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Lancasterian

Lancasterian adjective: of or pertaining to the monitorial system of instruction followed by Joseph Lancaster (1778–1838), in which the advanced pupils in a school teach the pupils below them.

Adjective

Lancasterian (comparative more Lancasterian, superlative most Lancasterian)

  1. Of or pertaining to the monitorial system of instruction followed by Joseph Lancaster (1778–1838), in which the advanced pupils in a school teach the pupils below them.
    • These semipublic, philanthropic organizations later came to regard the so-called Lancasterian system as ideal, since it offered mass education at low cost.2004, Paul Seattler, The Evolution of American Educational Technology, page 33

Forms of Lancasterian

comparativemore Lancasterian
superlativemost Lancasterian

Origin of Lancasterian

From Lancaster + -ian.

Questions about Lancasterian

What does Lancasterian mean?
Lancasterian means of or pertaining to the monitorial system of instruction followed by Joseph Lancaster (1778–1838), in which the advanced pupils in a school teach the pupils below them.
What part of speech is Lancasterian?
Lancasterian is an adjective.

Words near Lancasterian in the dictionary

  1. Lancashire wrestling
  2. Lancashires
  3. Lancaster
  4. Lancaster County
  5. Lancaster Sound
  6. Lancasterian
  7. Lancasterism
  8. Lancastrian
  9. Lancastrians
  10. lance
  11. lance bombardier

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