3 Terms
Contributors in Teaching
Teaching
Performance criteria
Education; Teaching
A description of the characteristics to be assessed for a given task. Performance criteria may be general, specific, analytical trait, or holistic. They may be expressed as a scoring rubric or ...
Project 2061
Education; Teaching
A reform initiative, developed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which seeks to improve the quality, increase the relevance, and broaden the availability of science, math, ...
Performance task
Education; Teaching
An assessment exercise that is goal directed. The exercise is developed to elicit students' application of a wide range of skills and knowledge to solve a complex problem.
Outcome-based education
Education; Teaching
An integrated system of educational programmes that aligns specific student outcomes, instructional methods, and assessment.
Facilitator
Education; Teaching
A role for classroom teachers that allows students to take a more active role in learning. Teachers assist students in making connexions between classroom instruction and students' own knowledge and ...
Hands-on/minds-on activities
Education; Teaching
Activities that engage students' physical as well as mental skills to solve problems. Students devise a solution strategy, predict outcomes, activate or perform the strategy, reflect on results, and ...
