Education Glossary

My name is Lourdenie Silion, and I am a student in Springboard who want to enter the Literature and Communication program. My glossary is useful to teachers to communicate with colleges and students. As teachers, we should be the one with a good vocabulary to educate students well. In this glossary, you will find 20 terms related to the field of education. Each of the words in English will be accompanied by a definition, pronunciation, translation, an example and a picture if necessary. You can consult this glossary to sharpen your vocabulary.

blackboard

noun

A large board with a smooth, typically dark, surface attached to a wall or supported on an easel and used for writing on with chalk, especially by teachers in schools.

Example: Gone are the days when teachers had to scribble on the blackboard in order to teach students.

fr: tableau noir

coeducation

noun

Having male and female students being taught together in the same school or college rather than separately.

Example: The college became coeducational in 1945.

fr: coéducation

course of study

noun

A set of classes or a plan of study on a particular subject, usually leading to an exam.

Example: What course did you take this year?

fr: programme d'étude

distance education

noun

The education of students who may not always be physically present at school, or where the learner and the teacher are separated in both time and distance.

Example: I'm taking distance education this semester.

fr: éducation à distance

education

noun

The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.

Example: This type of education is good.

fr: éducation

educational evaluation

noun

Educational evaluation is acquiring and analyzing data to determine how each student's behaviour evolves during their academic career.

Example: We should give the students more educational evaluations.

fr: évaluation académique

engagement

noun

An arrangement to do something or go somewhere at a fixed time.

Example: Those kids lack engagement.

fr: engagement

exam/examination

noun

A formal test of a person's knowledge or proficiency in a particular subject or skill.

Example: This exam was really easy.

fr: examen

faculty

noun

A group of university departments concerned with a major division of knowledge. Faculty members may include professors, associate professors, assistant professors, and instructors.

Example: The faculty of this school is amazing.

fr: personelle

fees

noun

The money paid for a person to go to school.

Example: School fees are really expensive nowadays.

fr: frais

full-time student

noun

A student enrolled in at least 12 credit hours at a post-secondary academic institution.

Example: Being a full-time student makes me depressed.

fr: élève à temps plein

grade

noun

A mark indicating the quality of a student's work.

Example: The grades of the last exam were on the low side.

fr: note

graduate

noun

Successfully complete an academic degree, course of training, or high school.

Example: The graduates of last year came to visit our class.

fr: diplômé

higher education

noun

The education provided by institutions such as colleges and universities that reward academic degrees upon completion.

Example: You reached the goal to go to higher education.

fr: haute éducation

lecture

noun

An educational talk to an audience, especially to students in a university or college.

Example: This lecture took hours, I'm glad it ended.

fr: cours

knowledge

noun

Facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.

Example: My classmates knew nothing about the subject, I had to give them some of my knowledge.

fr: connaissance

major

verb

Specialize in (a particular subject) at college or university.

Example: I was trying to decide if I should major in drama or English.

fr: étudier

mentoring

verb

The act or process of helping and giving advice to a younger or less experienced person, especially in a job or at school.

Example: I should mentor this kid, he got the lowest grade in his class.

fr: mentorat

methodology

noun

A system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity.

Example: A methodology for investigating the concept of focal points.

fr: méthodologie

pedagogy

noun

The method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept.

Example: You should all have good pedagogy to pass my class.

fr: pédagogie

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