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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

The field of college pedagogics is still virgin soil, and no significant or extensive program for improved methods of teaching has yet been advanced.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Paul Klapper

Besides pedagogics, psychology was the chief sphere of his services.

From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Richard Falckenberg

To uproot the power of the Sixth Form was the intent of a few reformers in pedagogics.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers by Elbert Hubbard

Herbart has rendered an undisputed service in that he has elevated pedagogics to the rank of a science.

From History of Education by Levi Seeley

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