Teaching Vocabulary
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What is a 'rubric' in education?
About Teaching Vocabulary
Give your memory a workout with Teaching Vocabulary: 15 multiple-choice questions aimed at mixed difficulty, free to play right in your browser. Grade yourself on education jargon with this quiz about the language used by teachers and educators. Expect to spend about 7 minutes; every question comes with an explanation, so you learn something even when you miss.
A few sample questions
1. What is a 'rubric' in education?
Answer: A scoring guide with specific criteria used to evaluate student work
2. What does 'differentiated instruction' mean?
Answer: Tailoring teaching methods and materials to meet the diverse learning needs of individual students
3. What is 'scaffolding' in education?
Answer: Providing temporary support structures to help students learn new concepts, which are gradually removed as they gain independence
4. What does 'formative assessment' refer to?
Answer: Ongoing evaluation during instruction to monitor student learning and provide feedback
5. What is 'bloom's taxonomy'?
Answer: A hierarchical framework classifying educational learning objectives by complexity, from remembering to creating
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Most players finish Teaching Vocabulary in about 7 minutes. You can pause between questions, replay it as often as you like, and there is no penalty for taking your time — answers are explained after you submit them.
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