learning aid

Educational support resource

A learning aid is any tool or resource that helps someone acquire knowledge or skills more effectively.

Flashcards, diagrams, mnemonic devices, and educational software all qualify.

The term appears in educational contexts: The teacher distributed learning aids for the vocabulary unit.

Learning aids supplement instruction rather than replace it.

Related

diagram · mind map · mnemonic · memory palace · highlighter · sticky notes · study · guide · cheat sheet · crib sheet · pop quiz · quiz · practice · practice test · notes · index card · glossary · pencil

Categories
Opposites
educational function

learning aidhindrance

Barrier to progress

impediment · distraction · obstruction · stumbling block · handicap

cognitive effect

learning aidmisinformation

False data spread unintentionally

mental block · obfuscation · red herring · noise

supportive vs. core content

learning aidlesson

Unit of teaching

curriculum · subject matter · source material

Family

learning, learn, learns, learned, learner, learners, aids, aiding, aide

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