Didattico

Didattico is an Italian adjective that denotes anything related to teaching, instruction, or the design of learning experiences. It derives from Latin didacticus, itself from Greek didaktikos, meaning capable of teaching or intended to teach, with the root didaskein meaning to instruct.

The term is widely used in education to describe materials, activities, methods, and environments designed to promote learning. Common expressions include materiale didattico (didactic material), contenuti didattici (didactic content), approccio didattico (didactic approach), and progetto didattico (didactic project). A didactic approach is often contrasted with other pedagogical orientations, though in practice elements may overlap.

In application, didattico is applied to a range of domains: manuals, handouts, and other resources considered didattici; classroom activities and curricula organized around explicit learning objectives; and educational technologies that support instruction. The phrase didattica refers to the broader discipline or field of teaching, while didattico characterizes items or strategies within that field. In modern contexts, didattico frequently appears in the compound didattica digitale, indicating digital teaching, and in reference to tecnologie didattiche or didactical tools used in e-learning and hybrid instruction.

In literature, the term can also describe works whose primary aim is instruction or moral edification, sometimes employing allegory or exempla. Overall, didattico describes the instructional dimension of education, encompassing materials, methods, and environments designed to facilitate learning.