pedagogical

[ ped-uh-goj-i-kuhl, -goh-ji-kuhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.

Other Words From

• peda·gogi·cal·ly adverb
• nonped·a·gogic adjective
• nonped·a·gogi·cal adjective
• nonped·a·gogi·cal·ly adverb
• unped·a·gogic adjective
• unped·a·gogi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of pedagogical¹

First recorded in 1595–1605, pedagogical is from the Greek word paidagōgikós of a child's tutor. See pedagogue, -ical

Example Sentences

At Yale, we benefited from our longstanding focus on innovative pedagogical development, and our centralized resource for this work—the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning—enabled us to pivot successfully to remote teaching in March 2020.

From Time

When covid made leading an IAP class in Spain impossible this year, I took it as a pedagogical challenge to see if I could transmit the same excitement and intellectual energy while teaching the material virtually.

From MIT Technology Review

Doing so is a practical, sensible pedagogical decision, not one that is anti-phonics, taking sides in a war, or, necessarily justified by scientific evidence about the brain’s role in reading.

From Washington Post

We are also neurochemically predisposed to find our dreams meaningful, which may suggest that they do have a pedagogical function.

From Washington Post

“A college’s commission — and its concomitant license to choose among pedagogical approaches — is not confined to the classroom, for extracurricular programs are, today, essential parts of the educational process,” Ginsburg wrote.

From Washington Blade

Related Words

• didactic