Didactics — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsˈuːsɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪdˈaktɪks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪdˈaktɪks/

3 syllables Say it as /dɪsˈuːsɪdʒ/.

Examples

he received no formal education
our instruction was carefully programmed
good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

education educational activity instruction pedagogy teaching

Parts of Speech

noun	the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill “he received no formal education”

Word Forms

educational	adjective	providing knowledge
educationist	noun	a specialist in the theory of education
educationalist	noun	a specialist in the theory of education
educate	verb	give an education to
instructional	adjective	of or relating to or used in instruction
instruct	verb	impart skills or knowledge to
teach	verb	impart skills or knowledge to
pedagogic	adjective	of or relating to pedagogy
pedagogical	adjective	of or relating to pedagogy
didactical	adjective	instructive (especially excessively)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Didaktik

die Aktivitäten des Erziehens oder Unterrichtens; Aktivitäten, die Wissen oder Fähigkeiten vermitteln

🇫🇷French

didactique

les activités d'éducation ou d'instruction; activités qui transmettent des connaissances ou des compétences

🇪🇸Spanish

cosas didácticas

las actividades de educar o instruir; actividades que imparten conocimientos o habilidades

🇮🇹Italian

didattica

le attività di educare o istruire; attività che impartiscono conoscenze o abilità

🇳🇱Dutch

didactiek

de activiteiten van het opleiden of instrueren; activiteiten die kennis of vaardigheden bijbrengen

🇵🇹Portuguese

didática

as atividades de educar ou instruir; atividades que transmitem conhecimento ou habilidade

🇷🇺Russian

дидактика

деятельность по обучению или инструктированию; деятельность, которая передает знания или навыки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पढ़ाने की पद्धति

शिक्षित करने या निर्देश देने की गतिविधियाँ; ऐसी गतिविधियाँ जो ज्ञान या कौशल प्रदान करती हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

শিক্ষাতত্ত্ব

শিক্ষা বা নির্দেশের কার্যক্রম; ক্রিয়াকলাপ যা জ্ঞান বা দক্ষতা প্রদান করে

🇮🇳Tamil

உபதேசங்கள்

கல்வி அல்லது அறிவுறுத்தல் நடவடிக்கைகள்; அறிவு அல்லது திறமையை வழங்கும் நடவடிக்கைகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉపదేశాలు

విద్య లేదా సూచనల కార్యకలాపాలు; జ్ఞానం లేదా నైపుణ్యాన్ని అందించే కార్యకలాపాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

शिकवणी

शिक्षण किंवा सूचना देण्याच्या क्रियाकलाप; ज्ञान किंवा कौशल्य प्रदान करणारे क्रियाकलाप

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિક્ષણશાસ્ત્ર

શિક્ષણ અથવા સૂચનાની પ્રવૃત્તિઓ; પ્રવૃત્તિઓ કે જે જ્ઞાન અથવા કૌશલ્ય પ્રદાન કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೀತಿಬೋಧನೆಗಳು

ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಚನೆಯ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗಳು; ಜ್ಞಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಕೌಶಲ್ಯವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപദേശങ്ങൾ

വിദ്യാഭ്യാസം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രബോധന പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങൾ; അറിവോ നൈപുണ്യമോ നൽകുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਪਦੇਸ਼

ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਦੇਣ ਦੀਆਂ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀਆਂ; ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀਆਂ ਜੋ ਗਿਆਨ ਜਾਂ ਹੁਨਰ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعلیمات

تعلیم یا ہدایت کی سرگرمیاں؛ سرگرمیاں جو علم یا ہنر فراہم کرتی ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

教学法

教育或指导活动；传授知识或技能的活动

🇯🇵Japanese

教訓

教育または指導する活動。知識やスキルを伝える活動

🇰🇷Korean

교수법

교육 또는 지도 활동; 지식이나 기술을 전달하는 활동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giáo huấn

hoạt động giáo dục, hướng dẫn; hoạt động truyền đạt kiến thức hoặc kỹ năng

🇹🇭Thai

การสอน

กิจกรรมการให้ความรู้หรือการสอน กิจกรรมที่ให้ความรู้หรือทักษะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

didaktik

kegiatan mendidik atau mengajar; kegiatan yang memberikan pengetahuan atau keterampilan

🇲🇾Malay

didaktik

aktiviti mendidik atau memberi arahan; aktiviti yang memberi pengetahuan atau kemahiran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فن التعليم

أنشطة التثقيف أو الإرشاد؛ الأنشطة التي تنقل المعرفة أو المهارة

🇮🇷Persian

آموزشی

فعالیت های آموزشی یا آموزشی؛ فعالیت هایی که دانش یا مهارت را به شما منتقل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

didaktik

eğitim veya öğretim faaliyetleri; bilgi veya beceri kazandıran faaliyetler

🇮🇱Hebrew

דידקטיקה

פעילות החינוך או ההדרכה; פעילויות המקנה ידע או מיומנות

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