late pass

(education) A slip or piece of paper notifying that a student's lateness is excused


double science

Coordinate term: triple science

(UK, education) A GCSE option in which three sciences are studied (biology, chemistry, physics) but to a lesser degree than if all three were taken separately, and only two GCSE certificates are awarded.


triple science

Coordinate term: double science

(UK, education) A GCSE option in which three sciences are studied separately (biology, chemistry, physics) and three GCSE certificates are awarded.


achievement quotient

en-noun

achievement quotient (plural achievement quotients)

(education) The ratio of an individual's actual score in a test to their potential score based on capability.


UHB

UHB (countable and uncountable, plural UHBs)

(education, medicine) Abbreviation of university health board.


bubble sheet

2008, Audrey Denise Bowser, Transforming Teacher Education to Support Multicultural Technology Pedagogy, PhD Dissertation, Iowa State University, page 66,
Additionally, a scantron bubble sheet and a statement of informed consent were given to students for review and a signature was required before the survey was administered.

(education) A machine-readable answer sheet for multiple-choice questions, where an empty circle is provided for each possible choice (answer), and the corresponding circle is filled in when the test-taker arrives at an answer.


dayger

Blend of day + rager (“a large, wild party”).

blend

Yes, millennials still flock to the reigning Westside mainstays for "daygers" (read: day ragers) or grab drinks with a view at Soho House, but times have changed.

2017 November 10, Ramona Saviss, Brian Porreca, “5 Hot New L.A. Hangouts for Young Hollywood”, in The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles, C.A.: Eldridge Industries, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-08-13:

"I'm really going to do it this time," said second-year Heidi Nuffathis amid the unce-unce-unce of the dayger surrounding her. "I don't know how much more I can take."

2022 May 19, Annie Nymous, “Report: If One More Man Touches My Waist While Passing Me At A Party, I Am Going To Leap Into The Sun”, in The Daily Nexus, Santa Barbara, C.A.: Nexus Editorial Board, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-09-01:

Gwen Stefani and Shenseea Join Sean Paul for a Retro Dayger in 'Light My Fire' Video

2023 July 13, Tomás Mier, “(article title)”, in Rolling Stone, New York, N.Y.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-01-20:

The video was shared with the caption: 'That moment when everyone at Greek life dayger starts cheering for the neighbor's baby.'

2022 August 22, Kelsi Karruli, “'Baby's first frat party!' Hilarious video shows Greek life brothers at an all-day 'rager' going WILD for neighbor's BABY after he brought the tot outside to witness the mayhem”, in The Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-09-30:

(university slang, West Coast) A party held in the daytime.

university slang; West Coast; university slang; West Coast


modern greats

(historical, education) A degree course at the University of Oxford comprising philosophy, politics, and economics, introduced in the 1920s as a modern alternative to classics or "greats".


training school

en-noun

training school (plural training schools)

British Railways are to build a school for training apprentices at Crewe.

1951 October, “Notes and News: New Training School at Crewe”, in Railway Magazine, page 713:

A former type of specialist school in England that specialised in adult education and teacher training.


lifewide

lifewide learning

a lifewide curriculum

personal development
personal development

(education) Of or relating to a teaching strategy and an approach to learning and personal development that involves real-world contexts and settings.


alternative provision

(UK, education) The arranging of full-time education for a pupil who has been excluded from their school.


Sc.B.

Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science#English

(education) Initialism of Bachelor of Science.


Sc.M.

Master of Science
Master of Science#English

(education) Initialism of Master of Science.


little friend

The little friend of 2 is 3 because 2 + 3 = 5.

In Sessions 6 and 7, the little friends (terminology that refers to the numbers that are missing to reach another number, e.g., the number 1 is missing 4 to reach 5, so 1 is a little friend of 4) were applied in addition to being used when a calculation could not be performed directly because there were not enough pieces in the row to be added. In Sessions 8 and 9, the same little friends were used, but, in this case, when there are not enough pieces in the row to be subtracted.

2021 February 21, Samuel P. León, María del Carmen Carcelén Fraile, Inmaculada García-Martínez, “Development of Cognitive Abilities through the Abacus in Primary Education Students: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial”, in Education Sciences, volume 11, number 2, Basel, Switzerland: MDPI, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC:

(education, abacus jargon) A natural number which when added to another number equals 5.


big friend

The big friend of 3 is 7 because 3 + 7 = 10.

I tried learning abacus but left it cause it was too boring for me. All I learnt was 7 is the big friend of 3 lol.

2023 May 17, u/silly_rabbit289, “Shakuntala Devi The Indian who was known as a human computer for her mental math skills.”, in Reddit, r/nextfuckinglevel, archived from the original on 2023-05-17:

(education, abacus jargon) A natural number which when added to another number equals 10.


UWS

When word of a dead woman at a local swimming hole gets out, for example, an Upper West Side transplant with the user name BOYMAMA laments, “Jesus Christ, we left the UWS to move somewhere safe!”

2022 April 5, Elizabeth Wetmore, “How Far Will Parents Go to Protect Their Sons?”, in The New York Times:

Initialism of Upper West Side (“a neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States”).

Upper West Side

University of Wisconsin–Superior
w:University of Wisconsin–Superior

Initialism of University of Wisconsin–Superior.

University of the West of Scotland
w:University of the West of Scotland

Initialism of University of the West of Scotland.

University of Western States
w:University of Western States

Initialism of University of Western States.


blab school

(historical) A type of school in which students memorized their lessons by reciting them aloud, often in unison.


aided school

(India, education) A private school that receives financial aid from the government.


BPE

BPE (countable and uncountable, plural BPEs)

Physical Education
physical education#English

(education) Initialism of Bachelor of Physical Education.


A student

A student who typically achieves A grades.


pizza fractions

(education) An approach to teaching fractions to children, visually representing the fractions as sectors of a circle, like slices of a pizza.


Because the schools in the T14 have been so stable as a group over the years, playing "musical chairs" amongst themselves but rarely dropping out of that band, the rankings weren't telling applicants much about those schools, other than that they were consistently strong institutions.

2022 November 19, David Lat, “Why Six Top-Ranked Law Schools Left U.S. News in the Dust This Week”, in Slate, archived from the original on 2023-05-31:

The article cites a study that found graduates from the T14 to have higher salaries and more "prestigious careers" — on average. Yes, the law schools in the T14 are excellent, but there is no magic to the number 14, and the U.S. News algorithm includes as much "noise" as "signal."

2022 December 2, Matthew Diller, quotee, “Letters: When Law Schools Snub the Rankings”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-25:

(US, informal) The set of fourteen law schools, which frequently take the top fourteen spots in the yearly U.S. News & World Report ranking: the Columbia Law School, Cornell Law School, Duke University School of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Harvard Law School, New York University School of Law, Northwestern University School of Law, Stanford Law School, UC Berkeley School of Law, University of Chicago Law School, University of Michigan Law School, University of Pennsylvania Law School, University of Virginia School of Law, and the Yale Law School.


forest school

forest school (countable and uncountable, plural forest schools)

A hands-on style of education in which students are taught in natural outdoor spaces.


classroomese

Apparently, this is another instance where classroomese contrasts with authentic language use.

2013, Cornelia Gerhardt, Maximiliane Frobenius, Susanne Ley, Culinary Linguistics: The chef's special, page 169:

A form of language taught to learners that does not reflect actual language use.


distance teaching

distance learning
distance learning#English


mock examination

mock examination (plural mock examinations)

(chiefly UK, education) An examination, where the marks may or may not count, which serves chiefly as practice for future exams or so that the teachers are able to set a grade before the end of the term.


mudeo

Johnnie Barber was hero of Cal Tech's annual freshman-sophomore "Mudeo" at Pasadena on Nov. 10. Chief event of the "Mudeo" is a tire derby in which rival classmen battle to carry tires across others' goal line. Sophomore Barber bore four.

1938 December 5, Life, volume 5, number 23, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 83:

The Mudeo will be held at 2:30 p.m. at the south end of Caltech athletic field, formerly Tournament Park.

1952 October 26, “Annual Mudeo at Caltech Set for Tuesday”, in Los Angeles Times, volume LXXI, Los Angeles, C.A.: Times-Mirror Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 25, column 3:

University of Colorado students opened a two-day spring fun festival with a "Mudeo." The point of the contest was vague to spectators but a score of jeans-clad coeds and students, representing two teams, covered each other with the stuff. A few unwary spectators were dragged into the mire, too.

1955 May 7, “Students Stage 'Mudeo' Frolic”, in The Lincoln Star, →OCLC, page 2:

On the following day there was going to be a schoolwide freshman versus sophomore mudeo (various forms of wrestling and tug of wars that take place in the mud). Late in the evening, into our fraternity comes a whole bunch of sophomores—some from our fraternity and some from outside—and they kidnap us: they want us to be tired the next day so they can win.

1985, Richard P[hillips] Feynman, edited by Edward Hutchings, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character, New York, N.Y., London: W. W. Norton & Company, published 1997, →ISBN, pages 32–33:

(university slang, dated) An event involving various types of wrestling or tug of war in the mud.


three-cueing

(education) A technique in learning to read, in which the reader attempts to identify difficult words by means of three cues: visual information (e.g. the shapes of letters), syntax, and the content of pictures or other context.


double period

(education) Two consecutive periods in the timetable, capable of accommodating a double lesson.


double lesson

(education) An extended lesson occupying a double period.


dirty rush

Dirty rush gives fraternities the opportunity to look for freshmen they feel fit in well with their chapter, and it allows freshmen to get to know some of the fraternities before formal rushing begins at the start of second semester.

2014 September 9, Zahra Husain, “Fraternities search for new members in "Dirty Rush" process”, in The Daily Pennsylvanian, archived from the original on 2023-03-29:

On October 24 Tsialas got dinner with his parents who were visiting campus for First-Year Family Weekend then attended a 'dirty rush' party hosted by the fraternity Phi Kappa Psi. Such parties are a way for fraternities to recruit first year students outside of official fraternity rules.

