Choose the correct word that can substitute the given phrase:
The art or method of teaching.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → pedagogy
Pedagogy means the art, science or method of teaching. It comes from the Greek "paidagogos", the servant who led a boy ("pais") to school. The phrase given, "the art or method of teaching", is its dictionary definition.
Example: The workshop trained teachers in modern pedagogy.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: philately — Incorrect. Philately is the collection and study of postage stamps.
Example: His interest in philately began with an old stamp album.
Option 3: philology — Incorrect. Philology (Greek "philos", love, and "logos", word) is the study of the history and development of languages, mostly through old written texts.
Example: Scholars of philology traced the link between Sanskrit and Latin.
Option 4: paleography — Incorrect. Paleography (Greek "palaios", old, and "graphein", to write) is the study of ancient handwriting and old manuscripts.
Example: Experts in paleography dated the manuscript to the twelfth century.