education Flashcards
Compasses
a V-shaped device that is used for drawing circles or measuring distances on maps
Compasses can be used for mathematics, drafting, navigation and other purposes.
protractor
a device used for measuring and drawing angles
How to measure an angle with a protractor
lectern
a piece of furniture with a sloping part on which a book or paper is put to be read from
boarding school
a school where students live and study
A girl’s boarding school obtained a free afternoon to enjoy the spectacle.
She went to a boarding school when she was 8.
expel
to force someone to leave a school, organization, or country:
dismiss, strike off, depart, fire
The new government has expelled all foreign diplomats.
The committee expelled 10 students because of robbery.
suspend
to stop something from being active, either temporarily or permanently:
The country’s president has suspended the constitution and assumed total power.
The customers suspended their purchase order due to the economic crisis.
rote learning
learning something in order to be able to repeat it from memory, rather than in order to understand it
She learned multiplication by rote.
formal examination
a formal examination is an assessment component conducted through the Academic Registrar.
test
Most of the education systems have relied solely on formal examinations for the final assessment of the students for centuries.
continuous assessment
the system in which the quality of a student’s work is judged by various pieces of work during a course and not by one final exam
I believe that most, if not all, teachers are in favour of some form of diagnostic testing and continuous assessment.
academic dishonesty
Academic dishonesty or academic misconduct is any type of cheating that occurs in relation to a formal academic exercise
Academic dishonesty has been documented in most every type of educational setting, from elementary school to graduate school, and has been met with varying degrees of approbation throughout history.
sit for an exam
to take an exam to qualify for a license, such as a bar exam.
When do you sit for the bar exam?
scholar
a person who studies a subject in great detail, especially at a university:
pupil, student, learner
Dr Miles was a distinguished scholar of Russian history.
