pedagogics
Art of instruction
Pedagogics is the science or theory of teaching—the systematic study of educational methods and principles.
The word is somewhat formal and old-fashioned; pedagogy is more common in contemporary usage.
Her university offered a course in pedagogics for aspiring teachers.
Profession of instructing others
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- lesson planningPreparing educational content beforehand
- instructionGuidance for action
mentorship · tutoring · coaching · facilitation · guidance · demonstration · modeling · feedback
Science of instruction
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- praxisCustomary action or application
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
dialectic · constructivism · behaviorism · cognitivism · scaffolding · differentiation · learning theory · inquiry-based
Higher education institution
- collegeHigher education institution
- professorshipSenior academic post
- academiaHigher education community
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
dissertation · research · undergraduate · postgraduate · accreditation · faculty · department · tenure
Gaining knowledge gradually
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- memoryMind's retention capacity
metacognition · critical thinking · conceptualization · schema · transfer · assimilation · accommodation · cognitive load
teaching
Profession of instructing others
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- lesson planningPreparing educational content beforehand
instruction · mentorship · tutoring · coaching · facilitation · guidance · demonstration · modeling · feedback · assessment
didactics
Science of instruction
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- praxisCustomary action or application
hermeneutics · dialectic · constructivism · behaviorism · cognitivism · scaffolding · differentiation · learning theory · inquiry-based · progressive education
university
Higher education institution
- collegeHigher education institution
- professorshipSenior academic post
- academiaHigher education community
thesis · dissertation · research · undergraduate · postgraduate · accreditation · faculty · department · tenure · scholarship
learning
Gaining knowledge gradually
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- retentionContinued holding or possession
memory · metacognition · critical thinking · conceptualization · schema · transfer · assimilation · accommodation · cognitive load · prior knowledge
pedagogicslearning
Gaining knowledge gradually
studying · autodidacticism · self-education · learning theory · student life
pedagogicsunschooling
Self-directed home education
autodidacticism · self-teaching · informal education · learning by doing · trial and error