Instruction vs. Guidance

Instruction vs. Guidance — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Instruction and Guidance

Instructionnoun

(uncountable) The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge.

Students receive instruction in the arts and sciences.Instruction will be provided on how to handle difficult customers.

Guidancenoun

The act or process of guiding.

Instructionnoun

(countable) An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished.

Guidancenoun

Advice or counselling on some topic.

Instructionnoun

(countable) An order or command.

Guidancenoun

Any process or system to control the path of a vehicle, missile etc.

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Instructionnoun

(computing) A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.

Guidancenoun

something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

Instructionnoun

A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service.

Guidancenoun

the act of guiding or showing the way

Instructionnoun

a message describing how something is to be done;

he gave directions faster than she could follow them

Guidancenoun

the act of setting and holding a course;

a new council was installed under the direction of the king
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Instructionnoun

the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill;

he received no formal educationour instruction was carefully programmedgood teaching is seldom rewarded

Instructionnoun

the profession of a teacher;

he prepared for teaching while still in collegepedagogy is recognized as an important profession

Instructionnoun

(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program