Many worry these days about providing students with a
meaningful and timely feedback. Many try using modern
technology – audio feedback and such. While very useful
sometimes such approaches can be very time-consuming
and not necessarily better than a time-honoured and low
tech solution – the Socratic dialogue. Most teachers I know
think it cannot be done in large classes. It can – and to a
great effect. There are a few psychological skills you have
to acquire, but once you do, you can assure a practically
total student engagement and achieve a genuine
improvement in their learning. You can find description of
what I have found working in my article on Teaching
College Mathematics using Eulerian Socratic Dialogue.
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