2019 November 17, Marlene Lenthang, “Parents demand answers in death of Cornell University freshman, 18, who went missing after attending a 'dirty rush' frat party and his body was found at the bottom of a gorge two days later”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-11-18:

Cornell forbids fraternities from recruiting freshmen until their second semester, but the rule is broken often enough that it has a name: "dirty rush." The party that night was called Christmas in October, and it was not the first time Phi Kappa Psi had held the event.

[2021 March 13, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, “A Drunken Hazing, a Fatal Fall and a Cornell Fraternity’s Silence”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-27:

(university slang) A rush process which takes place apart from the formal rush events sanctioned by the university.


dirty rush

en-verb

dirty rush (third-person singular simple present dirty rushes, present participle dirty rushing, simple past and past participle dirty rushed)

dirty rushes (present singular third-person)
dirty rushing (participle present)
dirty rushed (participle past)
dirty rushed (past)

People have to recognize the superficiality of Rush Week. Some people dirty rush and already have a good idea of who they want to recruit. Athletes, especially, have an advantage going into rush, as many of their upperclassmen teammates are sisters of certain sororities.

2015 February 12, Carissa Zukowski, “Rush: looking in from the outside”, in The Johns Hopkins News-Letter, archived from the original on 2023-08-23:

Sororities can receive large fines from their national chapters for dirty rushing and can be disbanded.

2021 September 7, Nidhi Shekar, Sasha Patil, “'Whoever's in charge of this is really sexist'”, in Purdue Exponent, archived from the original on 2021-09-23:

By September, Jake felt that he'd mastered the art of partying sans booze—and he loved it. So much so that he started "dirty rushing" frats to fully integrate into the Penn Greek life scene.

2022 September 1, Meg Gladieux, Walden Green, “Working Hard, Partying Sober”, in 34th Street Magazine, archived from the original on 2023-06-09:

Next, she said that rushing wasn't always by the books and records a follow-up video about a friend of hers that was "dirty rushed."

2023 May 8, Jenna Kelley, “A Woman Shared 'Bama Rush Secrets Before The Doc Airs & Sorority Recruitment Is So Intense”, in Narcity, archived from the original on 2023-05-16:

(university slang, transitive, intransitive) To recruit through, or participate in, a dirty rush.


Parsons problem

en-noun

Parsons problem (plural Parsons problems)

A kind of computer programming puzzle in which the respondent is asked to choose from a selection of source code fragments in order to construct a program that will solve a given problem.


check plus

(education, Canada, US) A grade indicating work that is more than satisfactory.


check minus

(education, Canada, US) A grade indicating work that is acceptable, but could be better.


CREW

(library science) Acronym of continuous review, evaluation, and weeding.


MUSTIE

Acronym chosen to sound ilke the word musty, which may describe old books.

(library science) Acronym of misleading, ugly (i.e. badly worn or damaged), superseded, trivial, irrelevant, (available) elsewhere (“a set of criteria for weeding books from a library”).


heutagogy

From Ancient Greek εὑρίσκω (heurískō, “I find, discover”) + -agogy.

der

(education, neologism) The study of self-determined learning.


adult education

(education) The practice in which adults engage in systematic and sustained self-educating activities.


JNU

Jawaharlal Nehru University
w:Jawaharlal Nehru University

Initialism of Jawaharlal Nehru University, a university in Delhi, India.


VBU

Visva-Bharati University
w:Visva-Bharati University

Initialism of Visva-Bharati University, a central university in India.


residential college

en-noun

residential college (countable and uncountable, plural residential colleges)

(education) A division of a university that places academic activity in a community setting of students and faculty, usually at a residence and with shared meals.


senior college

senior college (countable and uncountable, plural senior colleges)

(education) An institution of higher education that awards a bachelor's degree or higher.


Forschungsstipendium

Forschungsstipendium (plural Forschungsstipendien or (rare) Forschungsstipendia)

Forschungsstipendien (plural)
Forschungsstipendia (plural rare)

/ˈfɔɹʃʊŋz.ʃtɪˌpɛndɪʊm/

Applicants should furnish proof of independent teaching experience at university level or research work (of at least two years if interested in a ‘Forschungsstipendium’ and at least five years if interested in a ‘Dozentenstipendium’).

1972 December, A. E. Pitcher, G. L. Walker, W. H. Fleming, editors, 𝒩ℴ𝓉𝒾𝒸ℯ𝓈 of the American Mathematical Society, vol. 19:8, № 142, page 435:

Only in recent times, due to the enlightened attitude of Dr. Paul Raabe, Director of the Herzog August Bibliothek, and the generosity of the Forschungsstipendia have foreign scholars been able to investigate the treasures of that library in a measure commensurate with the complications of the materials.

1981, Blake Lee Spahr, Problems and Perspectives: A Collection of Essays on German Baroque Literature, page 11:

My reflections on intentionality were nurtured during research visits to Germany in 1989–1990 and 2000–2001, supported by generous Forschungsstipendien from the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung.

2008 April 12, Dale Jacquette, The Philosophy of Mind: The Metaphysics of Consciousness, published 2009, Preface, page xiii:

At the November, 2004 SBL Meeting, Prof. Dr. Jörg Frey encouraged me to pursue this line of research and to apply to the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung for a Forschungsstipendium.

