educative

[ ej-oo-key-tiv ]

adjective

1. serving to educate:

   educative knowledge.

2. pertaining to or productive of education.

educative

/ ˈɛdjʊkətɪv /

adjective

1. producing or resulting in education

   an educative experience

Other Words From

• non·edu·cative adjective
• over·edu·cative adjective
• over·edu·cative·ly adverb
• un·edu·cative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of educative¹

First recorded in 1835–45; educate + -ive

Example Sentences

Under this rubric, women see true crime as educative, watching and reading and listening to learn what to avoid.

From New York Times

We must remember that education and schooling are not the same, and that schooling must be viewed as a sphere distinctive from the educative forces at work in the larger culture.

From Salon

As Stuart Hall once noted, what has been lacking is a sense of politics being educative in order to change the way people see things and understand the larger world.

From Salon

Stuart Hall has rightly argued that politics must be educative, that is, it must be capable of "changing the way people see things."

From Salon

This bill eliminates a standardized assessment for student teachers called the edTPA — the educative Teacher Performance Assessment — which all students must pass before they can receive their teaching certification.

From Seattle Times