noun
- plural of elicitation; the act or process of drawing out, evoking, or bringing forth information, responses, or reactions
Usage: commonly used in educational, psychological, and linguistic contexts
Examples
- The teacher's skillful elicitations helped students discover the answer on their own.
- Through careful elicitations, the therapist helped the patient explore buried memories.
- The researcher used various elicitations to gather data about language acquisition.
- Effective elicitations in the classroom encourage critical thinking rather than rote memorization.
- The detective's elicitations of witness testimony were crucial to solving the case.
- Language teachers often employ elicitations to prompt students to produce target vocabulary.