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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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That means learning new tools, developing new pedagogical techniques and becoming AI-literate themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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

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

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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