Didacticism

/daɪˈdæktɪˌsɪzəm/ noun

Definition

The practice or quality of being overly instructive or moralistic; an excessive emphasis on teaching lessons rather than entertaining or engaging naturally.

Etymology

From 'didactic' plus the suffix '-ism,' which denotes a practice, movement, or tendency.

Kelly Says

Didacticism is the reason some children's books feel preachy while others feel magical—the best stories teach lessons without ever feeling like they're trying to teach you anything.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መምህርነት
memhirnet
ARالعربية
التعليمية
al-ta'leemiyyah
BNবাংলা
শিক্ষাবিদ্যা
shik-sha-bee-dya
CACatalà
didactisme
dee-dak-tee-sme
CSČeština
didaktismus
dee-dak-tee-smus
DADansk
didaktik
dee-dak-tik
DEDeutsch
Didaktizismus
dee-dak-tee-zoo-muhs
ELΕλληνικά
διδακτισμός
dee-dak-tis-mos
ESEspañol
didactismo
dee-dak-tee-smo
FAفارسی
تعلیم‌گرایی
ta-alim-e-grai
FISuomi
didaktismi
dee-dak-tee-smi
FRFrançais
didactisme
dee-dak-tee-zmoh
GUGU
શિક્ષણશાસ્ત્ર
shikshan-shaas-tr
HAHA
addinin
ah-dee-nee-n
HEעברית
דידקטיקה
dee-dak-ti-ka
HIहिन्दी
शिक्षावाद
sheeksha-vaad
HUMagyar
didaktika
dee-dak-tee-ka
IDBahasa Indonesia
didaktisme
dee-dak-tee-sme
IGIG
ikpe
ee-kpeh
ITItaliano
didatticismo
dee-dat-tee-zee-moh
JA日本語
教条主義
kyoujo-shuugi
KKKK
дидактизм
dee-dak-tizm
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធប្រាជ្ញ
bra-pra-poun-pra-chian
KO한국어
교리주의
gyo-ri-ju-i
MRMR
शिक्षणशास्त्र
sheekshan-shaas-tr
MSBahasa Melayu
didaktik
dee-dak-tik
MYမြန်မာ
ပညာရေး
pa-nya-ye
NLNederlands
didactisme
dee-dak-tee-sme
NONorsk
didaktikk
dee-dak-tikk
PAPA
ਸਿੱਖਿਆ
sikhiya
PLPolski
dydaktyzm
dee-dak-tee-zm
PTPortuguês
didacticismo
dee-dak-tee-zee-moh
RORomână
didacticism
dee-dak-tee-sizm
RUРусский
дидактизм
dee-dak-tizm
SVSvenska
didaktik
dee-dak-tik
SWKiswahili
didaktika
dee-dak-ti-ka
TAதமிழ்
கல்வி முறை
kalvi murai
TEతెలుగు
విద్యా విధానం
vidya vidhaanam
THไทย
หลักนิยมการสอน
lok-ni-yom-gan-sorn
TLTL
didaktika
dee-dak-ti-ka
TRTürkçe
didaktizm
dee-dak-tizm
UKУкраїнська
дидактизм
dee-dak-tizm
URاردو
تعلیمی
ta-alimi
VITiếng Việt
chủ nghĩa giáo dục
chhu-nghia giao-duc
YOYO
didaktika
dee-dak-ti-ka
ZH中文
教条主义
jiàojiào zhǔyì
ZUZU
ukufundiswa
oo-koo-fun-dee-swa

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