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Didacticism vs Pedagogy - What's the difference?

didacticism | pedagogy |

As nouns the difference between didacticism and pedagogy

is that didacticism is (uncountable) an artistic philosophy that emphasises instructional and informative qualities over mere entertainment while pedagogy is the profession of teaching.

didacticism

English

(wikipedia didacticism)

Noun

  • (uncountable) An artistic philosophy that emphasises instructional and informative qualities over mere entertainment.
  • (countable) A work, statement, etc. of this kind.

    • pedagogy

    English

    (wikipedia pedagogy)

    Alternative forms

    * paedagogy *

    Noun

    (-)
  • The profession of teaching.
  • The activities of educating, teaching or instructing.
  • The strategies of instruction.

    • Derived terms

    * pedagogic * pedagogical * pedagogue

    See also

    * didactics