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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

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Etymology

Origin of pedagogics

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

Example Sentences

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From History of Education by Seeley, Levi

Education can nowhere be a question of mere pedagogics, and least of all in India.

From Indian Unrest by Chirol, Valentine, Sir

Like Herbart, on whom he was in many ways dependent, Beneke discussed psychology and pedagogics with greater success than logic, metaphysics, practical philosophy, and the philosophy of religion.

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

He could not be driven nor forced, and pedagogics a hundred years ago, it seemed, was largely a science of coercion.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors by Hubbard, Elbert