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👨‍🏫 Led by a tutor 👥 A small class
preceptorial

preceptorial

9.6
Relating to teaching led by a tutor
  • adjective
  • /prɪˈsɛptɔriəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : prescriptivo
  • The college introduced a preceptorial approach to encourage more student participation.

Examples

  • Each student attended weekly preceptorial meetings with their assigned mentor.

  • The preceptorial system allows for more personalized guidance in academic studies.

  • The preceptorial system at Harvard allows for personalized learning.

  • The university offers a preceptorial approach to teaching.

  • The university implemented a preceptorial model to enhance individualized education for students.

  • In her preceptorial sessions, the teacher focused on providing tailored feedback to each student.

  • The new course structure included a preceptorial element designed to foster closer relationships between mentors and learners.

Synonyms

preceptive
vspreceptorial
  • Formal
9.5

To give rules and advice to help people learn

relates to instruction led by a particular instructor rather than the rules

Surface Forms

preceptorial positive

Morphology

preceptorial = preceptor (transparent) = preceptor + ial

Formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-ial' to 'preceptor', giving the straightforward meaning 'relating to a preceptor'.

Etymology

Preceptorial comes from preceptor, a word for a teacher, and that goes back to old Latin parts prae- 'before' and capere 'to take', which gave the idea of giving rules or teaching. So, something preceptorial is about teacher-led guidance and instruction.