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MAIEUTIQUE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-02-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pregnancy, Reproduction and Perinatal Period
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- midwifery
1, record 1, English, midwifery
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- maieutics 2, record 1, English, maieutics
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The body of knowledge, skills and practices of a ... midwife. 3, record 1, English, - midwifery
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Grossesse, Reproduction et Périnatalité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maïeutique
1, record 1, French, ma%C3%AFeutique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sage-femmerie 2, record 1, French, sage%2Dfemmerie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Discipline médicale exercée par les sages-femmes. 3, record 1, French, - ma%C3%AFeutique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
maïeutique : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 6 avril 2016. 4, record 1, French, - ma%C3%AFeutique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sagefemmerie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-01-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Philosophy (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- maieutic
1, record 2, English, maieutic
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
of or relating to the dialectic method practiced by Socrates in order to elicit and clarify the ideas of others. 2, record 2, English, - maieutic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Philosophie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- maïeutique
1, record 2, French, ma%C3%AFeutique
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- socratique 2, record 2, French, socratique
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Filosofía (Generalidades)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- mayeútico 1, record 2, Spanish, maye%C3%BAtico
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-01-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Education Theory and Methods
- Philosophy (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Socratic method
1, record 3, English, Socratic%20method
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Socratic discussion 2, record 3, English, Socratic%20discussion
correct
- Socratic approach 3, record 3, English, Socratic%20approach
- maieutics 4, record 3, English, maieutics
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the Socratic method, the tutor does not teach a subject by direct exposition, but leads the student by successive questions to formulate general principles on the basis of individual cases, to examine the validity of her own hypotheses, to discover contradictions, and finally to extract correct inferences from the fact she knows. 5, record 3, English, - Socratic%20method
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... Piaget felt able to approve of the Socratic method - a verbal, essentially expository one - since it engages the learner in actively constructing his own knowledge. 6, record 3, English, - Socratic%20method
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
- Philosophie (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- maïeutique de Socrate
1, record 3, French, ma%C3%AFeutique%20de%20Socrate
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- maïeutique socratique 2, record 3, French, ma%C3%AFeutique%20socratique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- méthode socratique 3, record 3, French, m%C3%A9thode%20socratique
correct, feminine noun
- maïeutique 4, record 3, French, ma%C3%AFeutique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- approche socratique 5, record 3, French, approche%20socratique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Style pédagogique caractérisé par le fait que, s'adressant à des personnes qui ont une expérience, on révèle les connaissances acquises et fixées dans l'esprit à l'état latent, non manifesté. C'est, selon Socrate qui en est l'initiateur, «l'accouchement des esprits». 6, record 3, French, - ma%C3%AFeutique%20de%20Socrate
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
maïeutique : [...] Cette interrogation appelée souvent «méthode socratique» n'est pas [...] une suite de questions visant à contrôler un savoir. Elle impose à l'enseignant qui veut l'employer pour confier à l'enseigné la tâche et la satisfaction de découvrir une idée juste, de prévoir la cohérence des questions entre elles ainsi que leur succession, qui ne saurait être anodine. 3, record 3, French, - ma%C3%AFeutique%20de%20Socrate
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
- Filosofía (Generalidades)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- mayeútica
1, record 3, Spanish, maye%C3%BAtica
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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