didactics

noun

di·​dac·​tics dī-ˈdak-tiks How to pronounce didactics (audio)
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: systematic instruction : pedagogy

Examples of didactics in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Freya's fame may have peaked this summer, but she has been spotted as early as 2019, said Rune Aae, a doctoral student in science didactics at the University of South-Eastern Norway. Caroline Radnofsky, NBC News, 28 July 2022 Working with the renowned art historian and curator Lowery Stokes Sims, the guards have not only chosen the pieces, but also contributed to research, design, didactics, content for the accompanying catalogue and public programs. Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022 The reinstallation balances questions that encourage visitors to chart their own paths with contextual information that uses traditional didactics. Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Jan. 2022 The big show of about 75 works seems to signal the almost complete triumph of sociopolitical didactics over aesthetics. Peter Plagens, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2021 Babbel is an interesting language learning platform that combines communicative didactics, cognitivism, behaviorism and constructivism in its lessons for faster learning that will stick with you. Dave Johnson, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021

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Word History

Etymology

didact(ic) + -ics

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of didactics was in 1800

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“Didactics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/didactics. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.

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