2010, James Anthony Kelhoffer, Persecution, Persuasion and Power: Readiness to Withstand Hardship as a Corroboration of Legitimacy in the New Testament, Acknowledgments, page vii:

(education) Any of a certain kind of scholarship or fellowship granted by some German academic Stiftungen to fund or subsidize a specified project of academic research; a research scholarship.

Forschungsstipendium

research scholarship granted by some German Stiftungen


SLT

SLT (countable and uncountable, plural SLTs)

(UK, education) Initialism of senior leadership team.


preparatory school

preparatory school (plural preparatory schools)


distance learner

distance learner (plural distance learners)

I feel that in the context of distance education, where emphasis must be placed on reducing the loneliness of the distance learner by building learning networks, their perspectives on constructivist learning can be strengthened by an equally important emphasis on socially shared cognition

2003, Jamie R. Kirkley, Thomas M. Duffy, Learner-Centered Theory and Practice in Distance Education: Cases From Higher Education, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 144:


Transitus

From Latin trānsitus (“passage, crossing”).

(Scotland, education) A school year serving as a bridge between primary and secondary education.


senior lecturer

senior lecturer (plural senior lecturers)

(education) a tenured academic rank comparable to an associate professor


yutori education

(education) A Japanese education policy that reduced the hours and content making up primary education, with the aim of lowering stress among students.


The Farm

A reference to Stanford University's establishment on the grounds of Leland Stanford's Palo Alto Stock Farm.

It's clear, then, that the return to The Farm has brought all five a healthy dose of joy.

2023 July 5, Alex Simon, “USWNT's former Stanford stars cherish return to The Farm for World Cup training”, in The Mercury News:


first year

first year (countable and uncountable, plural first years)

(Philippines, education, uncountable) the first year of junior high school; seventh grade


SUC

w:state university and college (Philippines)

(Philippines, education) Initialism of state university and college.


authentic learning

(education) An instructional method that promotes active student engagement in exploring and constructing concepts within real-world contexts.


competition-based learning

(education) An educational approach that blends project-based, team-based, and problem-based learning.


context-based learning

(education) An educational approach that prioritizes practical experiences and real-life examples over theoretical concepts.


mim-mem

(education, attributive) An immersive second-language teaching method based on word-repeating drills and focusing on speaking and listening before writing.


cultural learning

(education) The method by which a society imparts and acquires information, with learning styles often shaped by how a culture engages with its youth.


democratic education

(education) A formal educational approach characterized by organizational democracy, allowing students to actively manage their learning and engage in the governance of their school.


design-based learning

(education) An educational approach that incorporates design thinking and the design process into K-12 and post-secondary classrooms across diverse disciplines.


e-learning theory

(education) The application of cognitive science principles to enhance effective multimedia learning using electronic educational technology.


experiential education

(education) A teaching philosophy that intertwines direct experience with the learning process, involving educators purposefully engaging learners in hands-on experiences and reflective practices.


firsthand learning

(education) Acquiring knowledge through direct experiences, tapping into learners’ natural curiosity.


informal learning

(education) An unstructured form of acquiring knowledge, characterized by its spontaneous nature and absence of predetermined goals.


information deficit model

(education) Enhancing scientific literacy occurs through increased engagement from the scientific community, leading to a more informed public capable of science-based decision-making.


inquiry-based learning

(education) An active educational approach where learning begins by posing questions or scenarios.


learning by teaching

(education) An instructional approach wherein students learn a subject by actively preparing and delivering lessons to their peers.


learning society

learning society (countable and uncountable, plural learning societies)

(education) An educational philosophy that views education as vital for a nation’s economic growth.


Microtraining

(education) A strategy designed to bolster informal learning within organizations.


non-formal learning

(education) Encompasses structured learning experiences that lack the formal attributes of curriculum, syllabus, accreditation, and certification found in formal education.


out-of-school learning

(education) An educational experience that occurs outside formal school settings, encompassing both curriculum-related and non-curricular activities for students.


passive learning

(education) A method of learning and instruction that involves the one-sided transmission of information from instructor to student, where learners absorb knowledge without active engagement or feedback.


project-based learning

(education) An educational approach centered on student empowerment, where individuals delve into real-world complexities over an extended period.


public sphere pedagogy

(education) An educational method that intertwines classroom activities with real-world civic engagement.


service-learning

(education) An educational method intertwining classroom learning with community service, encouraging students to apply their knowledge to real-world challenges.


technology education

(technology, education) The study of technology that involves exploring the processes and knowledge related to technology, empowering individuals to shape and transform the physical world by manipulating materials and tools.


universal design for instruction

universal design for instruction (uncountable)

(education) An educational approach that applies universal design principles to learning environments.


positive education

(education) An educational approach rooted in positive psychology, prioritizing individual strengths and personal motivation to foster learning.


free university

free university (plural free universities)

(education) An institution providing non-credited, open classes without restrictions on teachers or learners.


Latin school

(education, historical) The grammar school of Europe from the 14th to 19th centuries.


