Assessment
Examinations, testing, grading, formative and summative assessment and feedback.
Areas within Assessment
Teaching and pedagogy
Teaching methods, instruction, pedagogy and classroom practice.
37 wordsLearning
Learning processes, knowledge acquisition, understanding, memory and learner development.
78 wordsCurriculum
Curriculum design, subjects, learning objectives and educational content.
142 wordsAssessment
Examinations, testing, grading, formative and summative assessment and feedback.
58 wordsSchools and education systems
Schools, colleges, educational institutions, governance and education systems.
36 wordsInclusion and special education
Inclusive practice, accessibility, special educational needs and learner support.
46 wordsHigher education
Universities, degrees, academic study and post-secondary education.
35 wordsEducation policy
Education policy, standards, accountability, funding and reform.
55 wordsClassroom practice
Lessons, activities, classroom management, participation and teaching resources.
57 wordsCurriculum assessment
Specialist vocabulary classified under Education.
41 wordsGeneral education
Specialist vocabulary classified under Education.
31 wordsPedagogy
Specialist vocabulary classified under Education.
5 words65 featured terms
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an amount determined as payable; "the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership"
Evaluationnounact of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
Examnouna set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"
Examinationnounthe act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
Examinationnouna set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"
Feedbacknounresponse to an inquiry or experiment
Formativeadjectivecapable of forming new cells and tissues; "a formative zone in developing bone"
Gradenouna number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your…
Gradingnounevaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"
Marknounthe impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember; "it was in London that he made his mark"; "h…
Marknouna number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your…
Markingnounevaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"
Quizverbexamine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
Ratingnounact of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
Rubricnouncategory name; "it is usually discussed under the rubric of ‘functional obesity’"
Runnounthe act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new…
Scorenouna number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your…
Scoringnounevaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"
Scrutinynounthe act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
Summationaladjectiveof or relating to a summation or produced by summation
Summativeadjectiveof or relating to a summation or produced by summation
Testnouna set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"
Testnounthe act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new…
Testverbexamine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
Trialnounthe act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new…
Assaynouna quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the pre…
Auditnouna methodical examination or review of a condition or situation; "he made an audit of all the plants on his property"; "an energy efficiency audi…
Auditionnouna test of the suitability of a performer
Autopsynounan examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
Centilenoun(statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total
Clinical testnouna rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the di…
clinical trialnouna rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the di…
Comparingnounthe act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consi…
Comparisonnounthe act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consi…
Comprehensivenounan intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge; "she took her comps in English literature"
Decilenoun(statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the…
Endoscopynounvisual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
Finalnounan examination administered at the end of an academic term
Fittingnounputting clothes on to see whether they fit
Inspectionnouna formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"
Medicalnouna thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
Motnouna compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes
Necropsynounan examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
Ophthalmoscopynounexamination of the interior of an eye using an ophthalmoscope
Oralnounan examination conducted by spoken communication
Palpationnouna method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a…
Percentilenoun(statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total
PMnounan examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
Post-mortemnounan examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
Quartilenoun(statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores
Quiznounan examination consisting of a few short questions
Reexaminationnouna subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
Reviewnouna subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
Reviewnouna formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"
Rhinoscopynounexamination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx)
Scannounthe act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
Searchnounboarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; "right of search"
Studynouna detailed critical inspection
Surveynouna detailed critical inspection
Testingnounan examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children…
Triposnounfinal honors degree examinations at Cambridge University
Viva vocenounan examination conducted by spoken communication
Additiveadjectivecharacterized or produced by addition; "an additive process"
Constructiveadjectiveconstructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive phi…
Testverbundergo a test; "She doesn't test well"
