Difference between tutorial and tutorial.

Textbooks and teaching aids are actively used in schools and universities. What are both sources of knowledge?

What is the specificity of textbooks?

Under textbook it is customary to understand the main source of knowledge within the framework of a particular academic discipline or subject - at school, secondary specialized institution, university. By its structure, it complies with the rules and regulations enshrined in industry and other regulatory sources.

The textbook is intended for:

  • involving the student in the process of mastering knowledge through an interesting, systematized and complex presentation of the material by the author;
  • providing the student with specific information needed to better master the materials in class;
  • the formation of the student's ability to analyze facts, memorization and text systematization skills.

Textbooks are classified into several main types:

  • workshops (publications that allow students to consolidate knowledge in one way or another practical way);
  • anthologies (editions in which information on the topic is presented very succinctly, supplemented with various comments, illustrations);
  • dictionaries, reference books and encyclopedias (publications that allow the student to get acquainted with various facts on the topic being studied, presented in a wide variety).

Textbooks, as a rule, contain a large number of pages - several hundred, sometimes issued in series. Mastering the materials with the help of textbooks requires a very long time from students, in many cases - also explanations on the part of the teacher according to one or another formulation given in the source.

Information in textbooks is mainly theoretical in nature. The applied aspect of the topic is considered already in the classroom at the educational institution.

What is the specificity of teaching aids?

Under a textbook it is customary to understand a source of knowledge complementary to textbooks or lectures on any discipline or subject. It is structured in such a way that the student has the opportunity to get acquainted with the key facts on the topic in a short time.

That is, a textbook is a source:

  • in which information is presented sufficiently briefly and succinctly, often in abstracts;
  • which has a small size, for example, several tens of pages;
  • which can be used for the purpose of independent mastering of one or another part of the curriculum, since the formulations given in the manual usually do not require additional explanations from the teacher.

Thus, the textbook is a source adapted for the student's independent mastering of the topic. But, as a rule, small and only part of a larger program.

Having determined what is the difference between a textbook and a textbook, we reflect the conclusions in a small table.

Table

Tutorial Tutorial
Is a source of general knowledge that usually requires clarification by a teacher at a lecture or in a lessonIs a source of more highly specialized knowledge, but presented in less than in a textbook volume
As a rule, it is directly related to the educational process in an educational institutionCan be used for the purpose of independent mastering of the topic by a student
Has a large volume - several hundreds of pagesHas a smaller volume - often several tens of pages
May be supplemented with a large number of illustrationsUsually supplemented with small tables, diagrams
Textbooks are written by candidates and doctors of sciences, professors.Also with higher education
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