Flashcards: Pedagogy

Pedagogy is the discipline that deals with the theory and practice of education; it thus concerns the study and practice of how best to teach.

Unschooling is an educational method and philosophy that advocates learner-chosen activities as a primary means for learning.

Cooperative learning is an educational approach which aims to organize classroom activities into academic and social learning experiences.

La Ligue de l'enseignement was initially conceived and created by the journalist Jean Macé, on 15 November 1866.

Homework, or a homework assignment, is a set of tasks assigned to students by their teachers to be completed outside the class.

The Monitorial System was an education method that became popular on a global scale during the early 19th century.

Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Portuguese: Pedagogia do Oprimido), written by educator Paulo Freire, proposes a pedagogy with a new relationship between teacher, student, and society.

A catechism (pronunciation: /ˈkætəˌkizəm/; from Greek: κατηχέω, "to teach orally"), is a summary or exposition of doctrine and serves as a learning introduction to the Sacraments traditionally used in catechesis, or Christian religious teaching of children and adult converts.

("Wunderkind" redirects here. For other uses, see Wunderkind (disambiguation).) In psychology research literature, the term child prodigy is defined as a person under the age of ten who produces meaningful output in some domain to the level of an adult expert performer.

Pedology (paidology, paedology) is the study of children's behavior and development (as distinct from pedagogy, the art or science of teaching).

School violence is widely held to have become a serious problem in recent decades in many countries, especially where weapons such as guns or knives are involved.

Educational entertainment (also referred to by the portmanteau neologism edutainment) is content designed both to educate and to entertain.

Truancy is any intentional unauthorized or illegal absence from compulsory education.

Humanistic education (also called person-centered education) is an approach to education based on the work of humanistic psychologists, most notably Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers.

A report card, or just report in British English, communicates a student's performance academically.

Eurythmy is an expressive movement art originated by Rudolf Steiner in conjunction with Marie von Sivers in the early 20th century.

The Pedagogical Poem (Педагогическая поэма, Pedagogicheskaya poema), translated into English as Road to Life, is a novel by Anton Makarenko, written in 1925-1935 and published in three parts in 1933-1935.

The International Society for Music Education (ISME) is a professional organization of persons involved with music education.

Learning environment can refer to an educational approach, cultural context, or physical setting in which teaching and learning occur.

Transfer of learning is the dependency of human conduct, learning, or performance on prior experience.

Founded in 1919, the American Classical League (ACL) is a professional organization which promotes the study of classical civilization at all levels of education in the United States and Canada.

The International Association for Military Pedagogy (IAMP) was founded in November 2005 in Strausberg (Germany) as a successor to the European Military Pedagogy Forum (EMPF).

Cooperative education (or co-operative education) is a structured method of combining classroom-based education with practical work experience.

Sloyd (Slöjd), also known as Educational sloyd, is a system of handicraft-based education started by Uno Cygnaeus in Finland in 1865.

Rolf Schulmeister (born May 16, 1943 in Hamburg), German educator and professor of education in the University of Hamburg.

The Center for Interdisciplinary Research (German: Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Forschung (ZiF)) is the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.

Gijubhai Badheka (15 November 1885 – 23 June 1939) born Chittal,in was an educationist who helped to introduce Montessori education methods to India.

Problem-based learning (PBL) is a student-centered pedagogy in which students learn about a subject through the experience of solving an open-ended problem.

The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is an American organization aiming to improve and expand the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction.

A middle school (also known as intermediate school or junior high school) is an educational stage, which exists in some countries, and takes place between primary school and high school.

Artful Learning is an educational philosophy model that is concept-based and interdisciplinary.

Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships (BDPs) were established as part of a $350 million gift by Michael Bloomberg, JHU Class of 1964, to Johns Hopkins University in 2013.

Waldorf education, also known as Steiner education, is based on the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of anthroposophy.

Summerhill: A Radical Approach to Child Rearing is a book about the English boarding school Summerhill School by its headmaster A.

Julia Richman (1855-1912) was an American educator and pedagogue.

Luigi Imperatori (1844–1900), one of the most famous pedagogists and theologians of Canton Ticino, born in Pollegio (Switzerland, Canton Ticino), teacher and doctor of theology, an important contributor to the Swiss catholic newspapers: "Catholic Believer" and "Freedom.

The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) was founded in 1954 to accredit teacher certification programs at colleges and universities in the United States.

The Freie Waldorfschule Wetterau is a private Waldorf school located in Bad Nauheim, Germany.

Interdisciplinarity involves the combining of two or more academic disciplines into one activity (e.g., a research project).

Brain Gym is a nonprofit organization promoting a series of exercises claimed to improve academic performance.

The Collegial Centre for Educational Materials Development (CCDMD) produces computer-based resources and printed documents for teaching staff and students throughout the Quebec college network, and is managed by Collège de Maisonneuve.

Cecily O’Neill is an international authority on process drama and the arts in education.

Eye Level Learning, formerly known as E.

David Hargreaves FAcSS (born 1939) was Associate Director for Development and Research of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT).

A dialogue journal is an ongoing written interaction between two people to exchange experiences, ideas, or reflections.

Edline is a Learning Community Management System that many schools use for school and class organization.

Anna Schepeler-Lette (née Anna Lette; December 19, 1829 – 1897) was a German politician, feminist, women's social reformer, and pedagogue.

Sir James Donaldson FRSE LLD (26 April 1831, Aberdeen – 1915), was a Scottish classical scholar, and educational and theological writer.