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A teacher using questioning to guide learners toward discovering answers is applying :

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UPTET 2026 Paper 2 Social Studies Question Paper (3-Jul-2026) (Shift 1)
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Socratic teaching technique

The Socratic teaching technique relies on a structured sequence of questions to guide learners toward their own conclusions.

Rather than supplying facts directly, the teacher probes existing understanding and challenges assumptions through further questions.

This process leads learners to discover answers by reasoning through the questions themselves, deepening genuine understanding.

Guiding discovery through questioning is therefore characteristic of the Socratic teaching technique, not lecture, drill or punishment.

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