apprentissage

Definitions of apprentissage
  1. noun
    the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
    synonyms: acquisition
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    conditionnement
    a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
    apprentissage empirique
    learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development
    éducation
    the gradual process of acquiring knowledge
    étude
    applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
    déplacement
    application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
    adaptation
    in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality
    autodidaxie
    the process of educating yourself
    école
    the process of being formally educated at a school
    enseignement spécial
    education of physically or mentally handicapped children whose needs cannot be met in an ordinary classroom
    enseignement professionnel, formation professionnelle
    training for a specific vocation in industry or agriculture or trade
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    processus cognitif de base
    cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge
  2. noun
    the position of apprentice
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    place, position, poste
    a job in an organization
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