noun
instruction
in-STRUHK-shun/ɪnˈstrʌkʃn/
Guidance telling someone how to act or perform a task.
The instructions show how to fold paper into a boat.
Etymology
The building roots led to a Latin noun meaning an array or arrangement, later teaching. English instruction names the process of teaching and also a direction telling someone what to do.
In context
we're seeing how students are doing throughout the year and allows us to make real-time adjustments in our instruction if we see that something is awry
More examples
- Read the instructions before you assemble the shelves.
- His final instruction is to lock the door.
- She receives driving instruction from a licensed teacher.
Forms
instruction · instructions
instruct verb — To tell someone how to do something.
instructional adjective — Designed to teach a skill or subject.