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Scaffolding

In education, scaffolding refers to a variety of instructional techniques used to move students progressively toward stronger understanding and, ultimately, greater independence in the learning process. This can be thought of as the effective teaching cycle:
    1) where the teacher models the task
    2) then the students and teacher do it together
    3) then the students do it on their own in groups
    4) finally, they do the work independently.

Stereotype Threat

Stereotype threat refers to the risk of confirming negative stereotypes about an individual’s racial, ethnic, gender, or cultural group.

Student Engagement

In education, student engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion that students show when they are learning or being taught, which extends to the level of motivation they have to learn and progress in their education.

Source: https://www.edglossary.org/student-engagement/

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

The term student learning outcomes typically refers to the desired course outcomes that an instructor intends for students to achieve.

Student-centered Learning

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

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

Summative Assessments

Summative assessments are used to evaluate student learning, skill acquisition, and academic achievement at the conclusion of a defined instructional period—typically at the end of a project, unit, course, semester, program, or school year.

Synchronous Learning

Synchronous learning is a general term used to describe forms of education, instruction, and learning that occur at the same time, but not in the same place.