Ability Grouping
What is Ability Grouping Ability grouping is the practice of grouping learners together based on…
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Above-Level Testing
What is Above-Level Testing Above-level testing was developed in the early twentieth century by Dr.…
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Absolute Grading
Absolute grading is a mode of grading where grades are given based on predetermined cutoff levels.…
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Academic Achievement
Academic achievement describes academic outcomes that indicate the extent to which a student has…
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Academic Advisor
Academic advisor is someone in a professional position at an institution who may guide prospective…
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Academic Affairs
Academic affairs is the institutional office that oversees a variety of academic programs and…
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Academic Benchmarks
Academic benchmarks involve setting measurable standards for evaluating one’s learning. Academic…
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Academic Burnout
Academic burnout is the feeling of emotional, physical and mental exhaustion as a result of…
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Academic Calendar
Academic calendar is a schedule of all of the events that occur in an academic year. These events…
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Academic Freedom
Academic freedom is where faculty and students can engage in progressive debate without fearing…
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Academic Hold
An academic hold is a type of restriction imposed by a school to prevent students from enrolling in…
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Academic Leadership
Academic leadership refers to institutional leaders who set their college’s strategic vision and…
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Academic Literacy
Academic literacy is the ability to understand and contextualize the academic vocabulary required in…
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Academic Press
Academic press, sometimes referred to as a university press, is a publishing house associated with a…
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Academic Probation
Academic probation indicates that a student isn’t excelling academically and will not meet their…
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Academic Rigor
What is Academic Rigor Academic Rigor is generally regarded as three different steps in the…
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Accelerated Learning
Accelerated learning is a learning format that allows students to complete courses in a shorter…
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Accreditation
Accreditation is a recognition awarded to schools that maintain a certain educational standard. The…
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Accuplacer
Accuplacer is a testing system used to determine whether post-secondary students are academically…
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Achievement Gap
Achievement gap describes a significant difference in academic outcomes or educational attainment…
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Achievement Test
An achievement test is an assessment of developed knowledge or skill. The most common type of…
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Acquisition Learning
Acquisition learning is a theory developed by Stephen Krashen, which argues that there are two ways…
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Action Learning Sets
What are Action Learning Sets Action learning sets are structured learning methods that allow small…
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Action Research
Action research encompasses research methods used to evaluate, investigate and analyze weaknesses…
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Active Learning
Active learning is a pedagogical technique coined by professors Charles Bonwell and James Eison in…
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Adaptive Learning
Adaptive learning is a teaching and learning method that uses computer algorithms to coordinate the…
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Adjunct Professor
An adjunct professor is a professor who teaches on a limited-term contract and is ineligible for…
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Administrative Hold
An administrative hold is a type of restriction imposed on students by their institution for a…
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Affective Domain
The affective domain is one of the three domains in Bloom’s Taxonomy. It involves feelings,…
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Agile Learning
Agile learning is a method which uses incremental steps that alternate between phases of learning…
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AI in Education
AI in education is the process of integrating and applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies…
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APA Format
APA format refers to a citation style that is widely used by hundreds of scientific journals,…
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Appreciative Inquiry
Appreciative inquiry model is based on the assumption that the questions a group asks tend to focus…
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Assessment Plan
An assessment plan is a document that outlines the student learning goals to be assessed during the…
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Assessment Tools
Assessment tools are techniques used to measure a student's academic abilities, fluency and skills…
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Associate Dean
Associate dean is the title given to those who report to and are responsible to the dean for…
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Associate Professor
Associate professor is the title given to someone who has achieved tenure. One rank above assistant…
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Associate Provost
Associate provost is the umbrella term for academic administrators within a variety of departments…
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Asynchronous Learning
Asynchronous learning is a student-centered teaching method that uses online learning tools and…
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At Risk Student
An at-risk student describes a student or groups of students who are likely to fail or drop out of…
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Authentic Assessment
Authentic assessment is where students thoughtfully apply their acquired skills to a new situation…