SigEp

Compound of sig (“sigma”) + ep (“epsilon”).

com+

In the summer of 2020, prior to Edon's decision to disaffiliate from Sigma Phi Epsilon and begin accepting members of all genders, the house at 31 High Street was sold by the SigEp national organization to a private owner for $1,525,000. The property had previously been purchased by SigEp in 2006 for $1.1 million.

2023 February 24, Sarah Cook, Miranda Wollen, “Edon house put up for sale after lease battle”, in Yale Daily News, archived from the original on 2023-03-13:

(university slang) Sigma Phi Epsilon (a college fraternity).


SigEp

SigEps like junior Richard Lock are excited to participate in this annual tradition to help the community.

2022 December 9, Maria Heath, “Sigma Phi Epsilon plans annual "Miracle on 34th Street" event”, in The Times-Delphic, archived from the original on 2023-12-26:

(university slang) A member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.


D.WRE

Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer#English

Abbreviation of Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer.


reading book

From Middle English redyng bok, from Old English rǣdingbōc (“a book containing lessons; lectionary”), equivalent to reading + book.

inh

(education) A type of book designed for individuals who are learning to read in a particular language.


internal exclusion

en-noun

internal exclusion (countable and uncountable, plural internal exclusions)

(education) The temporary withdrawal of a disruptive pupil from a class, without expelling them from the school site.


popcorn reading

popcorn reading (countable and uncountable, plural popcorn readings)

(education) A reading routine used in schools in which students are called on one by one to read a small portion of a text aloud to the class.


exclusion unit

(education) A separate area within a school for teaching pupils who are disruptive or have special needs.


merit-based

Coordinate term: need-based

(education) Derived from one's academic or extracurricular achievements rather than one's financial need.


SFHEA

Higher Education Academy
w:Higher Education Academy

(UK, education, professional title) Initialism of Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.


HSED

(US, education) Initialism of high school equivalency diploma.


golden time

golden time (countable and uncountable, plural golden times)

In more severe cases children may lose golden time and spend the time discussing with an adult what they did wrong and setting themselves targets for improving their behaviour.

2006, Denis Hayes, Primary Education: The Key Concepts, page 150:

Each time these are broken, minutes are deducted from the golden time. Usually this is done on a pupil-by-pupil basis so that the whole class isn't penalised for the behaviour of one or two individuals.

There is of course an array of variations teachers use with golden time.

2009, Mark Le Messurier, Teaching Tough Kids, page 72:

Tangible rewards may include stickers, certificates, the use of a points system, 'golden time', praise assemblies, positive postcards sent home, prizes, lottery draws, Friday afternoon fun clubs, etc.

2012, Ken Reid, Nicola S. Morgan, Tackling Behaviour in your Primary School, page 44:

(education) Unstructured time when schoolchildren are allowed to choose their own activities as a reward for good behavior.


loop up

en-verb

loop up (third-person singular simple present loops up, present participle looping up, simple past and past participle looped up)

loops up (present singular third-person)
looping up (participle present)
looped up (participle past)
looped up (past)

Some of the MEdT pre-service teachers experience the benefits of looping when they are able to stay with their same interdisciplinary teaching team, and loop up with teachers and students the second year to complete their student teaching semester.

2008, Anastasia Samaras, Anne R. Freese, Clare Kosnik, Learning Communities In Practice, page 65:

(education, intransitive) To continue teaching the same students for the next year of the curriculum.


SMSC

(education) Initialism of spiritual, moral, social and cultural.


supercurricular

The hobby of computer programming may be a supercurricular activity, as it develops logic skills.

Outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment, but contributing knowledge or experience relevant to that curriculum.


electivism

(education) An educational system under which students choose what to study.


engaged time

en-noun

engaged time (countable and uncountable, plural engaged times)

(education, law, human resources) The total or actual amount of time a person, often a student or worker, is engaged in a purposeful or productive required task.


release time

release time (countable and uncountable, plural release times)

(education) A recess during school hours for students to pursue religious studies or activities.


instruction time

instruction time (countable and uncountable, plural instruction times)

(education) The total amount of time during which a student receives teaching or instruction from a classroom teacher in a school.


released time

released time (countable and uncountable, plural released times)

(US, education, religion) The amount of time set aside during school hours, typically an hour a day or a week, for a student to receive an off-campus private religious education.


big-fish-little-pond effect

big-fish-little-pond effect (plural big-fish-little-pond effects)

After the phrase big fish in a small pond. The effect was introduced by Herbert W. Marsh and John W. Parker in 1984.

The tendency of individuals to compare their own self-concept with their peers, which suggests that equally capable individuals have higher self-concepts when in a less capable group than in a more capable group.


Flutie effect

Named after American football player Doug Flutie.

The increase in fame and applications for an American university caused by a successful sports team.


KCSIE

(UK, education) Initialism of keeping children safe in education.


direct grant grammar school

direct grant grammar school (plural direct grant grammar schools)

(UK, education, historical) A kind of selective secondary school in the United Kingdom that existed between 1945 and 1976, having one quarter of the places directly funded by central government, while the remainder attracted fees, some paid by a Local Education Authority and some by the pupils' parents or guardians.


edumyth

FOREWORD: EDUMYTHS AND THE SLEEP OF REASON

2019 September 7, Craig Barton, Tom Bennett, The researchED Guide to Education Myths: An evidence-informed guide for teachers, Hachette UK, →ISBN, page 2003:

The authors discuss some of the edu-myths of the time and spend considerable effort debunking them. That the myths themselves sound so familiar in 34 The Attack on Nova Scotia Schools.

