Education Flashcards
The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction.
Education
Example: “Education is the key to unlocking opportunities in life.”
Facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education.
Knowledge
Example: “Acquiring knowledge empowers individuals to make informed decisions.”
The acquisition of knowledge or skills through study, experience, or being taught.
Learning
Example: “Continuous learning is essential for personal growth and development.”
The subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college.
Curriculum
Example: “The school is revising its curriculum to meet modern educational standards.”
The ability to read and write.
Literacy
Example: “Improving literacy rates is crucial for socio-economic development.”
The method and practice of teaching.
Pedagogy
Example: “Effective pedagogy caters to diverse learning styles.”
The opportunity or right to use or benefit from something.
Access
Example: “Equal access to education is a fundamental human right.”
A favorable circumstance or situation for achieving goals.
Opportunity
Example: “Education provides individuals with opportunities for upward mobility.”
Fairness and impartiality.
Equity
Example: “Efforts must be made to ensure equity in educational access for all students.”
Something accomplished successfully, typically by effort, courage, or skill.
Achievement
Example: “Celebrating student achievements encourages further academic success.”
Including all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.
Comprehensive
Example: “The school offers a comprehensive range of extracurricular activities.”
Favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform.
Progressive
Example: “Progressive educational approaches focus on critical thinking skills.”
Including or covering all the services, facilities, or items normally expected or required
Inclusive
Example: “An inclusive classroom environment promotes diversity and acceptance.”
Introducing or using new ideas or methods.
Innovative
Example: “Innovative teaching techniques enhance student engagement.”
Making someone stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life and claiming their rights.
Empowering
Example: “Education is empowering, enabling individuals to pursue their aspirations.”
Able to be reached or entered.
Accessible
Example: “Online courses make education more accessible to people with busy schedules.”
Showing a great deal of variety; very different.
Diverse
Example: “A diverse student body enriches the educational experience for everyone.”
Capable of bending easily without breaking.
Flexible
Example: “Flexible learning options accommodate different learning styles.”
Lasting or existing for the duration of a person’s life.
Lifelong
Example: “Lifelong learning is essential in today’s rapidly changing world.”
Having many different aspects or features.
Multifaceted
Example: “Education addresses multifaceted needs, including academic, social, and emotional development.”
Gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught
Learn
Example: “Students learn best when actively engaged in the learning process.”
Impart knowledge to or instruct (someone) as to how to do something.
Teach
Example: “Effective teachers inspire and motivate their students to learn.”
Give intellectual, moral, and social instruction to someone, typically at a school or university.
Educate
Example: “Educating future generations is vital for societal progress.”
Occupy, attract, or involve (someone’s interest or attention).
Engage
Example: “Interactive lessons engage students more effectively than traditional lectures.”
Give (someone) the authority or power to do something.
Empower
Example: “Education empowers individuals to become agents of positive change in society.”
Make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify.
Adapt
Example: “Teachers must adapt their teaching methods to meet the needs of diverse learners.”
Be exceptionally good at or proficient in an activity or subject.
Excel
Example: “Encouraging students to excel motivates them to reach their full potential.”
Make changes in something established, especially by introducing new methods, ideas, or products.
Innovate
Example: “Schools should continuously innovate to keep pace with advancements in education.”
Work jointly on an activity, especially to produce or create something.
Collaborate
Example: “Collaborative learning fosters teamwork and critical thinking skills.”
Form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess.
Evaluate
Example: “Teachers regularly evaluate students’ progress to provide constructive feedback.”
In a manner that involves energetic participation or engagement.
Actively
Example: “Students learn best when they are actively involved in the learning process.”
In a way that achieves the intended result.
Effectively
Example: “Using multimedia resources can help teachers deliver lessons more effectively.”
In a way that involves the use of imagination or original ideas.
Creatively
Example: “Encouraging students to think creatively fosters innovation.”
Without outside help or support; autonomously.
Independently
Example: “Independent study skills are essential for success in higher education.”
With regard to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them.
Strategically
Example: “Teachers plan strategically to meet the diverse needs of their students.”
In every case or on every occasion; invariably.
Consistently
Example: “Students who study consistently tend to achieve better results.”
In a way that involves careful judgment and analysis
Critically
Example: “Encouraging students to think critically prepares them for solving complex problems.”
Creating or controlling a situation rather than just responding to it after it has happened.
Proactively
Example: “Teachers should proactively address potential learning barriers in the classroom.”
In a way that achieves maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.
Efficiently
Example: “Using technology can help teachers grade assignments more efficiently.”
In a way that considers the whole of something and not just its parts.
Holistically
Example: “Holistic approaches to education focus on the development of the whole child.”
Raise (a child).
Bring up
Example: “Parents play a crucial role in bringing up their children to value education.”
Reach the same level as someone or something else.
Catch up
Example: “After missing a few classes, she had to work hard to catch up with the rest of the students.”
Leave school or college before completing a course of study.
Drop out
Example: “High dropout rates can be attributed to various factors, including socioeconomic issues.”
Understand or solve something.
Figure out
Example: “With perseverance, students can figure out even the most challenging problems.”
Stay at the same level or rate of progress as someone or something.
Keep up with
Example: “It’s important for educators to ensure all students can keep up with the pace of the class.”
Become established or comfortable in a new environment.
Settle in
Example: “It may take some time for new students to settle in and feel at home in their new school.”
Pay attention to or become aware of something.
Tune in
Example: “Teachers must tune in to their students’ individual needs to provide effective support.”
Solve a problem or reach a conclusion through reasoning or calculation.
Work out
Example: “Group discussions can help students work out solutions to complex issues collaboratively.”
Improve or refresh one’s knowledge of something.
Brush up on
Example: “Before the exam, it’s helpful to brush up on key concepts and formulas.”
Visit briefly or informally.
Drop by
Example: “Parents are always welcome to drop by the school to discuss their child’s progress.”
To study or start studying intensively.
Hit the books
Example: “With exams approaching, it’s time to hit the books and review everything we’ve learned.”
An intense period of study or preparation, typically just before an exam.
Cram session
Example: “I pulled an all-nighter during my cram session to make sure I was ready for the test.”
Quickly and informally sharing all the information one knows about a particular topic.
Brain dump
Example: “Before the essay, I did a brain dump to get all my thoughts organized.”
The difficult or tough way to learn something, usually through personal experience.
School of hard knocks
Example: “Growing up in poverty, she attended the school of hard knocks, but it taught her resilience.”
To learn how to do a particular job or activity.
Learn the ropes
Example: “During the internship, I had to learn the ropes of office administration.”
A student who is perceived to be favored by the teacher
Teacher’s pet
Example: “Some students resent the teacher’s pet because they feel it’s unfair.”
To fail to do something important or to make a mistake.
Drop the ball
Example: “I dropped the ball on my assignment because I forgot about the deadline.”
To tentatively schedule something.
Pencil it in
Example: “Let’s pencil in a meeting for next week and confirm the details later.”
