Education Vocabulary Quiz

What is a dissertation?

• a descriptive writing

• an argumentative writing

• an academic writing

• a narrative writing

"Learning by rote and cramming for exams is no reflection of life after education." - What is NOT an example of rote?

• learning the alphabet

• answering application questions

• memorizing basic formula in any science

• repeating the multiplication table in mathematics

What is a scholar?

• a person who is studying at a university or other place of higher education

• a person who studies a subject in great detail, especially at a university

• a person who is the head teacher in a school

"The goal should be to teach politics, rather than to indoctrinate students in a narrow set of political beliefs." - What does indoctrinate mean?

• brainwash

• educate

• deter

• inform

What is a seminar?

• listening to the information and resources available

• collaborative discussions about the topic covered in the lecture, debate view points with peers and ask any questions

Methodology is a system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity. - What is NOT an example of methodology?

• Surveys

• Interviews

• Weather patterns

• Case study

"A bursary is a monetary award made by any educational institution or funding authority to individuals or groups." - Is it the same as a scholarship?

• Yes, both are non-repayable and awarded based on academic merit, such as achieving a certain grade point average, leadership, community involvement, athletic achievement among others

• No, busaries are non-repayable and awarded based on financial need

"Interdisciplinary is involving more than one branch or areas of knowledge." - What is an example of interdisciplinary?

• English Literature

• Geography

• Mathematics

• Public Health

What does vocational (course) mean?

• A document issued by a college or university to show that you have passed a particular exam or finished your studies

• A course, that is not related to any particular job, but to a general subject like Geography or Biology

• A course which teaches you the skills required for a specific job

• A course in a university that is far away from your location, for which you receive study materials by mail and take the exams in allotted centres

"That school has very good exam results and hardly any truancy." - What is a synonym of truancy?

• present

• attendance

• absenteeism

• participating