UPSR

The ministry urged parents not to be easily fooled by bogus web pages and information after an online portal was discovered to be offering Ujian Pencapaian Sekokah Rendah (UPSR) and Form 3 Assessment (PT3) “exams” to students.

2020 August 26, “Education Ministry: UPSR, PT3 cancelled for 2020, don't be taken in by offers of 'special exams’ online”, in The Star:

Taking standardised examinations like the UPSR can provide evidence that all students are learning effectively and mastering grade level expectations after six years of primary education.

2021 May 4, Moaz Nair, “Abolishing UPSR is a regressive policy decision”, in Free Malaysia Today:

"At the primary school level, we were the first batch to sit for UPSR under the newly-introduced Standard Based Curriculum for Primary Schools (KSSR) syllabus.

2021 November 22, Dhesegaan Bala Krishnan, “SPM schedule to be revised, says Radzi”, in New Straits Times:

(education, historical) Primary School Achievement Test: A national examination taken at the end of the final year of primary school.


graphwork

Graphwork in the secondary school may be taught "officially" in mathematics lessons but will also appear in […]

1994, David Green, Teaching Statistics at Its Best, page 7:

A generally weak aspect of graphwork tends to be pupils' understanding and use of scale markings. Errors frequently occur when a coordinate does not coincide with a scale marking or grid line.

2003, Sandra Amos, Richard Boohan, Aspects of Teaching Secondary Science: Perspectives on Practice:

(education) Work based around graphs (data charts).


order mark

order marks (plural)
order-mark (alternative)

"If you don't attend, Gwendolen," said the mistress, "and stop looking out of the window, I shall have to give you an order-mark."

1951, C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia:

If a child loses five or more points for his House he automatically gets an order mark.

1958, Abdul Hakim, Better Schools, page 47:

(UK, education, historical) A formal black mark given to a pupil for bad behaviour.


accreditation mill

en-noun

accreditation mill (plural accreditation mills)

(education, derogatory) An organization that purports to award educational accreditation to higher education institutions without the proper government authority or recognition from mainstream academia to operate as an accreditor.


parent trigger

(US, education, law) A legal maneuver through which parents can change the administration of a poorly performing public school, most notably by transforming it into a charter school.


prebachelor

(education) Prior to the bachelor's degree level.


semestering

(education) Operation as a semester school.


prealgebraic

(education) Before the study of algebra.


pretheological

(education) Of or relating to pretheology.


pretechnical

(education) Leading up to a technical course.


ECA

(education) Initialism of early career academic.


nongraduation

(education) Failure to graduate from a course of study.


Pell Grant

Originally known as a Basic Educational Opportunity Grant, it was renamed in 1980 in honor of Democratic U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island.

A Pell Grant is federal money awarded to some low-income students, based on family income and other information listed on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form.
Pell Grants — and grants in general — do not need to be repaid. But you might not get the same award the following year. States and colleges may also offer separate grants to students.

2018 June 7, Katie Lobosco, “36% of colleges are hiding the cost to students”, in CNN Business:

(US, education) A subsidy provided by the United States federal government to students who need it to pay for college.


submaster

Masters […] Submasters […] Teacher of French […] Teacher of drawing

1914, National Vocational Guidance Association. Meeting, Vocational Guidance: Papers Presented at the Organization..., page 252:

(education, historical) A secondary or subsidiary schoolmaster.


credit hour

(education, academics, US) A course credit based on the number of contact hours per week in class, for one given term or semester.


DBQ

(US, education) Initialism of document/data-based question.


bothways

In this paper we briefly revisit the first iterations of the ‘Bothways’ philosophy to demonstrate its symmetry with the Yolŋu transculturation heritage (of the Warramiri in particular), developed through many centuries of contact with sea-faring visitors.

2019 April 2, Ben van Gelderen, Kathy Guthadjaka, The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, volume 50, number 1, →DOI, page 147:

(education) Utilising both Western and Indigenous knowledge systems; two-way.


PRU

pupil referral unit
pupil referral unit#English

(UK, education) Initialism of pupil referral unit.

pupil reintegration unit
pupil reintegration unit#English

(UK, education) Initialism of pupil reintegration unit.


learnification

/ˌlɜː(ɹ)nəfəˈkeɪʃən/

From learn + -ification. Coined by Dutch educational theorist Gert Biesta an article published in a 2009 journal volume.

coinage

In the next section I explore why we seem to have lost sight of questions about values, purpose and the goodness of education. I suggest that at least part of the explanation for this has to do with what I will refer to as the 'learnification' of education: the transformation of an educational vocabulary into a language of learning.

2009, Gert Biesta, “Good education in an age of measurement: on the need to reconnect with the question of purpose in education”, in Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, volume 21, number 1, →DOI, pages 33–46:

'Learnification' appears to reduce teachers to facilitators of learning, competent practitioners or at worst 'deliverers' of the curriculum.

