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Definition of pedagogy - 4 dictionary results

ped⋅a⋅go⋅gy

[ped-uh-goh-jee, -goj-ee]
–noun, plural -gies.
1. the function or work of a teacher; teaching.
2. the art or science of teaching; education; instructional methods.

Origin:
1575–85; < Gk paidagōgía office of a child's tutor. See pedagogue, -y 3
ped·a·go·gy   (pěd'ə-gō'jē, -gŏj'ē)   
n.  
  1. The art or profession of teaching.
  2. Preparatory training or instruction.

[French pédagogie, from Old French, from Greek paidagōgiā, from paidagōgos, slave who took children to and from school; see pedagogue.]

Pedagogy

Ped"a*go`gy\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. p['e]dagogie.] Pedagogics; pedagogism. --South.

pedagogy

study of teaching methods, including the aims of education and the ways in which such goals may be achieved. The field relies heavily on educational psychology, or theories about the way in which learning takes place

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