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Exams and qualificationsEDUCATION Unit 1. Learning for Life Key Vocabulary List school, nursery school, infant school, primary school, secondary school, high school, modern comprehensive school, grammar school private school, fee-paying school, independent school, public school, state school, boarding school college, university, educational institution, self-governing institution Department for Education and Skills, the Department of Education and Science LEA = Local Education Authority Provincial (or Civic) Universities Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Science (M.Sc.) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree (associate, bachelor's, master's, doctorate), to award degree curriculum (pl. -a) / The National Curriculum continuing education, compulsory education, voluntary education leisure learning programs distance learning, home schooling, co-education assessment and evaluation tools to enrol, enrolment in (pre-school) programs grade n (Am) / form n (Br) state regulations, district regulations to drop out v, dropout rate edutainment graduate, undergraduate, postgraduate to teach students one-to-one, to teach students in small groups to catch up on work mark (Br) / grade (Am) bursary, bursary system, to provide bursaries for able students to skip lessons / to play truant from school optional subject (electives), compulsory subject major (1. a student's main subject at college or university 2. someone who is studying a particular subject as their main subject: a political science major) tutorial, tuition / supervision freshman, sophomore, junior, senior grant / scholarship / bursary liberal arts practical bias, technical bias, vocational subjects, subsidized courses lecturer, tutor, associate professor, professor principal / headmaster sandwich course, degree course, correspondence course/ distance learning course academic year, term, semester self-study Exams and qualifications SATs / Standard Assessment Tests (SATS) (a test in a particular subject given to children in schools in the UK) GCSE = General Certificate of Secondary Education. The exams taken by most fifteen- to sixteen-year-olds in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Marks are given for each subject separately. The syllabuses and methods of examination of the various examining boards differ. However, there is a uniform system of marks, all being graded from A to G. Grades A, B and C are regarded as “good” grades. SCE= Scottish Certificate of Education. The Scottish equivalent of GCSE. These exams are set by the Scottish Examinations Board. Grades are awarded in numbers (1 = the best) A Levels = Advanced Levels. Higher-level academic exams set by the same examining boards that set GCSE exams. They are taken mostly by people around the age of eighteen who wish to go on to higher education. SCE “Highers” = The Scottish equivalent of A-levels. GNVQ = General National Vocational Qualification. Courses and exams in job-related subjects. They are divided into five levels, the lowest level being equivalent to GSCEs/SCEs and the third level to A-levels/“Highers”. Most commonly, GNVQ courses are studied at Colleges of Further Education, but more and more schools are also offering them. High School Diploma / GED (General Educational Development) Certificate Text A Date: 2016-04-22; view: 2231
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