Learning
Learning processes, knowledge acquisition, understanding, memory and learner development.
Areas within Learning
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 words81 featured terms
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gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
Acquisitionnounthe cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"
Apprehensionnounthe cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
Cognitionnounthe psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Commandnoungreat skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"
Comprehensionnounan 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…
Controlnoungreat skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"
Discernmentnounthe cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
Feedbacknounresponse to an inquiry or experiment
Knowledgenounthe psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Larnverbgain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
Learnverbgain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
Learningnounthe cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"
Masterynoungreat skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"
Memorynounthe area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes; "he taught a graduate course on learning and memory"
Noesisnounthe psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Practicenountranslating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism"
Praxisnountranslating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism"
Savvynounthe cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
Sciencenounability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"
Skillnounability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"
Understandingnounthe cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
Abilitynounpossession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discr…
Absorbverbtake up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
Appreciationnoununderstanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"
Assimilateverbtake up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
Attitudenouna complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"
Brainnounthat which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "…
Brainwavenounthe clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
Cognitive contentnounthe sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Cognitive factornounsomething immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result
Cognitive operationnoun(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the co…
Cognitive processnoun(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the co…
Conditioningnouna learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
Contentnounthe sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Digestionnounlearning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"
Educationnounthe gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's"
Epistemenounthe body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time
Equivalentnouna person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc; "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"
General knowledgenounknowledge that is available to anyone
Graspnoununderstanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"
Graspingnoununderstanding with difficulty; "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings"
Headnounthat which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "…
Historynounall that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge; "the dawn of recorded history"; "from the beginning of history"
Holdnoununderstanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"
Imprintingnouna learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established
Inabilitynounlack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
Incorporationnounlearning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
Informationnounknowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
Ingestverbtake up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
Insightnounthe clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
Lexiconnouna language user's knowledge of words
Lexisnounall of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function
Mental attitudenouna complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"
Mental lexiconnouna language user's knowledge of words
Mental objectnounthe sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
Mental processnoun(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the co…
Mindnounthat which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "…
Nosenouna natural skill; "he has a nose for good deals"
Nousnounthat which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "…
Operationnoun(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the co…
Perceptionnounknowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"
Placenounan abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prom…
Powernounpossession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discr…
Practicenounknowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"
Processnoun(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the co…
Processnouna mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial"
Psychenounthat which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "…
Public knowledgenounknowledge that is available to anyone
Realizationnouncoming to understand something clearly and distinctly; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he fac…
Recognitionnouncoming to understand something clearly and distinctly; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he fac…
Self-knowledgenounan understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities
Smatteringnouna slight or superficial understanding of a subject
Structurenounthe complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure"
Studynounapplying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no sch…
Studyverblearn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week: I must hit the books now"
Transfernounapplication of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
Unconscious processnouna mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial"
Virtuositynountechnical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso
Vocabularynouna language user's knowledge of words
Worknounapplying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no sch…
