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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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"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

“It’s really amazing to see my art and pedagogical practice come together outside of myself — in the form of a curved metal building plopped in the Mojave Desert,” Schwegler said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024

However artful, the motive behind these biologically accurate images was not aesthetic but pedagogical, said Dr. Suzuki, the geneticist, science broadcaster, prolific author and perhaps Canada’s most prominent environmentalist.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2023

As Gosling recalled, “Rosalind let rip in her best pedagogical style: ‘you’re wrong for the following reasons’...which she proceeded to enumerate as she demolished their proposal.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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