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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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 Hubbard, Elbert

—The escape from action in an artificial absence of all events in life, which often sinks to a veritable brutalizing of man, is the distinguishing feature of all monkish pedagogics.

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

I have no technical knowledge of pedagogics; I must admit that.

From The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself by Richardson, Dorothy

Soft pedagogics have taken the place of the old steep and rocky path to learning.

From Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals by James, William