English > educational activity: 1 sense > noun 1, actMeaning | The activities of educating / educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill. |
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Synonyms | education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics |
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Category of | Department of Education, Education Department, Education | The United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students) |
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academic program | (education) a program of education in liberal arts and sciences (usually in preparation for higher education) |
education | The profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university / university) |
education | The gradual process of acquiring knowledge |
point system | A system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules |
tuition, tuition fee | A fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education) |
Parts | classroom project | A school task requiring considerable effort |
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classwork | The part of a student's work that is done in the classroom |
homework, prep, preparation | preparatory school work done outside school / school (especially at home) |
lesson | A task assigned for individual study |
Narrower | coeducation | education of men and women in the same institutions |
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continuing education | A program of instruction designed primarily for adult students who participate part-time |
course, course of study, course of instruction, class | education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings |
elementary education | education in elementary subjects (reading and writing and arithmetic) provided to young students at a grade school |
extension, extension service, university extension | An educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities / universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students |
extracurricular activity | educational activities not falling within the scope of the regular curriculum |
higher education | education provided by a college or university / university |
secondary education | education beyond the elementary grades |
team teaching | A method of coordinated classroom teaching involving a team of teachers working together with a single group of students |
work-study program | An educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study |
Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
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Spanish | didáctica, educación, enseñanza, instrucción, pedagogía |
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Catalan | educació, ensenyament, ensenyança, instrucció |
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