English > pedagogy: 3 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | The profession of a teacher. |
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| Example | "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession" |
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| Synonyms | teaching, instruction |
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| Narrower | catechesis | oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation) |
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| catechetical instruction | teaching religious principles by questions and answers |
| indoctrination | teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically |
| language teaching | teaching people to speak and understand a foreign / foreign language |
| lecture, lecturing | teaching by giving a discourse on some subject / subject (typically to a class) |
| lesson | A unit of instruction |
| schooling | The act of teaching at school |
| sleep-learning, hypnopedia | teaching during sleep / sleep (as by using recordings to teach a foreign language to someone who is asleep) |
| spoonfeeding | teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thought |
| teaching reading | teaching beginners to read |
| tutelage, tuition, tutorship | teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately) |
| Broader | education | The profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university / university) |
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| Spanish | docencia, educación, enseñanza, instrucción, pedagogía |
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| Catalan | educació, ensenyament, ensenyança, instrucció, pedagogia |
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| Adjectives | pedagogical, pedagogic | of or relating to pedagogy |
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English > pedagogy: 3 senses > noun 3, act| Meaning | The activities of educating / educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill. |
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| Synonyms | education, instruction, teaching, didactics, educational activity |
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| Category of | Department of Education, Education Department, Education | The United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students) |
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| academic program | (education) a program of education in liberal arts and sciences (usually in preparation for higher education) |
| education | The profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university / university) |
| education | The gradual process of acquiring knowledge |
| point system | A system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules |
| tuition, tuition fee | A fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education) |
| Parts | classroom project | A school task requiring considerable effort |
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| classwork | The part of a student's work that is done in the classroom |
| homework, prep, preparation | preparatory school work done outside school / school (especially at home) |
| lesson | A task assigned for individual study |
| Narrower | coeducation | education of men and women in the same institutions |
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| continuing education | A program of instruction designed primarily for adult students who participate part-time |
| course, course of study, course of instruction, class | education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings |
| elementary education | education in elementary subjects (reading and writing and arithmetic) provided to young students at a grade school |
| extension, extension service, university extension | An educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities / universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students |
| extracurricular activity | educational activities not falling within the scope of the regular curriculum |
| higher education | education provided by a college or university / university |
| secondary education | education beyond the elementary grades |
| team teaching | A method of coordinated classroom teaching involving a team of teachers working together with a single group of students |
| work-study program | An educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study |
| Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
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| Spanish | didáctica, educación, enseñanza, instrucción, pedagogía |
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| Catalan | educació, ensenyament, ensenyança, instrucció |
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| Adjectives | pedagogical, pedagogic | of or relating to pedagogy |
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