2020 April 7, Grant Frost, The Attack on Nova Scotia Schools: The Story Behind 25 Years of Tumultuous Change, Formac Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 34:

Similarly discredited is the 'edumyth' that the brain's structure is defined by infancy or by adolescence.

2021 June 21, Lynne Hunt, Denise Chalmers, University Teaching in Focus: A Learning-centred Approach, Routledge, →ISBN:

Perhaps teachers have their own set of 'edumyths', beliefs which many (including neuroscientists) might hold but which are not true of education.

2022 November 15, Cathy Rogers, Michael S. C. Thomas, Educational Neuroscience: The Basics, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN:

(education, psychology) Pseudoscientific belief about education, pedagogy, or learning without an empirical basis.


DepEd

Department of Education
w:Department of Education (Philippines)

(Philippines, education) Abbreviation of Department of Education.


truant school

(US, historical) A school for children who played truant.


class adviser

(Philippines, education) the teacher in charge of a specific section in a certain school level where the students for each class in a certain school year or semester does not typically change per class


vocational education

(education) A type of education that prepares people for a skilled craft as an artisan, trade as a tradesperson, or work as a technician.


roll number

(education) A unique identification number that is assigned to a student during admission or after registration.


health education

(education, medicine) The profession of educating people about health.


second year

second year (countable and uncountable, plural second years)

(Philippines, education, uncountable) the second year of junior high school; eighth grade


third year

third year (countable and uncountable, plural third years)

(Philippines, education, uncountable) the third year of junior high school; ninth grade


fourth year

fourth year (countable and uncountable, plural fourth years)

(Philippines, education, uncountable) the fourth year of junior high school; tenth grade


integrated school

integrated school (plural integrated schools)

(Philippines, education) school with both elementary school and high school students


FRQ

(education) Initialism of free-response question.


FGCU

Florida Gulf Coast University
w:Florida Gulf Coast University

Initialism of Florida Gulf Coast University.


minor subject

(Philippines, education) elective subject


ULAB

University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
w:University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh

Initialism of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (a university in Dhaka, Bangladesh).


GUB

Green University of Bangladesh
w:Green University of Bangladesh

Initialism of Green University of Bangladesh (a university in Dhaka, Bangladesh).

Global University Bangladesh
w:Global University Bangladesh

Initialism of Global University Bangladesh (a university in Barishal, Bangladesh).


EUB

European University of Bangladesh
w:European University of Bangladesh

Initialism of European University of Bangladesh (a university in Dhaka, Bangladesh).


repetition, repetition, repetition

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-repetition, repetition, repetition.wav

A somewhat visual pun, repeating repetition (“the act or an instance of repeating or being repeated”) three times. Compare practice, practice, practice (“emphatic guidance on the importance of practice to learning a skill or similar”), and see also location, location, location (“locations are important”).

Since these concepts and words are new to you, you must mix them in your memory in about the same manner that a child learns language: repetition, repetition, repetition.

1967, Gerald A. Gladstein, Individualized Study: A New Approach to Succeeding in College, Rand McNally, page 139:

The authors took the three Jesuit principles of teaching to heart: repetition, repetition, repetition. Each important topic is covered several times, though their presentation would be much better if the cross referencing were better.

1987 February 2, Marc D. Donner, “Book Review: The UNIX C Shell Field Guide by Gail Anderson and Paul Anderson (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1986) $23.95”, in Australian Unix Systems User Group Newsletter, volume 7, numbers 4–5, page 129:

Playing involves energetic and exuberant movement. Movements are explored in play from infancy onwards. And repetition, repetition, repetition is the place where learning happens and knowledge of what the body can and cannot do is refined. A jump with this much effort will take me to the sandpit... water poured will wet the sand and make it sticky. A great deal of play is bodily learning.

2008, Janet Batsleer, Informal Learning in Youth Work, SAGE Publications, →ISBN, page 110:

So... I hope that "How can I pratice hearing progressions?" is on your list of questions now. There is no such thing as "the most important" or best way to train your "ear". The main thing to remember is that you are training your mind, and repetition, repetition, repetition is the key.

2015, Duke Sharp, Garage Band Theory, Cowboy Heaven Publishing, →ISBN, page 378:

(education) Repeated practice and exposure to material is vital for learning it through memory retention.


VKSU

Veer Kunwar Singh University
w:Veer Kunwar Singh University

Initialism of Veer Kunwar Singh University (a university in Arrah, Bihar).


LLL

Number of lines favourable to lifelong learning ("LLL") belonging to the main criteria divided between sub-categories, expressed in a percentage of the total number of lines in the curriculum for the basic school.

