Education

Question 1

Academic degree

Answer 1

A degree is any of a wide range status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study.

Question 2

Assessment

Answer 2

The process of documenting, usually in mesurable terms, knowledge, skills, attitudes and beliefs.

Question 3

Curriculum

Answer 3

The set of courses and their contents offered by an institution such as a school or university. In the US, the basic curriculum is established by each state with the individual school districts adjusting it to their desires ; in Australia each state’s Education Department sets the various curricula.

Question 4

E-learning

Answer 4

An approach to facilitate and enhance learning through, and based in, both computer and communication technology. Such devices can include personal computers, digital television, tablets and mobile phones. Communications technology enables the use of the Internet, email, discussion forums, collaborative software and team learning systems.

Question 5

Exchange student

Answer 5

A student who temporarily goes abroad and lives with a host family in a foreign country, and attends school there. That host family often also sends a child of theirs abroad, usually to the same country as the student they are hosting. The main purpose of exchange programs is to increase cultural understanding, both for the student and the people in the host country he/she comes into contact with.

Question 6

First-year

Answer 6

Yard 1-4

A sophomore student is a 2nd-year student

Question 7

Gap year

Answer 7

Also known as a sabbatical year, is typically a year-long break before or after college/university during which student engage in various educational and developmental activities, such as travel or some type of regular work.

Question 8

Grade (US)

Mark (UK)

Answer 8

Level indicating the quality of a student’s work (A to F, percentage…)

Question 9

Graduate school

Answer 9

Division of university offering advanced programs beyond the bachelor’s degree, like Master’s and Ph.D

Question 10

Undergraduate school

Answer 10

Up to the bachelor’s

Question 11

Higher education

Answer 11

Education provided by universities and other institutions that award academic degrees, such as community colleges, and liberal arts colleges

Question 12

Internship

Answer 12

A period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time.

Question 13

Note taking

Answer 13

The practice of writing pieces of information, often in an informal or unstructured manner. Notetaking is an important skill for students, especially at the college level. Computers, particularly tablets PCs and personal digital assistants (PDAs) are beginning to see wide use as notetaking devices.

Question 14

Postgraduate education (or Quaternary education)

Answer 14

The fourth-stage educational level, and follows the completion of an undergraduate degree at a college or university. Graduate school is an example of quaternary education ; some consider master-level degrees as part a tertiary education ; some consider postdoctoral positions to be quaternary education while others consider them to be jobs.

Question 15

Problem solving

Answer 15

Forms part of thinking. It occurs if an organism or an artificial intelligence system does not know how to proceed from a given state to a desired goal state. It is part of the larger problem process that includes problem finding and problem shaping.

Question 16

Public education

Answer 16

Schooling provided for the general public by the government, whether national or local, and paid for by taxes, which leads to is often being called state education. Schools provided under such as system are called public schools in many countries, but in England the term «public school» refers to an elite of privately funded independent schools which had their origins in medieval schools funded by charity to provide education for the poor.

Question 17

Research

Answer 17

Often described as an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry aimed at discovering, interpreting and revising facts. This intellectual investigation produces a greater understanding of events, behaviors, or theories, and makes practical applications through laws and theories.

Question 18

Rubric (academic)

Answer 18

In education, a rubric is a set of criteria and standards linked to learning objectives that is used to assess a student’s performance, such as in a paper, project, or essay.

Question 19

Science fair

Answer 19

Generally a competition where constants create a project related to science or some scientific phenomenon. Science fairs usually are involved with children and schooling ; however, the term can be used to describe science fairs independent of the age of the contestants involved. They are often also combined with competition in mathematics or history.

Question 20

Skill

Answer 20

An ability, usually learned, to perform actions.

Question 21

STEM fields

Answer 21

The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics fields are collectively considered core technological underpinnings of an advanced society. In many forums (including political/governmental and academic) the strength of the STEM workforce is viewed as an indicator of a nation’s ability to sustain itself.

Question 22

Student loans

Answer 22

Loans offered to students to assist in payment of the costs of professional education. These loans usually carry lower interests than other loans, and are usually issued by the government

Question 23

Student organization

Answer 23

A voluntary association of students at institutions of secondary and higher education for a specific legal purpose. Such organizations are often sponsored through and receive funding from a student government.

Question 24

Syllabus

Answer 24

A document with an outline and summary of topics to be covered in a course. It is often either set out by an exam board, or prepared by the professor who teaches the course, and is usually given to each student during the first class session.

Question 25

Tertiary education

Answer 25

The educational level following the completion of a school providing a secondary education such as high school, secondary school, or gymnasium. Tertiary education is commonly higher education which prepares students for a quaternary education.

Question 26

Training

Answer 26

Refers to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes as a result of teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge and relates to specific useful skills. It forms the core of apprenticeship and provide me the backbone of content at technical colleges or polytechnics. Today it is often referred to as professional development.

Question 27

Tuition

Answer 27

A fee charged for educational instruction especially at a formal institution of learning. Tuition is charged by educational institutions to assist with funding of staff and faculty salaries, course offerings, lab equipment, computer systems, libraries, and facility upkeeping.

Question 28

Visual learning

Answer 28

A proven teaching method in which graphic organizers, such as webs, concept maps idea maps, and slide shows are used to help students of all ages think and learn more efficiently.

Question 29

Workshop

Answer 29

A brief intensive course, a seminar or a series of meetings emphasizing interaction and exchange of information among a usually small number of participants.