- Industry: Education
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Errors in statistical sampling or testing that are by favoring some factors over others. Bias reduces the overall validity of research. See also: Halo effect, Reliability, Validity.
Industry:Education
Communication that takes place either when communication between participants occurs at different times. Participants often are also in different locations. Contrasted with synchronous communication.
Industry:Education
Standardized test designed to assess an individual's potential to acquire and/or develop knowledge or skills.
Industry:Education
The process of evaluating and measure an individuals achievement; typically done with assessment tools such as assignments or examinations.
Industry:Education
Formal education geared to individuals classified as adults, typically over the age of 18; includes education provided by institutions of higher education but may also include informal training of workers or others in the development of a specific skill set or knowledge.
Industry:Education
Arrangements provided to ensure the opportunity for individuals to participate in an institution; often refers to the Arrangements offered to students with disabilities to ensure maximum opportunity.
Industry:Education
An affective or emotional response a person has to material, which is based on the individual's background knowledge, attitudes, and experiences.
Industry:Education
A formalized evaluation, typically a face-to-face meeting, of an individual's or learner's progress and performance intending to identify strengths and weakness and improve future performance. .
Industry:Education
Learning methods that focus on ensure learners play and active role in the process of learning instead of passively receiving information.
Industry:Education
A research methodology designed to have subjects, in particular teachers, to investigate an element of a particular activity which the aim of determining whether the changes can produce effective and positive improvements, especially student learning.
Industry:Education
