Maieutics
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CORE DEFINITION
Socrates' teaching method: guiding the other person to 'give birth' to the answer themselves through systematic questioning, rather than directly telling them. Scaffolding role: enabling learners to actively construct knowledge. Passively received knowledge is easily forgotten, while understanding that one 'gives birth to' oneself is deeper and more lasting.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Enable learners to actively construct knowledge. Passively received knowledge is easily forgotten, while understanding that one 'gives birth to' oneself is deeper and more lasting.
Anchor fast decisions
Socrates uses questioning to help the other person 'give birth' to the answer themselves (maieutics), not directly giving knowledge, but using dialectic to force out true insight.
MINIMUM ACTION
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Source support: Explicit
- zh.wikipedia.orghttps://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%98%87%E6%A0%BC%E6%8B%89%E5%BA%95%E5%8F%8D%E8%A9%B0%E6%B3%95verified
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