How does the Socratic method teach?
AnswerBy asking probing questions
Socrates led students to insight through questioning.
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7 fact-checked facts about teaching, learning and education, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
What is a syllabus?
AnswerAn outline of a course's topics and schedule
A syllabus tells students what a course will cover.
Going deeper
Maria Montessori opened her first Casa dei Bambini in which city?
AnswerRome
It opened in Rome in 1907.
The finding that people learn material better when they teach it is often called what?
AnswerThe protege effect
Preparing to teach deepens your own understanding.
What is spaced repetition?
AnswerReviewing material at increasing intervals
Spacing reviews improves long-term memory.
Expert level
Which psychologist described the 'forgetting curve' in 1885?
AnswerHermann Ebbinghaus
Ebbinghaus tested his own memory of nonsense syllables.
Who was Helen Keller's famous teacher?
AnswerAnne Sullivan
Anne Sullivan taught Keller to communicate through finger spelling.
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