Deeper Questioning; Socratic Questions

This is a helpful guide to Socratic questioning which is simple and easy to reference. An essential skill to master for effective teaching is questioning. It is the one thing that teachers do more of than anything else. The Socratic method allows for a dialogue to be opened between teacher and student, in which critical thinking takes place. The types of questions are used to explore complex ideas, clarify thinking, seek truth, dissect issues and problems, detect assumptions and biases, analyse concepts, and detect gaps in knowledge and understanding. This type of questioning is fundamental to the history classroom.

This worksheet can be stuck into a teaching file, put on a notice board, used as an insert in student books or used for departmental professional development.