ˌɛd͡ʒʊˈkeɪʃn̩ ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən ˈpɛdəˌɡoʊdʒi the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill he received no formal education our instruction was carefully programmed good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded the profession of a teacher he prepared for teaching while still in college pedagogy is recognized as an important profession the principles and methods of instruction