remedial vs reparative

remedial

adj
  • intended to remediate (i.e., correct or improve) deficient skills in some subject 

  • curative; providing a remedy 

noun
  • A pupil enrolled in special classes to improve deficient skills. 

reparative

adj
  • Tending to or intended to repair. 

  • Of, pertaining to, or being a reparation. 

noun
  • That which repairs. 

How often have the words remedial and reparative occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )