Michael T.

Rodriguez Principles and Methods of Teaching II EDN2

STRATEGY PURPOSES STEPS/GUIDELINES APPLICABILITY ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

Devils Advocate- It seeks to engage others
is a form of role play in an argumentative
in which the teacher discussion process.
tries to convince the
students to give in to Test the quality of original
temptation. proposition and identify
weaknesses.
It improves or abandons
the class stance about a
certain matter.
The teacher and the students:
- Identify the problem;
- Develop a solution supported
by facts and assumption;
- Critique the solution by
identifying data the group
have missed;
- Uncover all that is wrong ;
- Revise or depend its
recommendation; and
- Accept the final solution.
When playing devils advocate the
teacher should:
- Be comfortable voicing and
defending arguments;
- Establish an environment /
culture where students feel
safe to disagree;
- Make lies that are believable
- Give positive reinforcement
This is applicable to high
school and college.
Elementary students are
very sensitive that is why it
is quite inappropriate to use
this strategy at this level.
This strategy can be also
applied to subjects like
Values Education, Social
Sciences and Literature.
Students learned how to
think critically by analyzing,
evaluating, and creating not
just by rote memorization.
The group will end up with
one and strong decision.
Helps keep students
engaged.
Promotes democratic
discourse.
It creates mild anxiety
within the student that
elicits good performance.
It can result to combative
classroom environment.
Sometimes students are
frustrated when the teacher
disagrees with them.
Some students might give in
or be convinced.
The students might think
that their teacher is
unreliable.

References:

Davis, J.(2013). Improving Students Critical Thinking and Classroom Engagement by Playing the Devils Advocate. Retrieved from http://traue.commons.gc.cuny.edu/issue-2-
fall-2013/Davis
Hartwig, R. (n.d.). 7 Steps to Analyze a Problem The Devils Advocacy Technique. Retrieved from http://www.ryanhartwig.com/7-steps-to-analyze-a-problem-the-devils
- advocacy-technique/
Participatory teaching . (2004). Guide to methods and techniques. Retrieved from http://www.equip123.net/equip1/mesa/docs/ParticipatoryTeachingLearning.pdf