Subject dictionary

Education

Teaching, learning, assessment, curriculum and educational practice.

Core vocabulary

120 featured terms

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Academic programnoun

(education) a program of education in liberal arts and sciences (usually in preparation for higher education)

Assessmentnoun

the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"

Course of studynoun

an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university"

Curriculumnoun

an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university"

Didacticsnoun

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was c…

Educationnoun

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was c…

Educational activitynoun

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was c…

Instructionnoun

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was c…

Judgementnoun

the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"

Judgmentnoun

the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"

Pedagogicsnoun

the principles and methods of instruction

Pedagogynoun

the principles and methods of instruction

Pedagogynoun

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was c…

Programnoun

an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university"

Programmenoun

an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university"

Syllabusnoun

an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university"

Teachingnoun

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was c…

Teaching methodnoun

the principles and methods of instruction

Academynoun

a school for special training

Accessibilitynoun

the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

Accommodationnoun

living quarters provided for public convenience; "the nearby hotel offers overnight accommodation"

Accomplishmentnoun

the action of accomplishing something

Accountabilitynoun

responsibility to someone or for some activity

Accusativeadjective

serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes; "objective case"; "accusative endi…

Achievementnoun

the action of accomplishing something

Acquireverb

gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"

Acquisitionnoun

the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"

Activenessnoun

the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; "the level of activity declines with age"

Activitynoun

the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; "the level of activity declines with age"

Answerabilitynoun

responsibility to someone or for some activity

Answerablenessnoun

responsibility to someone or for some activity

Apprehensionnoun

the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

Approachabilitynoun

the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

Arcdegreenoun

a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"

Assessmentnoun

an amount determined as payable; "the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership"

Assigningnoun

the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"

Assignmentnoun

the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"

Assimilatornoun

someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs

Attainmentnoun

arrival at a new stage; "his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition"

Bachverb

lead a bachelor's existence

Bachelorverb

lead a bachelor's existence

Behaviornoun

manner of acting or controlling yourself

Behaviornoun

(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

Behaviournoun

manner of acting or controlling yourself

Behaviournoun

(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

Cellular inclusionnoun

any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"

Checkverb

develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"…

Classnoun

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"

Classroomnoun

a room in a school where lessons take place

Coachingnoun

the job of a professional coach

Coaching jobnoun

the job of a professional coach

Cognitionnoun

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

Collegenoun

an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university

Commandnoun

great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"

Comprehensionnoun

an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my compr…

Computer programnoun

(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code"

Computer programmenoun

(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code"

Conditionverb

develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"…

Conductnoun

manner of acting or controlling yourself

Conductnoun

(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

Consequencenoun

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decisio…

Contentnoun

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something; "he emptied the contents of his pockets"…

Contentsnoun

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something; "he emptied the contents of his pockets"…

Controlnoun

great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"

Coursenoun

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"

Course of instructionnoun

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"

Course of studynoun

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"

Degreenoun

a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"

Demeanornoun

(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

Demeanournoun

(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

Deportmentnoun

(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

Didacticadjective

instructive (especially excessively)

Didacticaladjective

instructive (especially excessively)

Differentiationnoun

a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes; "it is necessary to make a distin…

Disabilitynoun

the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

Disablementnoun

the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

Discernmentnoun

the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

Disciplineverb

develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"…

Dissertationnoun

a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

Distinctionnoun

a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes; "it is necessary to make a distin…

Doctor's degreenoun

one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university

Doctoratenoun

one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university

Doingsnoun

manner of acting or controlling yourself

Educationnoun

knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education"

Effectnoun

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decisio…

Engagementnoun

the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

Establishmentnoun

an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

Evaluationnoun

act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of

Eventnoun

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decisio…

Examnoun

a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"

Examinationnoun

the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

Examinationnoun

a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"

Facilitationnoun

the condition of being made easy (or easier); "social facilitation is an adaptive condition"

Feedbacknoun

response to an inquiry or experiment

Financingnoun

the act of financing

Formativeadjective

capable of forming new cells and tissues; "a formative zone in developing bone"

Fundingnoun

the act of financing

Grad studentnoun

a student who continues studies after graduation

Gradenoun

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your…

Gradingnoun

evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"

Graduate studentnoun

a student who continues studies after graduation

Handicapnoun

the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

Headnoun

the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"

Head teachernoun

the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"

Higheradjective

of education beyond the secondary level; "higher education"; "higher learning"

Homeworknoun

work, such as schoolwork or piecework, that is done at home

Impairmentnoun

the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

Inclusionnoun

any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"

Inclusion bodynoun

any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"

Inclusiveadjective

including much or everything; and especially including stated limits; "an inclusive art form"; "an inclusive fee"; "his concept of history is mo…

Inevitablyadverb

in such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs be objective"

Inspectionnoun

a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"

Institutionnoun

an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

Involutionnoun

the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

Involvementnoun

the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

Issuenoun

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decisio…

Knowledgenoun

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

Larnverb

gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"

Learnverb

gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"

Learnernoun

someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs