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  2. Didacticism - Wikipedia

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    The term has its origin in the Ancient Greek word διδακτικός (didaktikos), "pertaining to instruction", [4] and signified learning in a fascinating and intriguing manner. [5] [6] Didactic art was meant both to entertain and to instruct. Didactic plays, for instance, were intended to convey a moral theme or other rich truth to the ...

  3. Didactic method - Wikipedia

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    The second step, called the "internal transposition" (transposition interne) is about how the knowledge to teach is transformed into "taught knowledge" (savoir enseigné), which is the knowledge actually taught through the day-to-day concrete practices of a teacher in a teaching context, e.g. in a classroom, and which depends on their students ...

  4. Glossary of history - Wikipedia

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    Also eon. age Age of Discovery Also called the Age of Exploration. The time period between approximately the late 15th century and the 17th century during which seafarers from various European polities traveled to, explored, and charted regions across the globe which had previously been unknown or unfamiliar to Europeans and, more broadly, during which previously isolated human populations ...

  5. Instruction - Wikipedia

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    Instruction, teaching or education performed by a teacher; Sebayt, a work of the ancient Egyptian didactic literature aiming to teach ethical behaviour; Instruction, the pre-trial phase of an investigation led by a judge in an inquisitorial system of justice; Instruction manual, an instructional book or booklet

  6. The Devil's Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical dictionary written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce, consisting of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions.. The lexicon was written over three decades as a series of installments for magazines and newspap

  7. Charades - Wikipedia

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    Man acting out a word in the game of charades. Charades (UK: / ʃ ə ˈ r ɑː d z /, US: / ʃ ə ˈ r eɪ d z /) [1] is a parlor or party word guessing game.Originally, the game was a dramatic form of literary charades : a single person would act out each syllable of a word or phrase in order, followed by the whole phrase together, while the rest of the group guessed.

  8. Lecture - Wikipedia

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    Lectures are used to convey critical information, history, background, theories, and equations. A politician's speech, a minister's sermon, or even a business person's sales presentation may be similar in form to a lecture. Usually the lecturer will stand at the front of the room and recite information relevant to the lecture's content.

  9. Fictionary - Wikipedia

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    Fictionary, also known as the Dictionary Game [1] or simply Dictionary, [2] is a word game in which players guess the definition of an obscure word. Each round consists of one player selecting and announcing a word from the dictionary , and other players composing a fake definition for it.