Pedagogical Strategies

adjective intended to teach, particularly in a moral or ethical sense

• The professor's lecture was very didactic, focusing on the theoretical aspects of the subject.
• I find didactic books to be quite boring, they always seem to be trying to teach a lesson.
• I can't stand those didactic movies that preach about life, they're so annoying.
• Her didactic approach to parenting involved setting strict rules and teaching moral values.

verb to teach (someone) incorrectly or inaccurately

• The students were concerned that they had been mistaught by their previous teacher.
• I think we were mistaught that concept in class last week.
• Our teacher totally mistaught us that equation, dude.
• The misinformation mistaught to the public caused widespread confusion.

adjective describing or pertaining to something that is repeated or reiterated

• The professor's reiterative lectures on quantum physics were thorough and informative.
• She kept making the same reiterative points during the meeting, it was getting boring.
• His reiterative rants about politics are so annoying, I can't stand them.
• The reiterative beat of the drum echoed through the forest, creating a mesmerizing rhythm.

noun a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or sound

• Reduplication is a linguistic phenomenon where a word or part of a word is repeated to convey a certain meaning.
• In some languages, reduplication is used to emphasize or intensify a word.
• The teacher asked us to identify examples of reduplication in the text, but it was so confusing.
• The reduplication of efforts in the project led to a successful outcome.