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Lancasterian

Lancasterian

9.9
A person who teaches by using older students to help
  • noun
  • /ˌlæŋkəˈstɪəriən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : lancasteriano
  • As a dedicated Lancasterian, she trained older students to help instruct their classmates.

Examples

  • In the 1800s, many educators identified as Lancasterians and promoted the monitorial system.

  • Many Lancasterians believe in peer teaching.

  • The school hired a Lancasterian to implement the new peer-teaching program.

  • Is she a Lancasterian educator?

  • As a dedicated Lancasterian, she trained older students to help instruct their classmates.

  • The school hired a Lancasterian to implement the new peer-teaching program.

  • In the 1800s, many educators identified as Lancasterians and promoted the monitorial system.

Synonyms

pedagogue
vsLancasterian
  • Formal
3 8.2

A teacher who teaches children and young people, often strict or formal

is a teacher who uses student monitors and a specific peer teaching method

Surface Forms

Lancasterian singular
Lancasterians plural

Morphology

Lancasterian = Lancaster (transparent) = Lancaster + ian

The noun is formed from the proper name Lancaster plus the agentive/relational suffix '-ian', meaning 'a person associated with Lancaster or its ideas', which is a standard and transparent derivation.

Etymology

Lancasterian comes from the name of Joseph Lancaster and the ending -ian, which means 'related to' or 'a person of', like in Italian. So a Lancasterian is 'a person who follows or uses Lancaster's method of student monitors'.