1978, Educational and Psychological Interactions, numbers 65–72, Department of Educational and Psychological Research, page 19:

Lifelong learning (LLL), as we see it, is not a norm to prescribe, but an empirical reality to analyse and reconstruct. There are different processes of transformation at work in education, and there are many "lifelong educations" (Giere*). LLL in each society refers to the totality of learning activities which, for analytical purposes, can be broken into three specific constituent elements…

1995, Paul Bélanger, Ettore Gelpi, Lifelong Education, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 354:

If these ambitions are to become reality, various education and training practices need to support the aims of LLL. Research on possible transformations of national education and training systems into a state of lifelong learning should look into the policy interventions behind the efforts to put the systems on an LLL track.

2013, Ellu Saar, Odd Bjorn Ure, Lifelong Learning in Europe, Edward Elgar Publishing, →ISBN, page 206:

(chiefly education, career) Initialism of lifelong learning.


Mickey Mouse degree

Mickey Mouse degree (plural Mickey Mouse degrees)

After Mickey Mouse, a term which can mean "worthless" or "silly" or "wimpy", or something like that. Coined by British politician Margaret Hodge in 2003.

coinage

A university degree that is considered worthless or irrelevant.

米奇老鼠學位 /米奇老鼠学位

a university degree considered worthless or irrelevant


nonclause

The corpus was searched for clauses and nonclauses that illustrated the relevant property.

prepositional phrase
prepositional phrase

(linguistics, education) An utterance that is nonclausal, such as a noun phrase, prepositional phrase, or interjection.

The corpus was searched for nonclause examples of the relevant property.


chain drill

(linguistics, education) A classroom technique in which one student asks another a question, who answers and in turn asks the same question to yet another student, continuing until the whole class has both asked and answered.


self-access

This paper discusses the role of the self-access centre (SAC) in tertiary language learning and teaching, a role which has developed out of the changes that have occurred within the disciplines of Applied Linguistics and Education as well as from wider changes in technology and society itself. As the focus in language learning has moved, over the past thirty years, from the teacher to the learner, self-access language learning has emerged as a complement to the more traditional face-to-face learning model, with SACs now operating in many parts of the world.

2008 June 2, Bruce Morrison, “The role of the self-access centre in the tertiary language learning process”, in System, volume 36, number 2, →DOI, page 123:

(education, often attributive) The use of books, videos, and other study materials to learn on one's own.


GMS

(education) Initialism of grant-maintained school.


SPHE

(Ireland, education) Initialism of social, personal and health education.


care-experienced

en-adj

care-experienced (comparative more care-experienced, superlative most care-experienced)

more care-experienced (comparative)
most care-experienced (superlative)

(sociology, education) Having been in care. (taken away from natural parents and looked after by the state, etc.)


SLU

Saint Louis University
w:Saint Louis University (Philippines)

(Philippines) Initialism of Saint Louis University.


eselyu

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(Philippines, chiefly Baguio, colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of SLU.


Uste

(Philippines) Pronunciation spelling of UST.


UMall

Abbreviation of University Mall. (A mall in Malate district, Manila, Philippines)


error carried forward

en-noun

error carried forward (plural errors carried forward)

Award marks if student has an error carried forward from question 2.

(education) An error (especially a miscalculation) made by a student when solving one part of a multi-part question or problem, leading to inaccurate results for subsequent parts.


USMLE

“You know my other guy who just passed his exams? He has written USMLE already. Small time now, he will leave this country.”

2023, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things, Canongate Books, page 210:

(US, education) Initialism of United States Medical Licensing Examination: a test which medical graduates from other countries must pass to obtain the right to practise medicine in the USA.


MAPEH

physical education
physical education#English

(Philippines, education) Acronym of music, arts, physical education, & health.


SSCE

He could not afford my private school fees nor could he find me a job if I had no SSCE results.

2012, Chibundu Onuzo, The Spider King’s Daughter, Faber and Faber (2013), page 37:

(Nigeria, education) Initialism of Senior School Certificate Examination: the examination Nigerian students sit in their final year of secondary school.


TPACK

w:technological pedagogical content knowledge

(education) Acronym of technological pedagogical content knowledge.


vicarious learning

vicarious learning (countable and uncountable, plural vicarious learnings)

(education) An instructional approach in which the acquisition of knowledge occurs through the observation and imitation of behavior, rather than through direct personal experience.


state examination

state examination (plural state examinations)

The only qualification the students need to gain university entrance is to be have graduated from higher school (Abitur). No one wants to know whether or not the students do have particular skills that are needed to study law. With respect to multicultural legal classes, there are two main obstacles to overcome in order to succeed in passing the German state examination. First, students from a migrant background may experience difficulties in using the archaic vocabulary and terminology of German law which was developed during the nineteenth century. Second, students from a migrant background are often the first of their families to study at a German university. They may lack role models who can help and encourage them in their studies.

2020 July 31, Jan Thiessen, “Multicultural Law and Multicultural Legal Classes: A Legal-Historical Account from Germany”, in Csaba Varga, editor, Comparative Law and Multicultural Legal Classes: Challenge or Opportunity (Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law), Springer, →DOI, page 190 of 179–196:

Lectures were normally not at all interactive. The professors would just talk. In fact, I felt that most of my professors were not good at teaching. They were so bad that for the last two years prior to the final state examination I did not attend any lectures as this was time-consuming and did not really help much. I had rather drawn up my own study plan and worked in the library or in small self-study groups for those two years, supplemented by up to three mock exams per week. In those old days there was also not much contact between students and the professors. Until I attended the oral part of the first legal state examination, I had only spoken twice to one of my law professors in relation to a scholarship matter. Otherwise I would not have dared to approach them, but I also did not see any need to do so.