2016 July 30, Osvaldo Muñiz Solari, Michael Solem, Richard Boehm, Learning Progressions in Geography Education: International Perspectives, Springer, →ISBN, page 48:

Pearson's business motto is 'Always Learning', which plays well with the contemporary moment of learnification.

2017 October 20, Elisabeth Hultqvist, Sverker Lindblad, Thomas S. Popkewitz, Critical Analyses of Educational Reforms in an Era of Transnational Governance, Springer, →ISBN, page 53:

The learnification in SEL is evident in its claimed benefits for cognitive outcomes and achievement gains rather than personal health or societal well-being.

2021 December 15, Andy Hargreaves, Dennis Shirley, Well-Being in Schools: Three Forces That Will Uplift Your Students in a Volatile World, ASCD, →ISBN:

(education, derogatory) The shift in discourses around and understandings of education to focus entirely or almost entirely on learning.


learnify

en-verb

learnify (third-person singular simple present learnifies, present participle learnifying, simple past and past participle learnified)

learnifies (present singular third-person)
learnifying (participle present)
learnified (participle past)
learnified (past)

Back-formation from learnification, equivalent to learn + -ify.

Learnifying the Curriculum: In the new educational technology and media, a term like "curriculum" has been replaced with popular expressions of personalized learning, learning styles, learning choice, and learning centers (Loveless & Williamson, 2013).

2015 October 19, Yigal Rosen, Handbook of Research on Technology Tools for Real-World Skill Development, IGI Global, →ISBN, page 5:

Thus, three-part lessons, thinking skills activities and frequent assessments of ‘progress’ enormously learnified the processes of education and, in some ways, distorted the relationship between teachers and students, and indeed the different relationship students and teachers have with the various subjects.

2018, David Lambert, “Editorial: Teaching as a research-engaged profession: Uncovering a blind spot and revealing new possibilities”, in London Review of Education, volume 16, number 3, →DOI, pages 357–370:

The conventional relational grammar involves teachers and students connecting to pursue academic learning—a grammar rooted in both historic attempts to define the professional domain of teaching as the transmission of academic knowledge as well as current efforts to "learnify" education.

2020, Hillary l. Greene Nolan, “Rethinking the Grammar of Student-Teacher Relationships”, in American Journal of Education, volume 126, number 4, →DOI, pages 549–572:

(education, derogatory) To shift discourses around and understandings of education to focus entirely or almost entirely on learning.


semisecondary

(education) Being or relating to a kind of advanced primary school focusing on practical subjects.


BOY

Coordinate term: EOY

(education) Initialism of beginning of year.


nontraditional student

en-noun

nontraditional student (plural nontraditional students)

nontraditional students (plural)
non-traditional student (alternative)

(US, education) In a college or university: a student who does not enroll immediately after graduating high school, works full-time or part-time during their enrollment, or is financially independent.


traditional student

traditional student (plural traditional students)

(US, education) In a college or university: a student who enrolls immediately after graduating high school, does not work during their enrollment, and is not financially independent.


sixie

From six + -ie, in reference to their six years until graduation.

Elena went on to Boston Latin alone, and Genette got into a crowd in her middle school. Even though Elena was in seventh grade, at Boston Latin she was called a sixie, and they were the bottom of the heap.

We can hum the "1812 Overture" (complete with howitzer) from memory, we've got streets named after Mendelssohn and Liszt, and we knew Lenny Bernstein when he was a sixie at Latin.

2006, John Powers, The Boston Handbook, page 94:

I'm particularly aware of Boston State because when I was a sixie (seventh grader) at Boston Latin in the Fall of 1983, the sign on the building of the old Boston State was around the corner from BLS.

2017, Matthew J. Fraser, Critical Infrastructure for Children, page 6:

(education) A seventh-grader at Boston Latin School.


upper school

(UK, education) A school found within secondary education.

(education) A section of a larger school.


school holiday

Travelling with their granny, who seems more interested in her crossword puzzle than them, they bicker and fight in a futile bid to get her attention. Oh, the joys of travelling during the school holidays!

2022 November 16, Paul Bigland, “From rural branches to high-speed arteries”, in RAIL, number 970, page 55:

(education) Any time period for which a school is closed.


math circle

(education) An informal space where people study and discuss mathematics, often involving games, hands-on activities, or competition.


self-education

The directors of the company encouraged this movement for self-education by granting the use of a small cottage which stood at the rear of the present building.

1944 May and June, Arthur B. Longbottom, “The Derby Railway Institute”, in Railway Magazine, page 149:

(education) The act or process of educating oneself by one's own efforts.


