A first-generation student is a learner or a student whose parents or legal guardians have not gone to college. The first-generation student is the first in their family to go for a bachelor’s degree for four years in any college or university. More often than… Read More »First-Generation Student
The last few weeks of the academic course is known as finals week. During that period, the students write the last exam of the course in which they are enrolled. Usually, finals week happens to be twice a year; one in mid-December, and another one… Read More »Finals Week
The activity that is done at the end of the course by a student is known as a Final assessment. Final assessment can be taken in the form of an exam, activity, or both. The task given in the final assessment assesses a students’ knowledge… Read More »Final Assessment
FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Any student who is seeking federal financial aid can apply for this FAFSA application. This FAFSA is a bar to measure the expected family contribution (EFC). Many families and students do not apply for financial aid,… Read More »FAFSA
We can broadly define faculty as the academic or teaching staff in any educational system. Faculty can be also defined as the ability, acquired or natural, to perform any particular type of action like to see, move, hear, think, etc. The other meaning of the… Read More »Faculty
Face to face learning can be defined as teaching a group of students learning material and course content by the instructional method. In this type of learning, there is a live interaction between the instructor and the learner. Also, the students learn from each other.… Read More »Face to Face Learning
The word extrinsic means something external, which is operating and coming from outside. The motivation a person gets from any external source is extrinsic motivation. In extrinsic motivation, the person gets motivated by getting any reward. Extrinsic motivation can also be understood as operant conditioning. The… Read More »Extrinsic Motivation
Extracurricular means activities that do not come under the category of regular studies, as curricular refers to subjects related to the course of study in any college or school. These activities are organized by students, either officially or semi-officially. The said activities are not mandatory… Read More »Extracurricular
Experiential learning can be explained as the procedure of learning by experience. This can also be explained as learning by reflecting on doing. This type of learning is different from didactic or rote learning. This learning can be done in the form of hands-on learning,… Read More »Experiential Learning
ELL stands for English Language Learner. Students who have non-English background and English is not spoken in their homes are said to be ELL students. Many ELL students have developed a basic understanding of the English Language but in an academic language, they struggle a… Read More »ELL Students
