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deweyism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dewey-ism
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system of education emphasizing social interaction and group learning, and employing the "look-say" method of learning to read.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Dewey + -ism. It was expounded by John Dewey in his 1897 book My Pedagogic Creed.

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Usage

Frequently Paired Words

Deweyan Deweyite

Questions

What does deweyism mean?
A system of education emphasizing social interaction and group learning, and employing the "look-say" method of learning to read.
Where does deweyism come from?
From Dewey + -ism. It was expounded by John Dewey in his 1897 book My Pedagogic Creed.

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