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instruction

instruction

141 1.9
Teaching or training given to help someone learn a skill
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/
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  • At the beginning of each class, investigators provided instruction on the correct placement for the pedometer.
  • direct instruction
  • skills instruction
  • music instruction

You're getting the same instruction, but much, much later than other kids.

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Examples

  • All I mean by multimedia instruction is instruction that uses words and pictures.

  • Each of the above should relate to objectives of instruction emphasized in teaching and learning.

    Academic text (1999)
  • One area of study in need of attention with respect to online instruction is foreign language.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Well, perhaps, in New York but in England we have very clear ideas about proper religious instruction.

  • An exploration of this model in light of music instruction may be beneficial.

    Academic text (2011)
  • What is the best approach to individualize instruction for a dyslexic child?

  • Such understandings have significant implications for improving instruction for students considered at risk for academic achievement.

    Academic text (2011)
  • My first task was to provide up-to-date materials to enhance the instruction being provided in the classrooms.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Project ELITE has three major strands: monthly student units of instruction, weekly librarian activities, and reflective journaling.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The teacher provided clear and concise instruction to the students on how to complete the assignment.

Synonyms

training
vsinstruction
1.5

Learning the skills needed to do a job or activity

is the broader formal process covering knowledge beyond job-specific skill practice
teaching
vsinstruction
572 1.0

A job helping people learn

is the formal process of giving knowledge and skills in organized settings
education
vsinstruction
572 1.0

The work of teaching students in schools or universities

focuses on the specific formal acts of giving knowledge and skills
lesson
vsinstruction
532 1.0

A period of teaching about one subject

covers the ongoing formal activity that spans many such periods
schooling
vsinstruction
64 1.3

Learning a person gets at school

emphasizes the formal act of providing knowledge rather than receiving it
tutoring
vsinstruction
49 2.2

Private lessons that help someone learn

is broader and covers formal group-based processes, not only one learner
tutorial
vsinstruction
  • UK
25 4.0

A short class given by a tutor to one person or a small group

is the wider formal process that includes many such focused sessions
tutelage
vsinstruction
8 6.8

Teaching and help given by a teacher to a student

is the general formal activity of imparting knowledge in organized settings

Antonyms

256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

Compounds

A small book that tells you how to set up and use a product

A book that tells you how to use or fix a device

A set of lessons in a subject to teach skills or knowledge

Teaching religious beliefs by asking and answering questions, often before baptism or confirmation

A computer design where the main processor runs many built-in instructions

A computer design where the processor runs many complex commands directly in hardware

macro instruction
  • Specialized
5.1

A single computer command that expands into several commands the computer runs

instruction execution
  • Specialized
6.7

The steps a computer takes to carry out a command

A computer design that uses a small set of simple commands to work faster

A computer design using a small set of simple instructions for faster processors that use less power

9.8

A command a program sends to pause and ask the operating system to do a task

How Formal

education
572 1.0
schooling
64 1.3
instruction
141 1.9
teaching
572 1.0
guidance
248 2.1

Surface Forms

instruction singular
instructions plural

Morphology

instruction = instruct (transparent) = instruct + ion

The noun 'instruction' is transparently derived from the verb 'instruct' with the suffix '-ion' indicating the process or result.

Etymology

Instruction comes from the Latin parts in- 'into' and struere 'to build', giving a picture of 'building' inside the word. A helpful image is a teacher building knowledge into a student's mind step by step, which is why instruction also means the act of teaching.