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  2. Extracurricular activity - Wikipedia

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    Children at a chess club in the U.S. An extracurricular activity (ECA) or extra academic activity (EAA) or cultural activities is an activity, performed by students, that falls outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school, college or university education. Such activities are generally voluntary (as opposed to mandatory), social ...

  3. Education - Wikipedia

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    A high school senior (twelfth grade) classroom in the United States. Upper secondary education typically commences around the age of 15, aiming to equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge for employment or tertiary education. Completion of lower secondary education is normally a prerequisite.

  4. 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. Academic achievement is commonly measured through ...

  5. Secondary school - Wikipedia

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    Main entrance of Camberwell High School, VIC, Australia. A secondary school or high school is an institution that provides secondary education.Some secondary schools provide both lower secondary education (ages 11 to 14) and upper secondary education (ages 14 to 18), i.e., both levels 2 and 3 of the ISCED scale, but these can also be provided in separate schools.

  6. Academic writing - Wikipedia

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    Explication; usually a short factual note explaining some part of a particular work; e.g. its terminology, dialect, allusions or coded references. Literature reviewor review essay; a summary and careful comparison of previous academic work published on a specific topic. Research article. Research proposal.

  7. Social studies - Wikipedia

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    In many countries' curricula, social studies is the combined study of humanities, the arts, and social sciences, mainly including history, economics, and civics.The term was first coined by American educators around the turn of the twentieth century as a catch-all for these subjects, as well as others which did not fit into the models of lower education in the United States such as philosophy ...

  8. Holistic grading - Wikipedia

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    Holistic grading or holistic scoring, in standards-based education, is an approach to scoring essays using a simple grading structure that bases a grade on a paper's overall quality. [1] This type of grading, which is also described as nonreductionist grading, [2] contrasts with analytic grading, [3] which takes more factors into account when ...

  9. Educational assessment - Wikipedia

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    Educational assessment or educational evaluation[1] is the systematic process of documenting and using empirical data on the knowledge, skill, attitudes, aptitude and beliefs to refine programs and improve student learning. [2] Assessment data can be obtained by examining student work directly to assess the achievement of learning outcomes or ...