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Didactic

"Recently the term 'didactic' has come to be seen as any teaching method which tells pupils what they are supposed to know, leaving no room for them to explore for themselves. As such, it is seen as a very top-heavy approach, where the teacher instructs the pupils in knowledge.

Didactic teaching, then, whether for grammar or morals, usually involved methods for instructing, instilling, rote learning, repetition, and drill like exercises. Above all, the method they shared was that of putting knowledge into the memory so that it would stick there."

Source: Retrieved on 18 Mar 2004, Styles of Learning and Teaching http://www.wkac.ac.uk/edstudies/archjun02/level%20two/es2002w4.htm (pop-up)