Educationally

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a way that is connected to the theories of pedagogy and knowledge expansion
2. In a manner associated with the methods and principles of imparting knowledge and skills to learners
3. In a way that pertains to the process of teaching and learning

Etymology: "Educationally" is a plain formation: the adjective "educational" with the adverb-making suffix "-ly" added at the end. The adjective itself is built from "education" plus "-al", a suffix that came into English through Old French from Latin "-ālis", meaning "relating to". The noun "education" comes from Latin "ēducātiō", a noun of action from "ēducāre", "to bring up, rear", which in turn grows from "ēdūcere", "to lead out" or "to draw out". That Latin verb is the more striking part. "Ēdūcere" joins "ex-", "out", with "dūcere", "to lead", so the root sense is leading something out of a person or a place rather than pouring knowledge in. Modern "education" keeps the teaching sense, but the older Latin idea of drawing out potential is still visible in the word's internal structure. The final "-ly" is an Old English suffix, descended from "-līċe", which turned adjectives into adverbs. So "educationally" means, in literal terms, "in an educational manner", with the meaning fixed by the adjective it modifies.

Synonyms: instructionally, academically, informatively, pedagogically