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Academic Abbreviation

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
AASL American Association of School Librarians
ABL Activity-Based Learning
ACER Australian Council for Educational Research
ACLD Association for children with learning disabilities
AfL Assessment for Life
AOL Assessment of Learning
BD Behavioral Disorder
BIP Behavior Intervention Plan
CASE Cognitive Acceleration of Science Education
CBA Curriculum Based Assessment
CCE Child-Centered Education
CCP Child-Centered Pedagogy
CPD Continuing Professional Development
CPT Common Planning Time
CR Constructed Responses
EAR Educate, Advocate, and Reduce
ECA Extra-Curricular Activity
ESC Every Student Counts
ESD Education for Sustainable Development
FA Formative Assessments
FERPA Family Educational Records Privacy Act
HOS Head of Section
HOTS Higher Order Thinking Skills
IBL Inquiry-Based Learning
IBT International Benchmark Tests
ICT Information and Communication Technology
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education
IEA International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement
IEP Individualized Education Program
IHP Individual Health Plan
ILP Individual Learning Plan
ISA International School Award
LCE Learner-Centered Education
LD Learning Disability
LD Learning Disabilities
LMS Learning Management System
LO Learning Outcomes
LSD Learning Support Department
LSRW Listening, Speaking, Reading Writing
MCQ Multiple Choice Questions
MMT Middle Management Team
NAEP National Assessment of Educational Progress
NCLB No Child Left Behind
OECD The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
PBL Project-Based Learning
PBL Problem-Based Learning
PCK Pedagogical Content Knowledge
PIPs Performance Indicators in Primary Schools
PIRLS Progress in International Reading Literacy Study
PISA Programme for International Student Assessment
PLC Professional Learning Community
PM Performance Management
PMI Performance Management Indicator
QEP Quality Education Programme
RACE Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain (writing strategy)
RFP Request for Proposal
RTI Respond to Intervention
SA Summative Assessments
SAT Scholastic Aptitude Test/ Scholastic Assessment Test
SDP School Development Plan
SEF School Self-Evaluation Form
SEN Special Education Needs
SENCO Special Education Needs Coordinator
SEWA Start a Valuable Endeavour
SfL Schools for Life
SIP School Improvement Partner
SLT Senior Leadership Team
SMART Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound
SSR School Social Responsibility
STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education
STST Supporting Ten Structured Thinking
TAG Talented and Gifted
TIMSS Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
TOFEL Test of English as a Foreign Language
ZPD Zone of Proximal Development

 

 

 

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  1. SLED: Science Learning through Engineering Design
    SCD: Single-case Research Design
    CBM: Curriculum-based measures

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