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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.


pedagogics British  
/ ˌpɛdəˈɡɒdʒɪks, -ˈɡəʊ- /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) another word for pedagogy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of pedagogics

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


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Scientist Julian praises grandfather's prose, while Stylist Aldous praises his pedagogics.

From Time Magazine Archive

Let us, for example, consider what is presupposed by the doctrine of methods, the so-called methodology, which is an important part of didactics, and a very considerable section in the whole field of pedagogics.

From The Reform of Education by Giovanni Gentile

Not only is this true in pedagogics, but in law, medicine and theology as well.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators by Elbert Hubbard

Whether the hours of study at school and at home are excessive cannot be learned from treatises on pedagogics or physiology.

From Civics and Health by William H. Allen

But the name of Pestalozzi shines brighter than ever in the field of pedagogics.

From History of Education by Levi Seeley

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