WHAT IS THE MEANING, ORIGIN AND USAGE OF THE WORD ‘PEDAGOGY’?

Meaning : This word is a noun and refers to the method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept.

Origin: The word is used as the science of teaching since the 1580s. It has its origins in the French word pedagogie, tracing its root to the Latin word paedagogia and the Greek words paidagogia meaning “education, attendance on boys” and paidagogos meaning “teacher”.

 Usage: It was a brilliant picturebook on art pedagogy.

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