Synonyms and antonyms of Describing or relating to teaching or learning in British Thesaurus

academic (adjective)

education relating to education, especially education in colleges and universities

academic (adjective)

education based on learning from books and study rather than on practical skills and experience

advanced (adjective)

education studying at a high level

applied (adjective)

used for describing educational subjects when they are studied for their practical uses

banding (noun)

a system of putting students into groups according to their ability so that students of different abilities are taught together

be an education (to/for someone) ()

used for saying that an experience makes someone change or develop their ideas

curricular (adjective)

relating to the subjects that students study at a particular school or college

diachronic (adjective)

relating to or involving the changes that take place in something over a period of time, especially in a language

didactic (adjective)

formal intended to teach something, especially a moral lesson

educational (adjective)

relating to education

elementary (adjective)

education relating to the first and most basic things that you learn about a subject

elementary (adjective)

education relating to the first years of school

formal (adjective)

formal education or training is obtained from studying rather than from working at a job

formally (adverb)

by studying rather than working at a job

graduate (adjective)

mainly American postgraduate

graduate (adjective)

mainly American graduate studies and courses are for students who already have a degree. The usual British word is postgraduate.

hands-on (adjective)

hands-on experience or training involves you doing something rather than just reading about it or watching other people do it

heuristic (adjective)

relating to a method of teaching or learning in which you learn from your own discoveries and experiences

higher (adjective)

at a more advanced level or involving a greater degree of knowledge

in-service (adjective)

in-service training is designed to develop the skills of people who are already working in a particular profession

instructional (adjective)

formal intended or used for teaching people about something

intensive (adjective)

education involving a lot of teaching or training in a short time

interdisciplinary (adjective)

involving different subjects of study

intermediate (adjective)

education at an academic level below advanced

liberal (adjective)

education a liberal education involves learning about a wide variety of things

mixed ability (adjective)

British including or designed for students with different levels of educational ability

multi-disciplinary (adjective)

involving several different subjects of study or areas of professional activity

multimedia (adjective)

using different materials and methods in art, education etc to communicate a message

pedagogical (adjective)

formal relating to educational methods and principles

phonic (adjective)

linguistics related to the use of phonics in the teaching of reading

postdoctoral (adjective)

relating to work or research done after finishing a PhD

postgraduate (adjective)

British relating to study done after receiving your first university degree. The American word is graduate.

postgraduate (adjective)

American relating to work or studies done after receiving an advanced degree such as an MA or a PhD

primary (adjective)

education relating to the education of children between the ages of about five and eleven

professorial (adjective)

relating to or like a professor

progressive (adjective)

education progressive education aims to help children to develop all their abilities

pure (adjective)

educationscience a pure subject of study, especially in science, deals only with theory and not with the way the theory is used

remedial (adjective)

education intended to help people who have difficulty learning the basic skills of reading, writing etc

scholarly (adjective)

connected with scholars or with the formal study of a subject

scholastic (adjective)

formaleducation connected with schools, teaching, or studying

secondary (adjective)

education relating to the education of children between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18

self-educated (adjective)

taught by yourself instead of by teachers or other people

specialist (noun)

relating to learning or knowledge in a particular part of a subject or profession

synchronic (adjective)

relating to the study of something, especially a language, at one particular time without considering its history

tutorial (adjective)

relating to a tutor

under (adverb)

if you work or study under a particular person, they are your employer or teacher

under someone’s tutelage ()

in a situation in which someone is teaching or training you

vocational (adjective)

education a vocational course teaches the skills necessary for a particular job

well-rounded (adjective)

including a good balance of various subjects