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Socratic teaching to large groups
2
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5 teachers
results?
- ill prepared students
- little active participation
- 'free rider' behavior
- huge claim on teaching capacity
- not very 'academic'
- not intellectually challenging
- 'but what is the correct answer?'
exam 1
exam 2
resit
Tilburg University Teaching Meeting 2012
'Socratic teaching' to large groups
Dr. G. (Gert-Jan) Leenknegt, TiU
Constitutional Law fall 2011
experiences
Constitutional Law 2000-2010
500 students; 6 groups of +/- 80
20 x 6 seminars
6 lectures
response lecture
3 lectures
response lecture
the good
- requires experienced teachers
- gradually students seem to get 'tired' of it
- no cure for 'free rider' behavior
6x4 socratic lectures
500 students; 20 groups of 25
part 1
part 2
- more active students
- more interaction
- focus on the 'why'
- little effect on exam results
- efficiency
the bad
6 weeks
3 teachers
- teaching by asking questions, rather than giving answers
- acquiring understanding through debate
- focus on the 'why' of law
- the need for thorough preparation by students
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