Socratic Method
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Socratic method
–noun
| the use of questions, as employed by Socrates, to develop a latent idea, as in the mind of a pupil, or to elicit admissions, as from an opponent, tending to establish a proposition. |
[Origin: 1735–45
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| Socratic method
n. A pedagogical technique in which a teacher does not give information directly but instead asks a series of questions, with the result that the student comes either to the desired knowledge by answering the questions or to a deeper awareness of the limits of knowledge. |
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| socratic method | |
noun | |
| a method of teaching by question and answer; used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students |
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