in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance | the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill |
the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure | the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) |
a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound | the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) |
the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion | knowledge acquired by learning and instruction |
the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another | the gradual process of acquiring knowledge |
the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family | |