ChatGPT as a tool for honing teachers' Socratic dialogue skills

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Main Authors: Gregorcic, Bor, Polverini, Giulia, Sarlah, Andreja
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Published: 2024
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author Gregorcic, Bor
Polverini, Giulia
Sarlah, Andreja
author_facet Gregorcic, Bor
Polverini, Giulia
Sarlah, Andreja
contents In this proof-of-concept paper, we propose a specific kind of pedagogical use of ChatGPT - to help teachers practice their Socratic dialogue skills. We follow up on the previously published paper "ChatGPT and the frustrated Socrates" by re-examining ChatGPT's ability to engage in Socratic dialogue in the role of a physics student. While in late 2022 its ability to engage in such dialogue was poor, we see significant advancements in the chatbot's ability to respond to leading questions asked by a human teacher. We suggest that ChatGPT now has the potential to be used in teacher training to help pre- or in-service physics teachers hone their Socratic dialogue skills. In the paper and its supplemental material, we provide illustrative examples of Socratic dialogues with ChatGPT and present a report on a pilot activity involving pre-service physics and mathematics teachers conversing with it in a Socratic fashion.
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spellingShingle ChatGPT as a tool for honing teachers' Socratic dialogue skills
Gregorcic, Bor
Polverini, Giulia
Sarlah, Andreja
Physics Education
In this proof-of-concept paper, we propose a specific kind of pedagogical use of ChatGPT - to help teachers practice their Socratic dialogue skills. We follow up on the previously published paper "ChatGPT and the frustrated Socrates" by re-examining ChatGPT's ability to engage in Socratic dialogue in the role of a physics student. While in late 2022 its ability to engage in such dialogue was poor, we see significant advancements in the chatbot's ability to respond to leading questions asked by a human teacher. We suggest that ChatGPT now has the potential to be used in teacher training to help pre- or in-service physics teachers hone their Socratic dialogue skills. In the paper and its supplemental material, we provide illustrative examples of Socratic dialogues with ChatGPT and present a report on a pilot activity involving pre-service physics and mathematics teachers conversing with it in a Socratic fashion.
title ChatGPT as a tool for honing teachers' Socratic dialogue skills
topic Physics Education
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.11987