GLO

(education) Initialism of generic learning outcome.


technical college

technical college (plural technical colleges)

Others who conscientiously attended the Technical College at night often drooped over their desks in a doze, and one does not wonder at it.

1944 September and October, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 285:

(education) A college of further education providing classes and courses in a range of practical subjects, such as information technology, applied sciences, engineering, agriculture, and secretarial skills.


wet play

wet play (countable and uncountable, plural wet plays)

You should stay in since it's wet play.

It was a rainy day, so at breaktime, we had to stay in for wet play.

2017, Jennifer Killick, Alex Sparrow and the Really Big Stink, Firefly Press:

Wet Play poses challenges to the school day. We know that children are happier and more focused on learning if they have time to run around and play outside. Unfortunately, sometimes (and quite often recently) the weather doesn’t allow this. At these times we have ‘Wet Play’.

2022, “Wet Play | Willow Lane Primary School”, in Willow Lane Community Primary School, archived from the original on 2022-12-22:

(UK, education, uncountable) Structured play activities for young schoolchildren during inclement weather.


LDOC

(higher education, Southern US) Abbreviation of last day of classes.


complementary studies

(education) A subject teaching general skills and responsibilities such as teamwork and critical thinking.


AYP

Adequate Yearly Progress
w:Adequate Yearly Progress

(US, education) Initialism of Adequate Yearly Progress.


January term

(US, education) A period in January where students and faculty can take part in learning and other activities outside of the formal academic terms.


word box

(education) A printed box containing a list of words to be used in filling the gaps in a passage of text, as part of a cloze exercise.


EBacc

English Baccalaureate
w:English Baccalaureate

(UK, education) Abbreviation of English Baccalaureate.


transnumeration

This table of prices shows no obvious pattern, but after transnumeration into a line graph, an upward trend becomes noticeable.

[…]transnumeration, a word coined by Wild and Pfannkuch to indicate a radical shift that can occur in the contextual interpretation of information when data have been transformed by tables, graphs, or some other type of representation.

2006, Gail F. Burrill, Portia C. Elliott, Thinking and reasoning with data and chance, page 79:

(mathematics, education) The transformation of numerical data in a meaningful way, for example by representing it in a table or graph.


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

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.


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".


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.


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.


GAS

(Philippines, education) Acronym of general academic strand, a strand under the academic track in senior high school.


pizza fractions

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


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


CEU

continuing education
continuing education#English

(business education) Initialism of continuing education unit.


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.


first year

first year (countable and uncountable, plural first years)

first years (plural)
first-year (alternative)
1st year (alternative)

(uncountable, Philippines, education, historical) The first year of high school; seventh grade (now grade 7 of junior high school).


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.


recognition of prior learning

recognition of prior learning (uncountable)

prior learning assessment and recognition

(education) a process to evaluate skills and knowledge acquired outside the classroom for the purpose of recognizing competence against a given set of standards, competencies, or learning outcomes.


BSW

(education) Initialism of bachelor of social work.


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

Last week, when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected as “condescending” President Trump’s proposal for a more merit-based immigration policy, she provided a metaphor not just for the shattered condition of Washington’s governance of immigration, but also for the Democratic Party’s ideologically rigid disavowal of all principles of immigration constraint.

2019 May 20, Jerry Kammer, “Pelosi's Anti-Merit Metaphor for Governance”, in Center for Immigration Studies:

(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.


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.


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.

DAR

executive departments of the Philippines


class adviser

class advisers (plural)
class advisor (alternative)

(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)

second years (plural)
2nd year (alternative)

(Philippines, education, historical, uncountable) the second year of high school; eight grade (now grade 8 of junior high school)


third year

third year (countable and uncountable, plural third years)

third years (plural)
3rd year (alternative)

(Philippines, education, historical, uncountable) the third year of high school; ninth grade (now grade 9 of junior high school)


fourth year

fourth year (countable and uncountable, plural fourth years)

fourth years (plural)
4th year (alternative)

(Philippines, education, historical, uncountable) the fourth year of high school; tenth grade (now grade 10 of junior high school)


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.


minor subject

(Philippines, education) elective subject


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 12, 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.


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.


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 12, 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.)


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.


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.


graduation party

graduation party (plural graduation parties)

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


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.


vo-ag

vo-ag (countable and uncountable, plural vo-ags)

(education, uncountable) Short for vocational agriculture.

