Using Socratic Questioning to Promote Critical Thinking Skills Through Asynchronous Discussion Forums in Distance Learning Environments

Autor/inn/en	Yang, Ya-Ting C.; Newby, Timothy J.; Bill, Robert L.
Titel	Using Socratic Questioning to Promote Critical Thinking Skills Through Asynchronous Discussion Forums in Distance Learning Environments
Quelle	In: American Journal of Distance Education, 19 (2005) 3, S.163-181 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0892-3647
DOI	10.1207/s15389286ajde1903_4
Schlagwörter	Thinking Skills; Teaching Methods; Distance Education; Critical Thinking; Questioning Techniques; Computer Mediated Communication + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Denkfähigkeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Kritisches Denken; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik; Computerkonferenz
Abstract	This study investigated the effects of using Socratic questioning to enhance students' critical thinking (CT) skills in asynchronous discussion forums (ADF) in university-level distance learning courses. The research effort empirically examined two coherent subjects: (a) the efficacy of teaching and modeling Socratic questioning for developing students' CT skills in ADF and (b) the persistence of students' CT skills following the teaching and modeling of Socratic questioning in the ADF. The results indicate (a) teaching and modeling of Socratic questioning helped students demonstrate a higher level of CT skills and (b) students maintained their CT skills after exposure to and modeling of Socratic questioning in the ADF. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10