learning aids
Educational support materials
Learning aids are tools or materials designed to help someone acquire knowledge or skills more effectively.
Flashcards, diagrams, mnemonic devices, and educational software all qualify as learning aids.
The term appears frequently in educational contexts: The teacher provided learning aids for students with different needs.
Learning aids support but don't replace instruction.
- flashcardsPaper memorization tools
- flash cardsMemorization study tool
- cue cardsPortable text prompts
- color codingAssigning hues to categories
- audio recordingsStored sonic content
manipulatives · e-books · calculators · mnemonic devices · memory palace · study guides · study group · graphic organizers · charts · online courses · puzzles · educational apps · mind maps · whiteboards · haptic feedback · worksheets · posters · spaced repetition
- educational illustration
- accessibilitywheelchair access, wheelchair sports, wheelchair ramp, adaptive skiing, accessibility features
- teaching materialsteaching manuals, teacher manuals, worksheets, lesson plans, teacher editions
- teaching mediaeducational films, instructional videos, teaching tools, slideshows, recorded lessons
- accessible learningbraille books, large print, special needs, large print books, screen readers
- learning supporttutoring, tutor, tutors, peer tutoring, online tutoring
learning aidslearning barriers
Impediments to acquiring knowledge
distractions · hindrances · learning disabilities · confusion · misinformation
learning aidscore curriculum
Mandatory foundational coursework
learning aidsindependent study
Self-directed academic project
self-directed learning · autodidacticism · trial and error · self-teaching