educational

/,edju:'keiʃənl/

Thân thiện

An educational video about animals plays on the classroom screen.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Providing knowledge or instruction; serving to educate: Describes something that imparts useful information, teaches a lesson, or promotes learning.
   • Relating to the process of education or pedagogy: Pertaining to the theories, methods, or institutions involved in teaching and learning.

Examples of Usage

• Providing knowledge:
  • The museum offers many educational programs for school children.
  • We watched an educational documentary about marine life.
• Relating to the process of education:
  • She is pursuing a degree in educational psychology.
  • The government is reviewing its educational policies.

Advanced Usage

• "Educational value": The degree to which something is useful for learning or instruction.
  • The game was fun but had little educational value.
• "Educational background": A person's history and qualifications in formal schooling and training.
  • His educational background is in engineering.

Variants and Related Words

• Education (n): The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction.
  • Access to quality education is a fundamental right.
• Educate (v): To give intellectual, moral, and social instruction to someone.
  • The program aims to educate the public about health risks.
• Educator (n): A person who provides instruction or education; a teacher.
  • She is a respected educator with twenty years of experience.

Synonyms

• Instructive: Conveying knowledge; informative.
• Didactic: Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
• Enlightening: Providing insight or knowledge.

Related Phrases

• Educational toy: A toy designed to stimulate learning or skill development.
  • The blocks are marketed as an educational toy for toddlers.
• Educational institution: An organization dedicated to education, such as a school, college, or university.
  • The university is a leading educational institution in the country.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. providing knowledge
   • an educational film
2. relating to the process of education
   • educational psychology