instructing
Passing on knowledge
Instructing is the act of teaching, directing, or providing information to someone.
A teacher instructs students, a manual instructs users, a lawyer instructs a client.
The word carries a sense of authority—the one instructing has knowledge or power the recipient lacks: The judge finished instructing the jury on the law.
Guiding others to improve
- mentoringAdvising someone less experienced
- advisingGiving informed guidance
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
development · wisdom · insight · support · encouragement · feedback · apprenticeship · protégé
Unit of teaching
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- lecturingGiving an instructive talk
classroom · students · teacher · professor · education · schooling · didactic · academic
In sequential stages
- how-toPractical instruction format
- manualWritten instructions for use
- handbookCompact reference guide
- walkthroughSequential instructional guide
demonstration · workshop · webinar · e-learning · DIY · self-paced · module · video
Formal command or instruction
- commandsAuthoritative orders given
- ordersInstructions to obey
- briefingConcise information session
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
guidelines · procedures · protocols · assigning · delegating · supervising · overseeing · coordinating
coaching
Guiding others to improve
- mentoringAdvising someone less experienced
- advisingGiving informed guidance
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
nurturing · development · wisdom · insight · support · encouragement · feedback · apprenticeship · protégé · masterclass
lesson
Unit of teaching
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
lecturing · classroom · students · teacher · professor · education · schooling · didactic · academic · blackboard
step-by-step
In sequential stages
walkthrough · demonstration · workshop · webinar · e-learning · DIY · self-paced · module · video · online
directive
Formal command or instruction
orientation · guidelines · procedures · protocols · assigning · delegating · supervising · overseeing · coordinating · managing
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, educating, courses, teaching methods
- explainingexplaining, clarifying, elaborating, elucidating, expounding
- guidingadvising, directing, guiding, leading, mentoring
- speech actsspeaking, talking, uttering, pronouncement, locution
- communicatingtalking, speaking, telling, sharing, expressing
instructinglearning
Gaining knowledge gradually
studying · absorbing · apprenticing · listening · observing
instructingfollowing
Coming after another
obeying · complying · deferring · submitting · leaving alone
instructingconfusing
Causing mental uncertainty
misleading · misinforming · obscuring · bewildering · deceiving
- instruction manualWritten usage directions
- clear instructionsUnambiguous directions for action
- assembly instructionsGuide for construction
- care instructionsProper handling directions
- step-by-step instructionsOrdered guide through process
- cooking instructions