How many times were you bombarded with abbreviations that made you feel odd? Many people try to use some sophisticated terminologies to impress us and makes us feel that they know what we do not know.
Below is a list of abbreviations that are nowadays discussed in the educational sector:
| AASA
|
American Association of School Administrators
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| AASL
|
American Association of School Librarians
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| ABL
|
Activity-Based Learning
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| ACER
|
Australian Council for Educational Research
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| ACLD
|
Association for children with learning disabilities
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| AfL
|
Assessment for Life
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| AOL
|
Assessment of Learning
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| BD
|
Behavioral Disorder
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| BIP
|
Behavior Intervention Plan
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| CASE
|
Cognitive Acceleration of Science Education
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| CBA
|
Curriculum Based Assessment
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| CCE
|
Child-Centered Education
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| CCP
|
Child-Centered Pedagogy
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| CPD
|
Continuing Professional Development
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| CPT
|
Common Planning Time
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| CR
|
Constructed Responses
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| EAR
|
Educate, Advocate, and Reduce
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| ECA
|
Extra-Curricular Activity
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| ESC
|
Every Student Counts
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| ESD
|
Education for Sustainable Development
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| FA
|
Formative Assessments
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| FERPA
|
Family Educational Records Privacy Act
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| HOS
|
Head of Section
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| HOTS
|
Higher Order Thinking Skills
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| IBL
|
Inquiry-Based Learning
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| IBT
|
International Benchmark Tests
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| ICT
|
Information and Communication Technology
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| IDEA
|
Individuals with Disabilities Education
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| IEA
|
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement
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| IEP
|
Individualized Education Program
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| IHP
|
Individual Health Plan
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| ILP
|
Individual Learning Plan
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| ISA
|
International School Award
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| LCE
|
Learner-Centered Education
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| LD
|
Learning Disability
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| LD
|
Learning Disabilities
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| LMS
|
Learning Management System
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| LO
|
Learning Outcomes
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| LSD
|
Learning Support Department
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| LSRW
|
Listening, Speaking, Reading Writing
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| MCQ
|
Multiple Choice Questions
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| MMT
|
Middle Management Team
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| NAEP
|
National Assessment of Educational Progress
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| NCLB
|
No Child Left Behind
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| OECD
|
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
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| PBL
|
Project-Based Learning
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| PBL
|
Problem-Based Learning
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| PCK
|
Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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| PIPs
|
Performance Indicators in Primary Schools
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| PIRLS
|
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study
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| PISA
|
Programme for International Student Assessment
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| PLC
|
Professional Learning Community
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| PM | Performance Management |
| QEP
|
Quality Education Programme
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| RACE
|
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain (writing strategy)
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| RFP
|
Request for Proposal
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| RTI
|
Respond to Intervention
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| SA
|
Summative Assessments
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| SAT
|
Scholastic Aptitude Test/ Scholastic Assessment Test
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| SDP
|
School Development Plan
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| SEF
|
School Self-Evaluation Form
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| SEN | Special Education Needs |
| SEWA
|
Start a Valuable Endeavour
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| SfL
|
Schools for Life
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| SIP
|
School Improvement Partner
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| SLT
|
Senior Leadership Team
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| SMART
|
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound
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| SSR
|
School Social Responsibility
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| STEM
|
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education
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| STST
|
Supporting Ten Structured Thinking
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| TAG
|
Talented and Gifted
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| TIMSS
|
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
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| TOFEL
|
Test of English as a Foreign Language
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| ZPD
|
Zone of Proximal Development
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