2020 December 8, Lutz-Christian Wolff, “What Makes a Good Law Teacher?”, in The Art of Law Teaching (SpringerBriefs in Law), Springer, →DOI, page 36:

educational institution
educational institution

academic institution
academic institution

In Germany, the graduation not under the auspices of an educational institution but conditional on governmental interference regulating the admission to a profession; if immediately following education in an academic institution, successful completion of such an examination concludes academic studies and is equivalent to a level 7 academic degree, otherwise it usually immediately follows preparatory service for public office (Referendariat), not mutually exclusively (undergoing two is regular for certain professions in all or some states).


Mapeh

(Philippines, education) Alternative letter-case form of MAPEH


K to 12

(Philippines, education) Alternative form of K-12


trisem

(Philippines, education, informal) Synonym of trimester.


ditto worksheet

ditto worksheet (plural ditto worksheets)

(education) Synonym of worksheet (“a sheet of paper or computerized document”)


MMet

(education) Abbreviation of master of meteorology.


MPharm

(education) Abbreviation of master of pharmacy.


PBIS

The PBIS programs have reduced rates of bullying, improved discipline and academic performance and created a better and healthier climate in the schools utilizing them, Bradshaw said.

2016 October 5, Ashley Strickland, “Bullying is a ‘serious public health problem,’ experts say”, in CNN:

(education) Initialism of positive behavioral interventions & supports.


matriculation examination

matriculation examination (plural matriculation examinations)

Outline of Proposed Regulations—Matriculation Examination.—All pupils intending to be candidates for degrees or diplomas in arts and science, law, civil engineering, or medicine and surgery, shall pass a matriculation examination, of which the standard shall be the present junior scholarship standard of the Council of Education; except in the case of pupils from the Martiniere, Parental Academy, and similar Institutions, for whom translations from and into Latin and Greek, if the candidates prefer them, shall be substituted for vernacular translations.
No candidate shall be allowed to matriculate until he has completed his fifteenth year.

1846, “Report of the Council of Education: Proposed Plan of the University of Calcutta”, in General Report on Public Instruction in the Lower Provicnes of the Bengal Presidency, for 1845–1846, Calcutta: W. Ridsdale, Military Orphan Press, page 12:

school leaving certificate
school leaving certificate

entry qualification into higher education

An examination which to pass is required for candidates to enter a country’s academic education system or kinds of career courses therein, nowadays (since the later 20th-century in developing countries) a school leaving certificate concluding secondary education en masse.


graduation party

graduation party (plural graduation parties)

(education) A formal celebration of a student's academic achievements.


UCR

“Twelve pesticides commonly applied to citrus groves are slated for study in the project’s plots,” reports Tom S. Bellows, UC Riverside assistant entomologist. They include four acaricides (Morestan, Kelthane, Pictran, Vendex), four thripsicides (Cygon, Carzol, Orthene, Sabadilla), and four scalicides (Parathion, Supracide, Lorsban, Sevin). The first test of the thripsicides began in February at UCR.

1983 May 26, “Pesticide residue effects under study”, in The Californian, volume 25, number 16, Temecula, Calif., page A-11:

University of California, Riverside
w:University of California, Riverside

Initialism of University of California, Riverside.


USU

When the repeal was voted on and passed, the group of USU students left the meeting, expressing their disappointment as they exited.

2021 December 9, Maya Mackinnon, “Logan plastic bag ban repealed”, in The Utah Statesman:

Utah State University
w:Utah State University


oral exam

verbal communication
verbal communication

(education) A type of assessment that evaluates a student's knowledge, skills, and abilities through verbal communication.


flexi-schooling

(UK, education) An education regime involving both homeschooling and being taught at school.


paragogy

(education) A form of learning in which the learners assist each other.


ICSE

Secondary Education
secondary education#English

(education, India) Initialism of Indian Certificate of Secondary Education.


Anglo-Vernacular

(education, historical) Teaching in both English and a non-English local vernacular.


grade-grub

en-verb

grade-grub (third-person singular simple present grade-grubs, present participle grade-grubbing, simple past and past participle grade-grubbed)

grade-grubs (present singular third-person)
grade-grubbing (participle present)
grade-grubbed (participle past)
grade-grubbed (past)

(intransitive, US, university slang, derogatory) To engage in grade grubbing.


vo-ag

(education) Short for vocational agriculture.


pedagogical dictionary

en-noun

pedagogical dictionary (plural pedagogical dictionaries)

(education) A dictionary that is used for educational purposes, usually by learners of a first language or a foreign language.


visual dictionary

visual dictionary (plural visual dictionaries)

(education) A dictionary that primarily uses imagess or drawings to illustrate the meanings of words.


menahel

(Judaism) A principal, especially of a yeshiva or Jewish school.