book learning
Education from texts
Knowledge gained from reading and formal education rather than from practical experience or hands-on work.
The phrase often carries a dismissive tone, suggesting that such knowledge is incomplete or inadequate: He's got plenty of book learning but no common sense.
Sometimes called book smarts.
Educational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
thesis · scholarship · pedagogy · erudition · studious · scholastic · ivory tower · theoretical
Suited for real use
- hands-onInvolving direct physical engagement
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- street smartsPractical urban knowledge
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
apprenticeship · real-world · applied · vocational · common sense · wisdom · know-how · field work
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
dissertation · thesis · scholarship · pedagogy · erudition · studious · scholastic · ivory tower · theoretical · classroom
practical
Suited for real use
- hands-onInvolving direct physical engagement
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- street smartsPractical urban knowledge
intuition · apprenticeship · real-world · applied · vocational · common sense · wisdom · know-how · field work · trial and error
- knowledgeknowledge, common knowledge, general knowledge, factual knowledge, prior knowledge
- Book Knowledgefacts, theory, concepts, definitions, formulas
- thinkingthinking, reasoning, thought, ponder, contemplate
- intellectintelligence, intellect, brainpower, mind, cognition
book learninghands-on experience
Learning through direct involvement
practical experience · learning by doing · on-the-job training · apprenticeship · trial and error
book learningstreet smarts
Practical urban knowledge
lived experience · school of hard knocks · worldly wisdom · life experience · intuitive knowledge
book, learning, books, textbook, bookish, storybook, e-book, bookmark, cookbooks