instructional material

Educational content provided

Instructional material is content designed to teach—textbooks, workbooks, videos, software, or other resources used in education and training.

The term appears frequently in educational policy and publishing: The district approved new instructional materials for the science curriculum.

It encompasses both traditional print resources and digital learning tools.

Related

study guides · books · science textbooks · case studies · slideshows · posters · flashcards · charts · quizzes · simulations · podcasts · literature anthologies · apps · handouts · flip charts · lesson plans · learning objectives · teacher resources

Opposites
purpose/function

instructional materialentertainment

Agreeable diversion of attention

amusement · escapist fiction · light entertainment · diversion · fun and games

information structure

instructional materialraw data

Unanalyzed collected information

noise · stream of consciousness · chaos

knowledge direction

instructional materialdisinformation

Intentional deceptive falsehoods

misinformation · propaganda · fake news · lies · falsehoods

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G