a test result which has been subject to some modification, perhaps related to norm-referencing, as opposed to the raw score.

the period of human development between childhood and adulthood. It involves the reaching of puberty and roughly corresponds to the teenage years. The personal, social, and biological changes involved [..]

arrangements for the support and upbringing of a child or young person, away from their natural home, but without adoption. It can be done within other family homes, or in a separate institution.

any system by which people are ranked one above the other (in terms of power and status), especially as evident in organisational structures (such as school management).

in education, all the individuals and groups which have an input to policy creation and related activity (see leadership class, elite, pluralism)

an approach to assessment which provides detailed judgements about a range of relevant characteristics, qualities, abilities

an acronym derived from the term 'quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation'. It was the name used for a public body established and financed by government but which was still (ostensib [..]

a teaching style where all learners in a class are taught together as a single group by the one teacher. It is often associated with instructivist approaches but need not be conducted in such a style.

referring to a statement which requires empirical evidence to be verified or falsified (see a priori, analytic, synthetic).

a term originating from the work of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) referring to any knowledge which is known to be true independently of experience. It contrasts with a posteriori which refers to knowledge [..]