instructional materials

Classroom learning aids

Instructional materials are resources used to teach or convey information—textbooks, workbooks, videos, slides, handouts, and digital content.

The term appears frequently in educational settings: The school board approved new instructional materials for the science curriculum.

It encompasses anything designed to support learning, from a kindergarten flashcard set to corporate training modules.

Related

book · online courses · flashcards · cheat sheet · manuals · reference books · learning objectives · manipulatives · hands-on learning · syllabi · handout · study materials · case studies · worksheets · virtual labs · lesson plans · educational standards · rubrics

Opposites
purpose

instructional materialsamusement

Pleased entertainment state

escapist fiction · leisure reading · diversions · guilty pleasures · entertainment

information direction

instructional materialsexaminations

Formal tests of knowledge

quizzes · diagnostic tests · student work · assignments · answer sheets

structure and guidance

instructional materialsraw data

Unanalyzed collected information

primary sources · blank slate

Family

material, instruction

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G