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derived score
a test result which has been subject to some modification, perhaps related to norm-referencing, as opposed to the raw score.
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adolescence
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 [..]
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foster care
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.
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hierarchy
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).
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policy community
in education, all the individuals and groups which have an input to policy creation and related activity (see leadership class, elite, pluralism)
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profiling
an approach to assessment which provides detailed judgements about a range of relevant characteristics, qualities, abilities
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quango
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 [..]
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whole class teaching
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.
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a posteriori
referring to a statement which requires empirical evidence to be verified or falsified (see a priori, analytic, synthetic).
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a priori
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 [..]
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