My education glossary

22 Social Science: Education terms

Hi, my name is Bouchelghoum Kawtar. I am 19 years old. I am in the social science program. In the education field.

ability
noun
Possession of the means or skill to do something.
Example: The manager had lost his ability to motivate the players.
fr: capacité
andragogy
noun
The method and practice of teaching adult learners; adult education.
Example: Much has been written about andragogy in general education circles over the past fifty years.
fr: andragogie
bursary
noun
A scholarship to attend a college or university.
Example: The Scheme offers a bursary toward a broad range of legal qualifications.
fr: bourse
cultivation
The process of trying to acquire or develop a quality or skill.
Example: The cultivation of good staff–management relations.
fr: cultivation
dean
noun
The head of a college or university faculty or department.
Example: The dean of the law school.
fr: doyen
degree
noun
The amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present.
Example: A degree of caution is probably wise.
fr: degré/diplôme
discipline
noun
1. The practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience. 2. A branch of knowledge, typically one studied in higher education.
Example: A lack of proper parental and school discipline.
fr: discipline
dyslexia
noun
A general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not affect general intelligence.
Example: As an adult, it was discovered that he had dyslexia.
fr: dyslexie
education
noun
The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.
Example: New system of public education.
fr: éducation
Class of students in California
enlightenment
noun
The action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened.
Example: Robbie looked to me for enlightenment.
fr: éclaircissement
fees
noun
A payment made to a professional person or to a professional or public body in exchange for advice or services.
Example: They were faced with legal fees of $3000.
fr: honoraires
gifted
adjective
Having exceptional talent or natural ability.
Example: A gifted amateur musician.
fr: doué
heutagogy
noun
The study of self-determined learning.
Example: A learning approach that can be used to define lifelong learning is heutagogy.
fr: heutagogie
homeschooling
noun
The education of children at home by their parents.
Example: Guterson and his wife, Robin, are homeschooling their four children.
fr: l'enseignement à la maison
invigilator
noun
Someone who ensures the smooth running of exams. An invigilator is responsible for ensuring that the Awarding Body's regulations are complied with; that exams start and finish at the correct time; that exam papers are secure whilst in their care; that attendance and seating plans are recorded; and that no cheating takes place. The invigilator will also deal with any problems that arise during an exam, including emergency evacuations, and ensure that no unauthorised materials are present, including mobile phones.
Example: Go on writing once the invigilator announces the exam is over.
fr: surveillant
knowledge
noun
Facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.
Example: A thirst for knowledge.
fr: connaissance
learning
noun
The acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, study, or by being taught.
Example: These children experienced difficulties in learning.
fr: apprentissage
literacy
noun
The ability to read, write, speak, and listen. In modern context, the word means reading and writing in a level adequate for written communication and generally a level that enables one to successfully function at certain levels of a society.
Example: Tests of literacy and numeracy.
fr: fait de savoir lire et écrire
pedagogy
noun
The method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept.
Example: The relationship between applied linguistics and language pedagogy.
fr: pédagogie
pedagogy
noun
The method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept.
Example: The relationship between applied linguistics and language pedagogy.
fr: pédagogie
school
noun
Any institution at which instruction is given in a particular discipline.
Example: A dancing school.
fr: école
Larkmead School in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England
teaching
noun
The occupation, profession, or work of a teacher.
Example: I went into teaching because I like working with children.
fr: enseignement