Educational matters or institutions are concerned with or relate to education.
...the British educational system.
...pupils with special educational needs.
Synonyms: academic, school, learning, teaching More Synonyms of educational
educationallyadverb
...educationally sound ideas for managing classrooms.
2. adjective
An educational experience teaches you something.
The staff should make sure the kids have an enjoyable and educational day.
Synonyms: instructive, useful, cultural, illuminating More Synonyms of educational
educational in British English
(ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃənəl)
adjective
1.
providing knowledge; instructive or informative
an educational toy
2.
of or relating to education
Derived forms
educationally (ˌeduˈcationally)
adverb
educational in American English
(ˌɛdʒukeɪʃənəl; ˌɛdʒəˈkeɪʃənəl)
adjective
1.
relating to education
2.
giving instruction or information; educating
an educational film
Derived forms
educationally (ˌeduˈcationally)
adverb
Examples of 'educational' in a sentence
educational
He speaks not for an educational establishment too often bound by its own inertia, but for a generation of reformers whose work is bearing fruit.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
From the profile, the AI could help build a better educational experience.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
Why has it held sway over our educational systems and parenting practices for so long?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We offer a very broad educational experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It was informative and educational but also funny and uplifting.
The Sun (2008)
She does not have a sibling there or a special educational need.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The huge resistance to this idea in the educational establishment is a constant mystery to me.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The public sector and educational system will be reformed.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There is no doubt that they can be a valuable educational experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Launching free schools has been controversial within the educational establishment.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The educational system becomes a focus of struggle for diplomas and degrees.
Sanderson, Stephen K. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)
It would be nice if educational establishments bore this in mind.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Then there are educational robots and toy robots, all similarly strutting about.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The need for talk to be interesting, informative or educational has eluded him.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
And if there was no homework, there would be something educational to do.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Or perhaps it is bowing to pressure to satisfy the requirements of government league tables rather than benefiting the educational needs of students.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We feed them organic carrots, give them wooden educational toys and fight to get them into the best schools.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I found it informative and educational.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
educational
British English: educational /ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃənl/ ADJECTIVE
Educational matters or institutions are concerned with or relate to education.
...high educational standards.
American English: educational
Arabic: تَعْلِيميّ
Brazilian Portuguese: educativo
Chinese: 有教育意义的
Croatian: obrazovni
Czech: vzdělávací
Danish: undervisnings-
Dutch: onderwijs-
European Spanish: educativo
Finnish: opettavainen
French: éducatif
German: pädagogisch
Greek: εκπαιδευτικός
Italian: didattico
Japanese: 教育の
Korean: 교육의
Norwegian: undervisnings-
Polish: edukacyjny
European Portuguese: educativo
Romanian: didactic
Russian: образовательный
Latin American Spanish: educativo
Swedish: pedagogisk
Thai: ที่เกี่ยวกับการเรียนการสอน
Turkish: eğitimsel
Ukrainian: навчальний
Vietnamese: có tính giáo dục
All related terms of 'educational'
co-educational
A co-educational school, college, or university is attended by both boys and girls .
educational age
the age at which a child should be able to perform a standardized test successfully
educational park
a group of schools clustered together that are attended by students from a large area and which usually share certain facilities
educational adviser
a person who provides advice and training to teachers about teaching methods and educational policies
educational background
Your background is the kind of family you come from and the kind of education you have had. It can also refer to such things as your social and racial origins, your financial status , or the type of work experience that you have.
educational charity
A charity is an organization which raises money in order to help people who are sick or very poor , or who have a disability .
educational psychology
Educational psychology is the area of psychology that is concerned with the study and assessment of teaching methods, and with helping individual pupils who have educational problems.
educational technology
the use of technology , such as computers, within education , to aid the learning process
educational television
television that is intended to teach and instruct the viewer , esp television intended to educate children
educational establishment
An establishment is a shop , business, or organization occupying a particular building or place.
educational opportunity
An opportunity is a situation in which it is possible for you to do something that you want to do.
educational psychologist
a person trained in educational psychology
Educational Welfare Officer
(in Britain) a local education authority worker whose job it is to find out whether difficulties outside school are contributing to a child's classroom problems or irregular attendance and who may intervene to help the child to benefit more from schooling
special educational needs
the educational requirements of pupils or students with any of a wide range of physical disabilities , medical conditions, intellectual difficulties , or emotional or behavioural problems
Workers' Educational Association
a charitable organization providing adult community education
Education Welfare Officer
(in Britain) a local education authority worker whose job it is to find out whether difficulties outside school are contributing to a child's classroom problems or irregular attendance and who may intervene to help the child to benefit more from schooling
EWO
Educational Welfare Officer
school attendance officer
(in Britain) a local education authority worker whose job it is to find out whether difficulties outside school are contributing to a child's classroom problems or irregular attendance and who may intervene to help the child to benefit more from schooling
school welfare officer
(in Britain) a local education authority worker whose job it is to find out whether difficulties outside school are contributing to a child's classroom problems or irregular attendance and who may intervene to help the child to benefit more from schooling
truancy officer
(in Britain) a local education authority worker whose job it is to find out whether difficulties outside school are contributing to a child's classroom problems or irregular attendance and who may intervene to help the child to benefit more from schooling