Socratic Seminar Model Quiz

What is a Socratic Seminar?

• an instructional style where students collect thoughts to construct new understandings from prior knowledge

• A philosophical debate form popularized by Socrates in the 4th century BCE

• A conference spearheaded by the Socratic Society, an undergraduate student-run organization to thoughtfully discuss and debate current events, social and political topics, and interesting ideas from a philosophical perspective

• A fan convention operated by the Bill & Ted Foundation, where its events are run under the So Crates brand, which stems from its namesake

What are some of the benefits of the Socratic Seminar Model? (Select 3)

• Develops Independent Study Skills

• Improves Listening Skills

• Increases Classroom Engagement

• Helps students Link and Construct New Information

Which educational theories are most closely related

to this model? (Select 3)

• Lev Vygotsky’s Constructivism

• Wedemeyer's Independent Learning Theory

• Benjamin Bloom’s Taxonomy of

  Educational Objectives

• Webb’s Depth of Knowledge

Which one of these are the steps to implementing the Socratic

Seminar Model?

• Step 1: Reading and/or listening to a story

  Step 2: Defining and visualizing words

  Step 3: Identifying Parts of Speech

  Step 4: Categorizing Words

  Step 5: Completing closing activities

• Step 1: Choose the Concept

  Step 2: Select and organize the Material Into Positive and Negative Examples.

  Step 3: Record

  Step 4: Prompt & Cue Students

  Step 5: Present Additional Data

• • Step 1: Problem Identification.

  • Step 2: Main Problem Causes.

  • Step 3: Identify Plausible Sub-causes of the Main Causes.

  • Step 4: Analyze the Diagram

• Step 1: Choose a Text

  Step 2: Plan Questions for Varying Cognitive Demands

  Step 3: introduce the Model

  Step 4: Move Students to a Circle Formation

  Step 5: State the Rules of Engagement

  Step 6: Conduct the Dialogue

  Step 7: Review

Which one is how teachers assess student mastery within

this model?

• give students a closed-book test in which they must provide the definitions

• developing their own questions, writing an essay comparing viewpoints, completing a graphic organizer evaluating points shared

• provide an example in which students must analyze text to identify the characteristics which aligns with the academic content in question

• require students to demonstrate through video presentation using software to demonstrate application of technology