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Glossary of Educational Terms

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Clear and concise definitions of terms related to education to help you navigate through the education landscape. It is common for teachers and students to come across terms that they don’t understand. This collection of terms will help you learn better.

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A

Absolute Grading

Academic Achievement

Academic Advisor

Academic Affairs

Arts Integration

Assessment of Learning

Auditory Learning

At-Risk Student

Audio-Visual Aids

Augmented Reality in Teaching

Assessment for Learning

Assessment Tools

Apps for Teachers

Alternative Schools

Alternative Education

Asynchronous Institution

Associate Professor

Asynchronous Learning

Academic Probation

Accelerated Learning

Achievement Gap

Achievement Test

Achievement Testing

Acquisition Learning

Action Research

Active Learning

Adaptive Learning

Adjunct Professor

Administrative Hold

Advisory Program

Affective Domain

Academic Freedom

Academic Benchmark

Academic Journal

Academic Literacy

Attendance Management

Autodidacticism

Autonomous Learner

Autonomous University

Authentic Assessment

B

Backward Mapping

Balanced Assessment

Bilingual Learning

Blended Learning

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Brain-Based Learning

Block Scheduling

Bursar's Office

Backward Design

C

Capstone Project

Certificate Program

Character Development

Class Constitution

Classroom Assessment Techniques

Classroom Climate

Classroom Community

Class Recording

Coaching Center

Collaborative Classroom

Collaborative Inquiry

Collaborative Learning Theory

Collaborative Summaries

College Remediation

College Transfer

Comprehension Check

Connected Learning

Continuous Improvement

Classroom Management App

Classroom Observation

Classroom Management

Classroom Projects

Classroom Activities for College Students

Classroom Walkthrough

Curriculum Design

Course Delivery Method

Classroom Activities

Cognitive Relativism

Concentration for Students

Course Catalogue

Course of Study

Curriculum Development

Continuing Education

Critical Thinking

Culture of Learning

D

Data-driven Instruction

Deductive Learning

Deductive Thinking

Deemed University

Deferred Admission

Department Chair

Department Of Higher Education

Diagnostic Assessment

Diagnostic Evaluation

Diagnostic Teaching

Differentiated Instruction

Digital Classroom

Digital Education

Digital Learning

Digital Storytelling

Dimensions of Learning

Direct Instruction

Dual Enrollment

Deemed University

Disaggregated Data

Disruptive Behavior

Distance Education

Distance Learning

E

Educational Psychology

Educational Services

Experiential Learning

Extracurricular

Extrinsic Motivation

Education Reform

Educational Institution

Emotional Intelligence

Entry-Exit Tickets

Exam Preparation

Education System

Educational Technology

F

Face to Face Learning

Final Assessment

First-Generation Student

Flexible Learning

Flipped Classroom

Formal Education

Formative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Free Rider Problem

Future Generation

G

Game-Based learning

Grading on a Curve

Graduate Application

Graduate School

Graduation Rate

H

Higher-Order Thinking

Higher Secondary

Holistic Learning

Heterogeneous Grouping

Heterogeneous Students

Hidden Curriculum

High Order Thinking Skills

High Stakes Testing

Hands-On Learning

Hybrid Learning

HyFlex Teaching

I

Inclusion in Education

Independent Study

Indirect Instruction

Individualized Instruction

Information Processing

Instructional Materials

Instructional Technology

Instructional Theory

Interdisciplinary Teaching

Intrinsic Motivation

Instructional Technology

Instructional Theory

Interactive Whiteboard

Inquiry-Based Learning

J

Just in Time Teaching

K

Knowledge Management

Knowledge Transfer

Knowledge Visualization

Kinesthetic Learning

L

Learning Commons

Learning by Teaching

Learning Environment

Learning Objective

Locus of Control

Logical Intelligence

Low Stakes Testing

Live Class Recording

Lesson Plan Format

Levels of Teaching

Learner Characteristics

Learning Accommodations

Learning Standard

Learning Technology

Lecture Capture

Lecture Theatre

Scope and Sequence

Learning Pathway

Learning Progression

Live Classes App

Live Teaching App

Learning Management System

M

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Mathematical Reasoning

Meaning of Summative Assessment

Memorization Techniques

Mastery Learning

Mid-day Meal Program

Models of Teaching

Montessori Teachers’ Training

Montessori Teaching

Multisensory Teaching

Multiple Intelligences

Multiple Measures

Ministry of Education

Multicultural Education

Model Education

N

Norm-Referenced Assessment

O

Online Classroom Setup

Online Classrooms

Online Education

Online Learning

Online Learning App

Online Teacher App

Online Teaching

Online Teaching Tools

Online Whiteboard

Opportunity Gap

Out of Field Teaching

Object-Based Learning

P

Partial Outlines

Pausing in Lecture

Pedagogy Meaning

Personalized Learning

Primary School Teacher

Principles of Teaching

Prior Knowledge

Problem Solving

Prerequisite Course

Professional Development

Proficiency-Based Learning

Project-Based Learning

Q

Qualifications of A Teacher

R

Reflective Practice

Reflective Teaching

Relative Grading

Remote Learning

Retrieval Practice

Revised Bloom's Taxonomy

Roles Of Teacher

Remote Proctoring

Remote Teaching

The Right to Education Act

S

Sage on the Stage

Scaffolding in Education

Second-Language

Secondary School Teacher

Self-Paced Learning

Senior Lecturer

Service-Learning

School Principal

Scientific Inquiry

Standardized Test

Student Achievement

Student Activism

Student Affairs

Student-Centered Learning

Student Communication

Special Education

Sphere Of Education

Staff Development

Situated Learning

Student Learning Objectives

Social Belonging In Students

Social Learning

Student Empowerment

Student Engagement

Student Enrollment

Student Identification

Student Interest

Student Management

Student Organization

Student Orientation

Student Response System

Supplemental Instruction

Syllabus Meaning

Synchronous Learning

Synchronous Sessions

Sociology of Education

Socratic Method

Sources of Knowledge

Synchronous Instruction

Student Success

Student-Teacher Interaction

Study Materials

Summative Assessment

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

T

Teaching-Learning Material

Traditional Classroom

Transfer Admission Guarantee

Transfer Articulation

Transfer Credit

Transparent Assignment Design

Twenty-first Century Learning

Types of Motivation

Types of Pedagogy

Types of Teaching

Teaching Assistant

Teaching Development Plan (TDP)

Teaching Diploma

Teaching Eligibility

Teaching License

Teaching Methodologies

Teaching Skills

Teaching Strategies

Technical Trainer

Technology in Education

Technology Literacy

Tertiary Education

Think Pair Share

Threshold Concept

Tacit Knowledge

Taxonomy of Educational Objectives

Teacher Education

Teacher Interviews

Teacher Training Courses

Teacher’s Day

U

Understanding by Design

University Commencement

University Convocation

University Extension

Unofficial Withdrawal

Urban Education

Universal Design for Learning

University of Elementary Education

V

Value-Added Learning

Virtual Classrooms

Virtual Learning

Virtual Learning Environment

Vision Statement

Visual Learning

Vice Provost Academic

Virtual Class Meaning

Virtual Classroom

Virtual Classroom Software

What is a virtual classroom?

Vocational Education

Video Conferencing

W

Weighted Grades

Work-Study Program

X

Y

Year-Round Education

Z

Zero Tolerance Policy

Zone of Proximal Development