Term: Student
« Back to Glossary IndexA learner who has enrolled in a course of study.
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- Pedagogical approachA pedagogical approach is a set of pedagogical choices designed to enable a group of students to achieve the best learning outcomes.
- Learning outcomeA learning outcome is a statement of what a student should know and be able to do after they have completed a course or unit of study. It describes the content, and the level of skills and understanding required.
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- Taxonomy of learning outcomesA taxonomy of learning outcomes is a group of learning outcomes categorised according to the domain of learning and organised according to the depth and type of learning.
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