Welcome back! In this post, you will be able to get in touch with a few terms related to education and teaching. The words featured here will be accompanied by their french equivalent as well as by a small definition to help you understand their meaning. Let's hope this will help to favorise your gain in knowledge regarding this field of study!
1. Curriculum (Programme d'enseignement)
"The term curriculum refers to the lessons and academic content taught in a school or in a specific course or program. [...] curriculum typically refers to the knowledge and skills students are expected to learn".
(Source: The Glossary of Education Reform (consulted this website on October 27th, 2021), [Online], URL address: https://www.edglossary.org/curriculum/ )
2. Proficiency (Compétence)
"In education, the term proficiency is used in a variety of ways, most commonly in reference to (1) proficiency levels, scales, and cut-off scores on standardized tests and other forms of assessment, (2) students achieving or failing to achieve proficiency levels determined by tests and assessments, (3) students demonstrating or failing to demonstrate proficiency in relation to learning standards [...] and (4) teachers being deemed proficient or non-proficient on job-performance evaluations."
(Source: The Glossary of Education Reform (consulted this website on October 27th, 2021), [Online], URL address: https://www.edglossary.org/proficiency/)
3. Relevance (Intérêt)
"In education, the term relevance typically refers to learning experiences that are either directly applicable to the personal aspirations, interests, or cultural experiences of students (personal relevance) or that are connected in some way to real-world issues, problems, and contexts (life relevance)."
(Source: The Glossary of Education Reform (consulted this website on October 27th, 2021), [Online], URL address: https://www.edglossary.org/relevance/)
4. Protocol (Protocole)
"A protocol is a set of step-by-step guidelines—usually in the form of a simple one- or two-page document—that is used by educators to structure professional conversations or learning experiences to ensure that meeting, planning, or group collaboration time is used efficiently, purposefully, and productively."
(Source: The Glossary of Education Reform (consulted this website on October 27th, 2021), [Online], URL address: https://www.edglossary.org/protocols/)
5. Portfolio (Portfolio)
"A student portfolio is a compilation of academic work and other forms of educational evidence assembled for the purpose of (1) evaluating coursework quality, learning progress, and academic achievement; (2) determining whether students have met learning standards or other academic requirements for courses, grade-level promotion, and graduation; (3) helping students reflect on their academic goals and progress as learners; and (4) creating a lasting archive of academic work products, accomplishments, and other documentation."
(Source: The Glossary of Education Reform (consulted this website on October 27th, 2021), [Online], URL address: https://www.edglossary.org/portfolio/)
6. Pedagogy (Pédagogie)
"Pedagogy refers to the method of how a teacher teaches, both in theory and in practice. It also refers to the study of different teaching methods and on how they affect learners."
(Source: Top Hat (consulted this website on December 3rd, 2021), [Online], URL address: https://tophat.com/glossary/p/pedagogy/)
7. Lecture (Leçon)
"A discourse a teacher gives in front of a class or an audience for the purpose of instruction, in order to teach people about a particular subject"
(Sources: Collins English Dictionary (consulted this website on December 3rd, 2021), [Online], URL address: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/lecture and
Merriam-Webster (consulted this website on December 3rd, 2021), [Online], URL address: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lecture)
8. Reader (Lectures)
"A series of texts for students who are learning how to read (example: The McGuffey Readers)"
(Source: Reverse Dictionary (consulted this website on December 3rd, 2021), [Online], URL address: //reversedictionary.org/wordsfor/teaching)
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You did a good job on explaining all the terms. Your definitions look a bit long , but it helps understand the concepts better. Everything is really clear. Good job!
RépondreEffacerGood blog post! Your terms are well explained, but watch out as we can not see the first few terms because they are all covered in white!
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