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The Formal Models for the Socratic Method

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Advanced Computational Methods for Knowledge Engineering

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ((AISC,volume 453))

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In this paper, we present three formal models of three phases of the Socratic Method that is suggested by Nelson to be employed in teaching. The three phases are searching for examples, searching for attributes and generalizing the attributes. These formal models are intended to serve in a computerized learning environment where users can train with a chatbot to stimulate their critical thinking. This paper demonstrates the applicability and the usefulness of the formal models of the Socratic Method by showing an application that has been developed for group discussion where the chatbot acts as a discussion leader who applies the Socratic Method. The contribution of this paper is twofold. First, in the dialogue models, we integrated critical questions using the question taxonomy of Paul and Elder in the three phases of the Socratic Method. Second, the formalization of the three phases of the Socratic Method using state diagrams is a new innovation.

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    http://www.iep.utm.edu/socrates/.

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    http://blog.whatsapp.com/615/WhatsApp-kostenlos-und-n%C3%BCtzlicher-machen (Access: 07/03/2016).

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    https://github.com/tgalal/yowsup/wiki.

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  1. Department of Informatics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Nico Huse & Nguyen-Thinh Le

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  1. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria

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  2. Department of Networked Systems and Services, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary

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  3. Laboratory of Theoretical and Applied Computer Science (LITA), UFR MIM, University of Lorraine, Ile du Saulcy, Metz, France

    Hoai An Le Thi

  4. Institute of Informatics, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław, Poland

    Ngoc Thanh Nguyen

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Huse, N., Le, NT. (2016). The Formal Models for the Socratic Method. In: Nguyen, T.B., van Do, T., An Le Thi, H., Nguyen, N.T. (eds) Advanced Computational Methods for Knowledge Engineering. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 453. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-38884-7_14

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