Educational well-being within the context of sokratic method

This study touches upon the basic qualities of the Socratic method and its reflections in education. In this study, which was conducted using the document analysis method, it was especially tried to examine the basic qualities that a Socratic questioning-based education, in the light of the basic views of Socrates, the pioneer of the method, and in accordance with the general purposes of education, can provide to the individual. However, the main purpose of the research is to raise awareness that the Socratic method can be a very important teaching tool in education and to contribute to the developments in this field. In this context, the applicability of the Socratic method in the classroom, its limitations and its impact on teachers and students were discussed. The findings obtained consist of results that the Socratic method improves students' thinking skills and increases their academic success; that it is a good teaching tool for the information the teacher wants to convey, and that it can create an effective lesson environment in the classes where it is applied. Finally, it was concluded that if this method is applied by a teacher with good questioning skills, some of the negativities that may occur in the classroom, such as taking too much time, going off topic, and the student feeling bad about the wrong answers he may give, can be prevented. As a result of the study, it was concluded that the Socratic method can be an important teaching technique in contemporary education and can realize the educational well-being goal in the context of the Socratic method.