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didacticism

didacticism

1 8.9
A style that tries to teach a moral or practical lesson
  • noun
  • /dɪˈdæktɪˌsɪzəm/
  • Literature
translation icon : didactismo
  • From the beginning, the Jangers wanted dialogue, not didacticism, in their program, which they initially called A Forum on the Involvement of Youth in the System.
  • moral didacticism
  • such didacticism

Examples

  • Teachers can avoid such didacticism by following two simple guidelines.

    Academic text (1991)
  • For O'Brien, didacticism has no place in a war story.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Besides, by the time she began writing, didacticism in the novel had pretty well been junked.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Forgoing didacticism for entertainment, such books managed to set a new fashion.

    Academic text (2001)
  • There has been art that has been full of fantasy, didacticism, and satire, for example.

    Academic text (2000)
  • In the 1990s, politically correct standards for evaluating books created a new didacticism.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Such moral didacticism can be harmful to children's developing love of books and developing sense of moral interdependence.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The sense of drama and excitement, paired with measured didacticism, once again perfectly captures the Festival's tone of gentle pedagogy.

    Academic text (2000)
  • However, good old-fashioned didacticism still exists, too—often in books written by celebrities whose star status allows them to get away with it.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The teacher's style emphasized didacticism, ensuring that students learned important moral lessons.

Synonyms

pedagogy
vsdidacticism
  • Formal
10 7.5

Methods and study of how teachers help students learn in schools and colleges

has a moral or instructional philosophy focus rather than professional study
didactics
vsdidacticism
  • Specialized
8.5

The study of how to teach people and help them learn

emphasizes a moral or instructive purpose rather than only methods

Antonyms

Does not give useful information or help someone learn

How Didactic

moralizing
4 7.6
didacticism
  • Literature
1 8.9
instruction
141 1.9
information
1.0

Surface Forms

didacticism singular
didacticisms plural

Morphology

didacticism = didactic (transparent) = didactic + ism

Formed by straightforward abstract noun derivation from the adjective 'didactic' with '-ism' indicating a doctrine or practice.

Etymology

The word didacticism comes from the Greek root didact- meaning 'to teach', the same idea as the English word 'teach'. So, didacticism is the practice of being instructive and describes writing or art that tries to teach or give a moral lesson.