maieutic
- adjective
- /maɪˈjuːtɪk/
- Specialized
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mayéutico
- Through a series of questions, she employed a maieutic style that led her students to discover the answers themselves.
Examples
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The maieutic method encourages learning but is opposed to forms of teaching that involve the direct inculcation of ideas.
Academic text (2014) -
The teacher used a maieutic approach to help students uncover their own insights during the discussion.
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In his lecture, the professor emphasized the maieutic technique, which encourages students to think critically and articulate their understanding.
Synonyms
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Asking questions to help people think deeply
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
A way of teaching by asking questions to help students find answers themselves
How Question-Based
Surface Forms
Etymology
Maieutic comes from an old Greek root maieut- meaning 'midwife', and Socrates used the image of a midwife to show how a teacher can help 'bring out' a student's ideas by asking questions. So a maieutic style of teaching guides learners to discover answers themselves.