8 Terms
Contributors in Teaching
Teaching
Criterion-referenced assessment
Education; Teaching
An assessment that measures what a student understands, knows, or can accomplish in relation to specific performance objectives. It is used to identify a student's specific strengths and weaknesses ...
Constructivism
Education; Teaching
Theory suggesting that students learn by constructing their own knowledge, especially through hands-on exploration. It emphasises that the context in which an idea is presented, as well as student ...
Collaborative learning or cooperative learning
Education; Teaching
An instructional approach in which students of varying abilities and interests work together in small groups to solve a problem, complete a project, or achieve a common goal.
Distance learning
Education; Teaching
Using technology such as two-way, interactive television, teacher and student(s) in different locations may communicate with one another as in a regular classroom setting.
Curriculum
Education; Teaching
A plan of instruction that details what students are to know, how they are to learn it, what the teacher's role is, and the context in which learning and teaching will take place.
Critical thinking
Education; Teaching
Logical thinking that draws conclusions from facts and evidence.
Open-ended task
Education; Teaching
A performance task in which students are required to generate a solution or response to a problem when there is no single correct answer.
