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educational

educational

443 2.7
That helps people learn
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃənl/
translation icon : educativo
  • She prefers educational games that teach children about math and science.
  • educational technology
  • educational institutions
  • educational attainment

I also work in the MIT Office of Educational Innovation and Technology.

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Examples

  • I told you this semester would offer you educational opportunities beyond your wildest expectations.

  • How many of you think the educational system is working?

  • But I bring it because it's educational, as you can see.

  • And Bob still does have some educational opportunities for people.

  • So today our goals are really to support your educational development efforts.

  • I wrote and sold an online educational program.

  • I was watching a little educational television.

  • The budget for the educational system is in the billions of dollars.

  • What are your thoughts right now on the current educational system, private versus public?

  • I'll keep trying to make interesting and mildly educational content as much as I can.

Synonyms

academic
vseducational
383 4.2

Connected to schools, colleges, university study, or research

is the general relation to education and learning across contexts
instructional
vseducational
34 3.4

To teach or show how to do something

is more general relating to education or learning rather than teaching intent
pedagogical
vseducational
  • Formal
7 7.8

Relating to methods used to teach students

is broader applying to education and learning beyond teaching techniques
educative
vseducational
1 4.2

Helps people learn new things

is broader covering relation to education not only teaching effect
pedagogic
vseducational
  • Formal
1 7.7

About teaching and the ways teachers use to help students learn

is more general covering education and learning not only teaching rules
educ
vseducational
  • Informal
8.4

Someone puts it before a noun to show the noun is about learning

is the full standard adjective used in formal contexts

Compounds

A planned group of courses to teach a specific subject or skill

A place like a school or university where people study and learn

An activity that teaches skills or facts in a school class

How Educational

enlightening
43 4.5
instructive
31 4.1
educational
443 2.7
informative
94 3.5

Surface Forms

educational positive

Morphology

educational = education (transparent) = educ + ation + al

The adjective is formed in a regular and transparent way from 'education' by adding '-al'.

Etymology

The word educational comes from the Latin educare, meaning 'to bring up', and from ducere 'to lead', the same idea you see in English words like produce. So, something educational 'leads' or 'brings up' a person's knowledge, which is why it means 'related to learning'.