educable
Able to absorb
Educable means capable of being educated or trained.
The word appears most often in discussions of learning capacity, particularly regarding students with disabilities who can benefit from instruction despite cognitive limitations: The child was classified as educable rather than trainable.
In general use, it simply means teachable: Dogs are highly educable animals.
Able to be taught
- teachableAble to be instructed
- coachableReceptive to instruction
- capableHaving required skills
- receptiveOpen to input
apt · able · intelligent · bright · quick · sharp · perceptive · responsive
Innate capability
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- abilityPower to do something
- readinessState of being prepared
- potentialLatent capacity for development
talent · giftedness · acumen · brainpower · faculty · intellect · cognition · comprehension
Art of instruction
- tutoringIndividual academic guidance
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
tutelage · apprenticeship · curriculum · lesson · drill · practice · repetition · demonstration
Intelligence score
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- mildModerate in intensity
- moderateLessen intensity or preside
borderline · assessment · diagnosis · placement · mainstream · inclusion · accommodation · support
Increase in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- progressionSequential forward movement
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- improvementPositive change in quality
cultivation · nurturing · flourishing · enrichment · evolution · unfolding · ripening · blossoming
trainable
Able to be taught
receptive · apt · able · intelligent · bright · quick · sharp · perceptive · responsive · adaptable
aptitude
Innate capability
potential · talent · giftedness · acumen · brainpower · faculty · intellect · cognition · comprehension · understanding
pedagogy
Art of instruction
- tutoringIndividual academic guidance
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- coachingGuiding others to improve
guidance · tutelage · apprenticeship · curriculum · lesson · drill · practice · repetition · demonstration · modeling
IQ
Intelligence score
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- mildModerate in intensity
moderate · borderline · assessment · diagnosis · placement · mainstream · inclusion · accommodation · support · intervention
growth
Increase in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- progressionSequential forward movement
- advancementForward movement or promotion
improvement · cultivation · nurturing · flourishing · enrichment · evolution · unfolding · ripening · blossoming · development
educableineducable
Incapable of being taught
unteachable · untrainable · cognitively impaired · unreachable · slow
educableunteachable
Unable to be instructed
incorrigible · closed-minded · obstinate · intractable · impervious
education, educate, educated, educator, educational, educating, educates, educators, educative