different between tutorial vs assignment

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English

Etymology

From Latin tutorius +? -ial.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tju??t?????l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /tuw?t??ij??/, /t??t??ij??/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /t???to??i??/
• Rhymes: -?????l
• Hyphenation: tu?tor?i?al

Adjective

tutorial (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a tutor; belonging to, or exercised by, a tutor.
   • 1959, Iona Opie, Peter Opie, The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren (page 363)

     The probability is that any verse of this nature, in which the lines are worn smooth, is one which has been causing tutorial ears to tingle for a generation at least; and very probably it is known in a variety of forms.

Translations

Noun

tutorial (plural tutorials)

1. A self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed, at their convenience.
2. An interactive class taught by a tutor to students at university or college, individually or in small groups.
3. (computing) A video or text that is basically a how-to (advice or instruction on a particular topic)

Translations

French

Etymology

From English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ty.t?.?jal/

Noun

tutorial m (plural tutoriaux)

1. Alternative form of tutoriel

Portuguese

Adjective

tutorial (plural tutorais, comparable)

1. tutorial

Noun

tutorial m (plural tutoriais)

1. tutorial (self-paced learning exercise)
2. (computing) tutorial (A video or text that is basically a how-to)

Spanish

Etymology

From tutor +? -ial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuto??jal/, [t?u.t?o??jal]

Adjective

tutorial (plural tutoriales)

1. tutorial

Noun

tutorial m (plural tutoriales)

1. (computing) tutorial (A video or text that is basically a how-to)

English

Etymology

From Middle English assignement, from Old French assignement.

Pronunciation

Noun

assignment (countable and uncountable, plural assignments)

1. The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

   This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee.

2. The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.

   We should not condone the assignment of asylum seekers to that of people smugglers.

3. An assigned task.

   The assignment the department gave him proved to be quite challenging.

4. A position to which someone is assigned.

   Unbeknownst to Mr Smith, his new assignment was in fact a demotion.

5. (education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.

   Mrs Smith gave out our assignments, and said we had to finish them by Monday.

6. (law) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.

   The assignment of the lease has not been finalised yet.

7. (law) A document that effects this transfer.

   Once you receive the assignment in the post, be sure to sign it and send it back as soon as possible.

8. (programming) An operation that assigns a value to a variable.

Hyponyms

• (programming): augmented assignment

Translations

References

• assignment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia