Towards a Glossary of Education Terms

‘I never heard of "Uglification,"’ Alice ventured to say. ‘What is it?’

The Gryphon lifted up both its paws in surprise. ‘What! Never heard of uglifying!’ it exclaimed. ‘You know what to beautify is, I suppose?’

‘Yes,’ said Alice doubtfully: ‘it means - to - make - anything - prettier.’

‘Well, then,’ the Gryphon went on, ‘if you don’t know what to uglify is, you are a simpleton.’

Carrol, L. (1982). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. In The Complete Illustrated Works of Lewis Caroll (p.90). London: Chancellor Press.

What's Inside ITL

• Learning Theories
• How Students Adapt to Learning Contexts
• Some Key Concepts in Assessment
• Excellence in Teaching
• Book Review
• Web Resources

This edition of ITL lists just some of the terms readers may encounter as ‘educational jargon’ concerning teaching, learning and assessment involving both theory and method. While space prohibits a more comprehensive list, these selections may prompt further reading in areas of interest to your teaching.

‘And how many hours a day did you do lessons?’ said Alice, in a hurry to change the subject.

‘Ten hours the first day,’ said the Mock Turtle: ‘nine the next, and so on.’

‘What a curious plan!’ exclaimed Alice.

‘That’s the reason they’re called lessons,’ the Gryphon remarked: ‘because they lessen from day to day.’

Carrol, L. (1982). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. In The Complete Illustrated Works of Lewis Caroll (p.91). London: Chancellor Press.

ITL invites reader response . Responses advancing the scholarly debate of issues raised will be published in the Web version of that issue.

Issues of Teaching and Learning Vol 4 No 5 June 1998
http://www.csd.uwa.edu.au/newsletter/issue0598/

University of Western Australia, Centre for Staff Development
(Incorporating the Teaching and Learning Centre)

Kenn Martin, Project Officer
Updated: 31 May, 1998