education

(noun)

Facts, skills, and ideas that have been learned, either formally or informally.

Related Terms

  • knowledge

Examples of education in the following topics:

  • Defining an Informative Speech

    • An informative speech is one that one that intends to educate the audience on a particular topic.
    • An informative speech is one that intends to educate the audience on a particular topic .
    • Instead, the details need to be laid before the audience so that they can make an educated decision or learn about a subject they are interested in.
  • What to Look For

    • Analyze the audience to find the mix of ages, genders, sexual orientations, educational levels, religions, cultures, ethnicities, and races.
  • Education

    • Consider both the formal education and the self-directed learning of the members of your audience to adapt your speech content.
    • Remember, it is important to consider not only the formal education but the self-directed learning of audience members in order to gear you speech to the right level of understanding.
    • The audience's education goes beyond whether or not they have a degree or what that degree might be in.
  • The Importance of Stories

    • Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation and instilling moral values.
  • Read Feedback Cues

    • Formative assessment, also referred to as "educative assessment," is used to aid learning.
    • For example, in an educational setting, formative assessment might be a teacher (or peer) or the learner, providing feedback on a student's work and would not necessarily be used for grading purposes.
    • In an educational setting, summative assessments are typically used to assign students a course grade.
  • Subjects of Informative Speeches

    • The goal is to educate the audience on the facts, not to provide the speaker's opinion.
  • Expert vs. Peer Testimony

    • Expert testimony, as the name suggests, is testimony given by a person who is considered an expert by virtue of education, training, certification, skills, and/or experience in a particular matter.
  • Knowledge of the Audience About Your Topic

    • Knowledge is a familiarity with someone or something, which can include facts, information, descriptions, or skills acquired through experience or education.
    • Knowledge is a familiarity with someone or something, which can include facts, information, descriptions, or skills acquired through experience or education, as evidenced here in Rodin's sculpture, The Thinker.
  • Summarizing Ideas

    • You must decide the intention of your speech: is meant solely for educational purposes, are you trying to convince your audience to take a certain action (such as give money or vote), or perhaps you are attempting to teach them a skill.
  • Specific Purpose of a Speech

    • How might their demographics such as age, gender, culture, and education levels already inform that knowledge base?
Subjects
  • Accounting
  • Algebra
  • Art History
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Calculus
  • Chemistry
  • Communications
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Microbiology
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • U.S. History
  • World History
  • Writing

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