any evidence...?

What if someone else were to suggest that...?

What would be the consequences of that...?

How could you test to see if it were true?

How does what was said help us...?

Are we any closer to answering the question/problem...?

Is there another point of view...?

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Socrates and the three questions... (Link)

A good laugh from Mick Moloney:

In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom.

One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance who ran up to him excitedly and said, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?"

"Wait a moment," Socrates replied. "Before you tell me I'd like you to answer three questions."

"Before you talk to me about my student let's take a moment to filter what you're going to say. The first question is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"

"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it."

"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second question of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my student something good?"

"No, on the contrary ...".

"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, even though you're not certain it's true?".

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