1. Teaching By the Socratic Method: Ideology, Hurdles and Benefits–
Jerry E. Johnson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology & Biochemistry
University of Houston–Downtown

2. What is the Socratic Method?

3. What is the Socratic Method?
Pedagogical style championed by Socrates that uses guided inquiry as a learning tool and basis of teacher student interaction.

4. What is the Ideology of the Socratic Method?

5. What is the Ideology of the Socratic Method?
Inherent knowledge and reason is useful in creating new knowledge, or re-evaluating existing knowledge.

6. What is the Ideology of the Socratic Method?
Inherent knowledge and reason is useful in creating new knowledge, or re-evaluating existing knowledge.
Well-crafted questions are tools to generate a more sophisticated and self-directed student over time.

7. What is the Ideology of the Socratic Method?
Inherent knowledge and reason is useful in creating new knowledge, or re-evaluating existing knowledge.
Well-crafted questions are tools to generate a more sophisticated and self-directed student over time.
Students are trained to become independent of the teacher, who models how to ask appropriate questions.

8. What are the Benefits of the Socratic Method?

9. What are the Benefits of the Socratic Method?
Critical Thinking Transforming
Self-Assessment High Impact
Self-Confidence
Reason
Engagement
Curiosity
Empowerment

10. What are the Barriers to Successfully Using the Socratic Method?

11. What are the Barriers to Successfully Using the Socratic Method?
Aimlessly wandering.

12. What are the Barriers to Successfully Using the Socratic Method?
Aimlessly wandering.
Creating a peer environment of judgment.

13. What are the Barriers to Successfully Using the Socratic Method?
Aimlessly wandering.
Creating a peer environment of judgment.
Using the Deconstructive agenda.
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14. What are the Barriers to Successfully Using the Socratic Method?
Aimlessly wandering.
Creating a peer environment of judgment.
Using the Deconstructive agenda.
Lack of student participation due to:
_____

15. What are the Barriers to Successfully Using the Socratic Method?
Aimlessly wandering.
Creating a peer environment of judgment.
Using the Deconstructive agenda.
Lack of student participation due to:
– The Safety factor
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16. What are the Barriers to Successfully Using the Socratic Method?
Aimlessly wandering.
Creating a peer environment of judgment.
Using the Deconstructive agenda.
Lack of student participation due to:
– The Safety factor
– The Preference factor
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