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pedagogy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pedagogy has 3 senses
- pedagogy(n = noun.cognition) pedagogics, teaching method - the principles and methods of instruction; Array is a kind of method
- pedagogy(n = noun.act) instruction, teaching - the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession" is a kind of education
- pedagogy(n = noun.act) didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, teaching - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" is a kind of activity
has particulars: maieutic method, socratic method
Derived forms adjective pedagogic1, adjective pedagogical1
has particulars: catechesis, catechetical instruction, language teaching, teaching reading, schooling, indoctrination, tuition, tutelage, tutorship, lesson, hypnopedia, sleep-learning, spoonfeeding, lecture, lecturing
Derived forms adjective pedagogic1, adjective pedagogical1
has parts: classroom project, classwork, homework, prep, preparation, lesson
has particulars: coeducation, continuing education, class, course, course of instruction, course of study, elementary education, extension, extension service, university extension, extracurricular activity, higher education, secondary education, team teaching, work-study program
Derived forms adjective pedagogic1, adjective pedagogical1
CIDE DICTIONARY
pedagogy, n. [Gr. paidagwgi`a: cf. F. pédagogie.].
Pedagogics; pedagogism. South. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pedagogy, n. the science of teaching.
Derivative
pedagogics n.
Etymology
F p{eacute}dagogie f. Gk paidagogia (as PEDAGOGUE)
THESAURUS
pedagogy
catechization, coaching, didactics, direction, edification, education, enlightenment, guidance, illumination, information, instruction, pedagogics, private teaching, programmed instruction, reeducation, schooling, self-instruction, self-teaching, spoon-feeding, teaching, tuition, tutelage, tutorage, tutoring, tutorship
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