Socratic Questioning

A disciplined, dialogue-based teaching method that uses probing questions to help learners examine assumptions, consider alternatives, and reason through problems rather than receive direct answers. Named after the philosopher Socrates, it is widely used in critical-thinking pedagogy and can be adapted into software tools such as educational games, code-review tooling, and accessibility training where hints or comments nudge learners toward identifying issues themselves. Applied to accessibility, Socratic prompts (e.g., "What would a screen reader announce for this element?") help developers internalize reasoning patterns rather than memorize fixes.