instructional
Meant to teach
Instructional describes material designed to teach or provide instruction: instructional videos, instructional manuals, instructional design.
The word appears most often in educational and training contexts, modifying things that convey how-to information or guide learning.
An instructional tone is one that explains or directs.
Practical instruction format
- step-by-stepIn sequential stages
- walkthroughSequential instructional guide
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- guideLeader or instruction book
manual · handbook · video · webinar · workshop · DIY · self-paced · interactive
Profession of instructing others
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- didacticIntended to instruct
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
academic · scholastic · classroom · coursework · lesson · lecture · seminar · textbook
Authoritative instruction given
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- directiveFormal command or instruction
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
edict · injunction · precept · dictum · regulation · requirement · prescription · guideline
how-to
Practical instruction format
- step-by-stepIn sequential stages
- walkthroughSequential instructional guide
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
guide · manual · handbook · video · webinar · workshop · DIY · self-paced · interactive · hands-on
teaching
Profession of instructing others
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- didacticIntended to instruct
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
syllabus · academic · scholastic · classroom · coursework · lesson · lecture · seminar · textbook · module
command
Authoritative instruction given
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- directiveFormal command or instruction
decree · edict · injunction · precept · dictum · regulation · requirement · prescription · guideline · protocol
- documentary typesdocumentaries, cinema verite, observational, fly on the wall, expository
- audiosound, headphones, audio track, volume control, sound recording
- academic levelskindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade
- writing stylesformal, informal, minimalism, maximalism, concise
- teacher educationstudent teaching, teacher certification, teacher prep, teacher education, teacher preparation
instructionalentertainment
Agreeable diversion of attention
recreational · diversionary · leisurely · escapist · pleasure-seeking
instructionaluninformative
Conveying no knowledge
uninstructive · unenlightening · unilluminating · misleading · confusing
instructionaluseless
Without practical value
impractical · unusable · inapplicable · theoretical · abstract
- 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