Socratic Seminar Survey

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* 1. Please write your full name.

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* 2. What did you do to (or how did you) prepare for our Socratic Seminar? About how much time did you spend preparing notes for your assigned questions?

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* 3. How do you believe you performed during the actual Socratic Seminar time with your assigned group?

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* 4. What do you consider to have been your single best contribution to discussion?

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* 5. How active a listener were you when you were in the outside circle? How engaged were you? Did you, as instructed, write some thoughtful notes that reflect your engagement in the discussion? Explain.

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* 6. From your notes, please type ONE response (additions, subtractions, and/or challenges) that you had to another group's discussion. Your response should be at least a few detailed sentences that reflect your active listening and thoughtful response to the ideas posed by other students.

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* 7. Please evaluate yourself in each of the following areas.

	1: rarely or never meets expectations	2: sometimes meets expectations	3: meets expectations	4: exceeds expectations
I prepared well for the Socratic Seminar.	I prepared well for the Socratic Seminar. 1: rarely or never meets expectations	I prepared well for the Socratic Seminar. 2: sometimes meets expectations	I prepared well for the Socratic Seminar. 3: meets expectations	I prepared well for the Socratic Seminar. 4: exceeds expectations
I talked to other students, not just the discussion leader or teacher.	I talked to other students, not just the discussion leader or teacher. 1: rarely or never meets expectations	I talked to other students, not just the discussion leader or teacher. 2: sometimes meets expectations	I talked to other students, not just the discussion leader or teacher. 3: meets expectations	I talked to other students, not just the discussion leader or teacher. 4: exceeds expectations
I frequently referred to evidence from the text to support my ideas.	I frequently referred to evidence from the text to support my ideas. 1: rarely or never meets expectations	I frequently referred to evidence from the text to support my ideas. 2: sometimes meets expectations	I frequently referred to evidence from the text to support my ideas. 3: meets expectations	I frequently referred to evidence from the text to support my ideas. 4: exceeds expectations
I asked questions if I did not understand what someone else said.	I asked questions if I did not understand what someone else said. 1: rarely or never meets expectations	I asked questions if I did not understand what someone else said. 2: sometimes meets expectations	I asked questions if I did not understand what someone else said. 3: meets expectations	I asked questions if I did not understand what someone else said. 4: exceeds expectations
I paid attention to how much time I spoke in relation to others in my group.	I paid attention to how much time I spoke in relation to others in my group. 1: rarely or never meets expectations	I paid attention to how much time I spoke in relation to others in my group. 2: sometimes meets expectations	I paid attention to how much time I spoke in relation to others in my group. 3: meets expectations	I paid attention to how much time I spoke in relation to others in my group. 4: exceeds expectations
I did not interrupt.	I did not interrupt. 1: rarely or never meets expectations	I did not interrupt. 2: sometimes meets expectations	I did not interrupt. 3: meets expectations	I did not interrupt. 4: exceeds expectations
I did not put down the ideas of other students; instead, I would, if necessary, politely disagree.	I did not put down the ideas of other students; instead, I would, if necessary, politely disagree. 1: rarely or never meets expectations	I did not put down the ideas of other students; instead, I would, if necessary, politely disagree. 2: sometimes meets expectations	I did not put down the ideas of other students; instead, I would, if necessary, politely disagree. 3: meets expectations	I did not put down the ideas of other students; instead, I would, if necessary, politely disagree. 4: exceeds expectations
I offered valuable insights that contributed to the understanding of the questions.	I offered valuable insights that contributed to the understanding of the questions. 1: rarely or never meets expectations	I offered valuable insights that contributed to the understanding of the questions. 2: sometimes meets expectations	I offered valuable insights that contributed to the understanding of the questions. 3: meets expectations	I offered valuable insights that contributed to the understanding of the questions. 4: exceeds expectations

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* 8. Do you believe that your performance during this most recent Socratic Seminar was an improvement from your last one? Explain why or why not.

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* 9. In future Socratic Seminars, what do you believe you should focus on improving?