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A mindset, according to Dweck, is a self-perception or “self-theory” that people hold about themselves. Believing that you are either “intelligent” or “unintelligent” is a simple example of a mindset. People may also have a mindset related to their personal or professional lives—“I’m a good teacher” or “I’m a bad parent,” for example. People can be aware or unaware of their mindsets, according to Dweck, but they can have a profound effect on learning achievement, skill acquisition, personal relationships, professional success, and many other dimensions of life.

An interim assessment is a form of evaluation that educators use to (1) evaluate where students are in their learning progress and (2) determine whether they are on track to performing well on future assessments like the  end-of-course exams.

Learning environment refers to the diverse physical locations, contexts, and cultures in which students learn.

When used in the singular, learning pathway refers to the specific courses, academic programs, and experiences that individual students complete as they progress in their education toward graduation. 

Learning trajectories and progressions often refer to the cumulative development of learning of a specific subject. The term learning progression refers to the purposeful sequencing of teaching and learning expectations across multiple developmental stages, ages, or grade levels. They outline what skills are prerequisite for other skills and what skills should follow. 

Educational programs, learning experiences, instructional approaches, and academic-support strategies that are intended to address the distinct learning needs, interests, aspirations, or cultural backgrounds of individual students and groups of students.  Also called student-centered learning.  

More at:  https://www.edglossary.org/student-centered-learning/

Locus of control is a psychological concept that refers to how strongly people believe they have control over the situations and experiences that affect their lives. In education, locus of control typically refers to how students perceive the causes of their academic success or failure in school.

Mastery-based learning refers to systems of instruction, assessment, grading, and academic reporting that are based on students demonstrating that they have learned the knowledge and skills they are expected to learn as they progress through their education.

Measurement error in education generally refers to either (1) the difference between what a test score indicates and a student’s actual knowledge and abilities or (2) errors that are introduced when collecting and calculating data-based reports, figures, and statistics related to schools and students.

Source: https://www.edglossary.org/measurement-error/

Multicultural education refers to any form of education or teaching that incorporates the histories, texts, values, beliefs, and perspectives of people from different cultural backgrounds.