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Socratic Reflective Report

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From time segment 4:00 to 5:10 (video 1), I use Socratic questioning to promote deeper level thinking and understanding about standing waves in one medium. During this time segment, I asked a student to tell me what his data suggested. The student responded that his data suggested that the wave speeds should be equal. His response was accurate; however, I had him expand the answer by asking him to tell me why his wave speeds were supposed to be the same. The student thought about it and realized that the medium–a long spring–was always the same; this made his answer better, and he then understood that waves in the same medium propagate with the same speed regardless of frequency and wavelength changes. I took advantage of the situation and …show more content…

First, I would change my habit of speaking too fast. After watching the clips, I realized that, at times, I could not understand mysel. I want my students to comprehend my lesson, so I will practice speaking slower and louder.
Secondly, from time 0:40 to 2:32 (video 2) the students and I engaged in a discussion about their findings. This is an effective method of discussion; however, it would be better to assign a task to each group to work on and to share with the class during the findings discussion. In this case, the students would become responsible of their own learning, and they would become more of a scientific community. I would give different questions for each group to address during the discussion, and I would extend on any responses if necessary.
In video 1, at time 4:00, I am observed asking questions to a pair of students; however, I direct most of the questions and attention to one student, most of the time. That might appear as if I am neglecting the second student, but I did not realize it until I observed myself doing that. I do not want any of my students to feel left out or to feel overly pushed by an overwhelming number of …show more content…

If I hand out different questions to each group so they can address them during the presentations, a variety of perspectives will ease student understanding of the standing waves concept; students would be required to take notes and to include them in their lab reports. This is a great idea because collaboration significantly improves critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills. The academic performance benefits of collaborative and cooperative learning have been known for decades because Robert E. Slavin suggested, back in 1980, that students engaged in cooperative or collaborative learning perform better academically than students learning through traditional lecture methods of instruction; his results are still supported today. In addition, Bruce Joyce corroborates that learning through group investigations emphasizes social development, academic skills, and personal understanding (2015). Based on these, it is safe to assume that engaging students in collaborative presentations will enhance their learning and will help them progress towards meeting the learning targets. This will also focus the lesson more on the students and less on

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