pedagogics

American  

[ped-uh-goj-iks, -goh-jiks] / ˌpɛd əˈgɒdʒ ɪks, -ˈgoʊ dʒɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the science or art of teaching or education; pedagogy.

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pedagogics British  

/ ˌpɛdəˈɡɒdʒɪks, -ˈɡəʊ- /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) another word for pedagogy

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Etymology

Origin of pedagogics

First recorded in 1860–65; pedagog(y) + -ics

Example Sentences

Pedagogics has no difficulty in dealing with mechanical natures, because their passivity is only too ready to follow prescribed patterns.

From Pedagogics as a System by Brackett, Anna C. (Anna Callender)

Raumer, in 1843, began to publish a history of Pedagogics since the time of the revival of classical studies, and has accomplished much of value on the biographical side.

From Pedagogics as a System by Brackett, Anna C. (Anna Callender)

It is not, however, the business of Pedagogics to develop different methods of proof; this belongs to Logic.

From Pedagogics as a System by Brackett, Anna C. (Anna Callender)

But Pedagogics can treat of these only as they are found in the infant, the child, and the youth; for with the arrival of mature life, education is over.

From Pedagogics as a System by Brackett, Anna C. (Anna Callender)

The science of Pedagogics cannot be derived from a simple principle with such exactness as Logic and Ethics.

From Pedagogics as a System by Brackett, Anna C. (Anna Callender)