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pedagogical

[ped-uh-goj-i-kuhl, -goh-ji-kuhl] / ˌpɛd əˈgɒdʒ ɪ kəl, -ˈgoʊ dʒɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
instructional
Synonyms
STRONGEST


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The tutors—several on the market are reported to be effective—are amazingly effective at some of the thorniest pedagogical challenges, especially adapting to the individual needs of students.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Such is the nature of a movie like this, but every viewer’s mileage with the pedagogical writing will vary.

From Salon Apr. 26, 2026

"It just put a lot of devices and technology into classrooms without clear pedagogical intent, without clear goalposts," he argues.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

Many pedagogical and scientific sources suggest that the highest pitches reached in classical singing can only be produced with a so-called "whistle" voice register, in analogy to ultrasonic vocalizations of mice and rats.

From Science Daily Jun. 18, 2024

Guides to English grammar were written as pedagogical steppingstones to mastery of Latin grammar, and they tried to shoehorn English constructions into the categories designed for Latin.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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