educational material

Teaching aids collection

Educational material is any content designed to teach or inform, ranging from textbooks and workbooks to videos, software, and online courses.

The term encompasses resources used in formal schooling as well as self-directed learning: The library has educational materials for all age groups.

In legal and commercial contexts, educational material often receives special treatment regarding copyright, pricing, or tax status.

Related

cheat sheets · lesson plans · teaching aids · videos · infographics · simulations · hands-on activities · games · handout · literature · practice tests · pop quizzes · podcasts · apps · slideshows · presentations · worksheets · modules

Opposites
purpose/intent

educational materialrecreational reading

Books read for enjoyment

pulp fiction · fluff · brain candy · guilty pleasures · time-wasters

cognitive effect

educational materialmisinformation

False data spread unintentionally

disinformation · propaganda · brainwashing · pseudoscience · fake news

purpose

educational materialentertainment

Agreeable diversion of attention

amusement · advertising · propaganda · escapist fiction · clickbait

Family

material, education

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G