Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pedagogy

3 senses of pedagogy

Sense 1
teaching method, pedagogics, pedagogy -- (the principles and methods of instruction)
       => method -- (a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps))

Sense 2
teaching, instruction, pedagogy -- (the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession")
       => education -- (the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university))

Sense 3
education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity -- (the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded")
       => activity -- (any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity")