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  2. Self-esteem - Wikipedia

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    Self-esteem can apply to a specific attribute or globally. Psychologists usually regard self-esteem as an enduring personality characteristic (trait self-esteem), though normal, short-term variations (state self-esteem) also exist. Synonyms or near-synonyms of self-esteem include: self-worth, [9] self-regard, [10] self-respect, [11] [12] and ...

  3. Academic achievement - Wikipedia

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    Academic achievement or academic performance is the extent to which a student, teacher or institution has attained their short or long-term educational goals. Completion of educational benchmarks such as secondary school diplomas and bachelor's degrees represent academic achievement.

  4. Self-worth theory of motivation - Wikipedia

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    The different attainments of student's performance – success or failure – which come from one's ability or effort have various implications on student's self-esteem and feelings. [13] Success resulted from one's high ability and capability leads to the sense of self-esteem and feeling of pride. [13]

  5. Glossary of education terms (S) - Wikipedia

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    Self-esteem: (or self-worth) Includes a person's subjective appraisal of himself or herself as intrinsically positive or negative to some degree. Service learning : A method of teaching, learning and reflecting that combines academic classroom curriculum with meaningful youth service throughout the community .

  6. Core self-evaluations - Wikipedia

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    The concept of core self-evaluations was first examined by Judge, Locke, and Durham (1997) [1] [2] and involves four personality dimensions: locus of control, neuroticism, generalized self-efficacy, and self-esteem. The trait developed as a dispositional predictor of job satisfaction, but has expanded to predict a variety of other outcomes.

  7. Competency-based learning - Wikipedia

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    Competency-based learning or competency-based education is a framework for teaching and assessment of learning. It is also described as a type of education based on predetermined "competencies," which focuses on outcomes and real-world performance. [ 1 ]

  8. Self-esteem functions - Wikipedia

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    A high self-esteem would be needed for this belief of control and so the need for a sense of control may be a function of self-esteem. When applying sociometer theory, it suggests that the illusion of control is an adaptive response in order to self-regulate behaviour to cultural norms and thereby provide an individual with an increased level ...

  9. Higher-order thinking - Wikipedia

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    Higher-order thinking, also known as higher order thinking skills (HOTS), [1] is a concept applied in relation to education reform and based on learning taxonomies (such as American psychologist Benjamin Bloom's taxonomy). The idea is that some types of learning require more cognitive processing than others, but also have more generalized benefits.