IELTS topic: Education

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mature student

a student who is older than other students

Data-gathering

collecting information, usually in numerical form

Further education

education after leaving school at the minimum age

An integral part of sth

essential, central or indispensable

Formal examinations

exams where students answer set written or spoken questions without assistance

Pedagogical experts

experts in education and teaching

Continuous assessment

giving students marks for course work or projects, rather than formal exams

Rote-learning

learning by repetition and memorising items

Guided learning

learning under the supervision of a teacher

To keep up with your studies

not to fall behind during education

Boarding school

school where students live during their studies

Self-study

studying using a course without a teacher's involvement

Syllabus

the content of elements taught in a specific subject

Academic achievement

the measurable performance of a student in marks, exam results etc

Study skills

the skills of organising, using and checking study work

To assimilate knowledge

to absorb and understand knowledge

To supplement

to add extra content or material

To discriminate between sources

to decide whether one source is better or more reliable than another source

To meet a deadline

to finish job or task in time

To work your way through university

to have a job during studies to support yourself

To marshal facts

to organise facts in support of an idea

To fall behind with your studies

to progress slower than your classmates

To sift information

to remove unwanted or less useful information

To play truant

to stay away of the class without permission

To sit an exam

to take an exam

To synthesise sources

to use a variety of sources and combine them in one project

Teacher-led lessons

traditional lessons where the teacher delivers a long talk and the students take notes

Autonomous learning

when a student learns through independent study and research


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