Relating to learning and the process of learning
acquisition noun
the process of learning skills or getting knowledge
advanced adjective
at a high academic level
assimilation noun
the process of making new ideas or pieces of information part of your knowledge so that you can use them effectively
discovery noun
the process of learning something that was not known before, or of finding someone or something that was missing or hidden
education noun
someone's experience of learning or being taught
exercise noun
an activity or set of activities that you do in order to learn how to do something
exercise noun
a set of written questions that you answer in order to help you to learn something
exploratory adjective
done in order to learn more about something
flashcard noun
a small card printed with words, pictures, or numbers that helps someone to learn something
hothouse noun
a place where people are put under pressure to learn or develop new ideas
insight noun
a chance to understand something or learn more about it
introduction noun
something that provides an opportunity to learn or experience something for the first time
introductory adjective
providing basic information about a subject, course of study etc
learning noun
the process of gaining knowledge and experience, for example by studying
learning curve noun
the rate at which you learn something
lesson noun
something that you learn from life, an event, or an experience
lifelong learning noun
a process of gaining knowledge and skills that continues throughout a person's life
moral noun
something that you can learn from a story or an experience
new adjective
if you learn a new subject or skill, you learn one that you did not know previously
osmosis noun
a gradual process in which information and ideas influence you without you realizing it
practiced adjective
the American spelling of practised
practised adjective
learned or developed through experience
rote noun
the process of learning something by repeating it many times rather than by understanding it
self-access noun
a way of learning in which students choose their own books and other materials and study by themselves
self-taught adjective
people who are self-taught have learnt particular skills by themselves, instead of being taught by someone
study noun
the process of learning about a subject by reading and by going to school, university etc
study noun
the process of learning about a problem or subject using scientific methods
trial and error phrase
a way of finding a good method that involves trying several possibilities and learning from your mistakes