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Pedagogy

Meaning in education & teaching, with examples

/ˈpedəɡɒdʒi/nounCore term

In education & teaching, pedagogy means: The study and practice of how to teach, including the methods, strategies and beliefs about learning that shape what a teacher does in class.

In Turkish: pedagoji, öğretim bilgisi, eğitim bilimi

How it is used

A formal word used in research, teacher education and policy. People talk about a teacher's pedagogy, effective pedagogy and subject-specific pedagogy. The adjective is pedagogical ('pedagogical approach', 'pedagogical knowledge').

Example sentences

  1. The course combines subject knowledge with pedagogy for teaching young learners.

  2. Research on digital pedagogy has grown quickly since 2020.

Common collocations

  • effective pedagogy
  • pedagogical approach
  • pedagogical knowledge
  • critical pedagogy
  • student-centered learningAn approach in which students take an active role in their learning, for example by discussing, investigating and making choices, while the teacher guides rather than lectures.
  • active learningLearning in which students do things and think about what they are doing, such as discussing, solving problems or explaining ideas, instead of only listening.
  • differentiationAdapting tasks, support, materials or outcomes so that students with different levels, needs and interests can all make progress in the same lesson.
  • reflective practiceThe habit of thinking carefully about your own teaching, what worked, what did not and why, in order to learn from experience and improve.

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