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Learning vs Instructional - What's the difference?

learning | instructional |

As nouns the difference between learning and instructional

is that learning is an act in which something is learned while instructional is a book, film, etc. intended to instruct.

As a verb learning

is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective instructional is

intended for purposes of instruction, for teaching.

learning

English

Verb

(head)
  • I'm learning to ride a unicycle.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) An act in which something is learned.
  • Learning to ride a unicycle sounds exciting.
  • (uncountable) Accumulated knowledge.
  • The department head was also a scholar of great learning .
  • (countable) Something that has been learned
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 5, author=Stuart Elliott, title=Online Experiment for Print Magazine, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=“We’ll take the learnings and apply them to the rest of our business.” }}

    Usage notes

    Countable sense “thing learned” often used in plural form (m); see for details.

    Derived terms

    * book-learning * higher learning * learning curve * learning disability * learning by doing

    instructional

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Intended for purposes of instruction, for teaching.
  • The manual might have been instructional had anybody actually taken the time to read it.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A book, film, etc. intended to instruct.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=May 18, author=Ginia Bellafante, title=Mommy’s Dearest, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=On legitimate days off, during the summer, Klam received poolside instructionals in monied femininity from Marcia and her three sisters ? “the Jewish Gang of Four.” }}

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