Industry-Oriented Education has been applied to vocational education. Until 2004, it was only offered to sub-degree education and industry training. Industry-Oriented Education has been introduced to undergraduate degree and Master’s degree since 2004. Definition Industry-oriented education is an method of learning from an industry perspective. With traditional technical teaching methodologies …
The Challenge Index is an approach for the statistical ranking of top public high schools in the United States by Washington Post columnist Jay Matthews. This ranking is determined by the extent of availability of the Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Programs in the school’s curriculum and the number of …
Blended learning is the combination of multiple methods of learning. For example: self-paced, collaborative or inquiry-based study. Blended learning can be accomplished through the use of ‘blended’ virtual and physical resources. Examples include combinations of technology-based materials, face-to-face sessions and print materials. The concept of blended learning has particular importance to language …
In education, grading on a bell curve is an approach of assigning grades designed to yield a desired distribution of grades among the students in a class. Strictly speaking, grading “on a bell curve” refers to the assigning of grades according to the frequency distribution known as the Normal distribution …
Asynchronous learning is a student-centered teaching method that uses online learning resources to facilitate information sharing outside the constraints of time and place among a network of people. Asynchronous learning is based on constructivist theory, a student-centered approach that highlights the importance of peer-to-peer interactions. This approach combines self-study with …
The anti-bias curriculum, in education, is an active/activist approach that proponents claim challenges forms of prejudice such as racism, sexism, ableism/disablism, ageism, homophobia, and other –isms. The objective of this approach to teaching is to completely remove bias that proponents claim is found in various institutions. This approach attempts to …
Homelessness has a tremendous effect on a child’s education. Education of homeless youth is thought to be vital in breaking the cycle of poverty. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act mandates equal opportunity to a free public education to homeless students. This act is supposed to break down the barriers homeless …
Academic elitism suggests that in highly competitive academic environments only those individuals who have engaged in scholarship are regarded to have anything worthwhile to say, or do. It indicates that individuals who have not engaged in such scholarship are cranks. It is possible, though, to value serious scholarship without being …
Thematic learning (often synonym with thematic instruction) is an instructional approach of teaching in which emphasis is given on choosing a specific theme for teaching one or many concepts. It is based on incorporating various information and use it to demonstrate the topic. Pedagogy of thematic learning is based on …
Normative theories of education provide the norms, goals, and standards of education. Educational philosophies “Normative philosophies or theories of education may make use of the results of philosophical thought and of factual inquiries about human beings and the psychology of learning, but in any case they propound views about what …
