IFFA6312 Glossary of Terms

A system for learning to read and write

The ability to recognise written letters, words, and sentences and

understand their meaning.

Individuals must actively build knowledge and skills.

Learners helping one another to understand concepts and

demonstrate outcomes.

Recognition of prior learning. An assessment which diagnoses what a

learner knows.

Daily or informal on-going assessment

Formal tests or exams

The support given to a student by an

instructor throughout the learning process.

An area outside a person’s current area of knowledge and abilities.

A cognitive structure that serves as a framework for one’s knowledge.