(education, countable) A student or teacher of vocational agriculture.


pedagogical dictionary

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.


band kid

(slang, education, humorous, sometimes derogatory) A student who participates in a school band or orchestra, typically in middle school or high school.


teach out

en-verb

teach out (third-person singular simple present teaches out, present participle teaching out, simple past and past participle taught out)

teaches out (present singular third-person)
teaching out (participle present)
taught out (participle past)
taught out (past)

(education) To continue to teach a discontinued course to those pupils who were already enrolled.


common hour

(education) An hour in a university's schedule during which no classes take place, intended for meetings and activities that all students and faculty may attend.


student-athlete

student-athletes (plural)
student athlete (alternative)

(US, Canada, education) A student who participates in a competitive sport while also attending school.


bonus question

(education) An additional question added to a quiz or test that allows a student to earn additional points if answered correctly, but does not negatively impact their overall score if answered incorrectly.


question sheet

(education) A set of questions or exercises that evaluates a student's knowledge or skills.


senior high

en-noun

senior high (countable and uncountable, plural senior highs)

senior highs (plural)
sen high (alternative)
sen. high (alternative)

senior high school
senior high school#English

(Philippines, education) Ellipsis of senior high school.


Christopherian

Coined by developmental psychologist Howard Gardner, from Christopher + -ian, because Christopher Columbus challenged the popular belief that the Earth was flat.

(education) Of or relating to situations where students encounter evidence that contradicts their intuitive theories.


JSS

(education) Initialism of junior secondary school.


examinationism

(education, archaic, derogatory) An approach to education that relies too much on the results of examinations.


HELE

(Philippines, education) Initialism of home economics and livelihood education.


(Philippines, education, historical) kindergarten to fourth year or grade 10 of junior high school.


K to 10

(Philippines, education, historical) Alternative form of K-10


form 137

(Philippines, education) Former name of school form 10.


school form 10

school form 10s (plural)
SF 10 (alternative)

(Philippines, education) A document containing all academic records and grades of a student from elementary school to senior high school.


(Philippines, education) Abbreviation of school form 10.


(Philippines, education) Abbreviation of form 137, the old name of school form 10.


National Achievement Test

the National Achievement Test (canonical)

(Philippines, education) A standardized set of examinations taken by students in grade 3, grade 6, grade 10, and grade 12. The test is designed to determine their academic levels, strengths and weaknesses, as well as their knowledge learned in major subjects throughout the year.


Bachelor of Surgery

Bachelor of Surgery (plural Bachelors of Surgery)

(education, medicine) An undergraduate degree, equivalent to a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) in North America.


IIM

Indian Institute of Management
w:Indian Institute of Management

(education, India) Abbreviation of Indian Institute of Management.


NIT

National Institute of Technology
w:National Institute of Technology

(education, India) Abbreviation of National Institute of Technology.


last mile school

last mile school (plural last mile schools)

(Philippines, education) A school geographically isolated or in a disadvantaged or conflict area.


sen high

(Philippines, education) Abbreviation of senior high school.


reality gap

(education, training, machine learning, computer graphics) The difference between a simulation and reality.

training; machine learning; training; machine learning


bonus point

(athletics, education, games) An additional point awarded to a student, player, or participant in recognition of an exceptional performance or by surpassing a standard.


card giving

(Philippines, education) An occurrence wherein teachers give a student's report card to their parents/guardians, as well as other academic information.


flag ceremony

flag ceremonies (plural)
flag cem (alternative)
flagcem (alternative)

(Philippines, education) A reoccurring gathering of all students at a school at the start of a schoolday, wherein the Pambansang Awit, Panunumpa, Panata, and other local pledges and hymns are performed. Some schools also add prayers, announcements, and morning exercises.


trifocalization

From trifocal + -ization. Can also be analyzed as tri- + focalization.

(Philippines, education) The division of the Philippine education system into three distinct levels of governance and management by the Department of Education for basic education, TESDA for technical-vocational education and training, and CHED for higher education.


form 138

(Philippines, education) Former name of school form 9.


TechVoc

(Philippines, education) Abbreviation of technical-vocational livelihood, a track in senior high school.


(Philippines, education) Abbreviation of form 138, the old name of school form 9.


(Philippines, education) Abbreviation of form 138, the old name of school form 10.


school form 9

school form 9s (plural)
SF 9 (alternative)

(Philippines, education) A document used by the Department of Education to record a student's academic progress, attendance, and other important details throughout the school year.


(Philippines, education) Abbreviation of school form 9.


show one's work

en-verb

show one's work (third-person singular simple present shows one's work, present participle showing one's work, simple past showed one's work, past participle shown one's work)

shows one's work (present singular third-person)
showing one's work (participle present)
showed one's work (past)
shown one's work (participle past)

The teacher dinged me for not showing my work.

(education) To write out the individual steps that lead to an induction or deduction, especially leading to the solution to a mathematics problem.


advanced higher

en-noun

advanced higher (plural advanced highers)

(Scotland, education) A national school qualification a level above higher, which allows for further study while still in secondary school.

sàr àrd-ìre

a non-compulsory examination taken in the last year in Scottish high schools