Glossary: International Teaching Terms

Higher Order Thinking Skills.

The idea here is that some forms of learning require greater cognitive effort than others e.g. analysing information is cognitively more effortful (requires more cognitive processing) than learning facts.

You can see a more detailed definition here.

Higher Education - education that usually follows secondary education and takes place at University or college.

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is an independent corporation and one of two commission members of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), which is one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. The Higher Learning Commission accredits degree-granting post-secondary educational institutions in the North Central region.

Her Majesty's Stationary Office-  Suppliers of stationary to government agencies

An acronym for the 5 great lakes in the USA.

Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

The Higher School Certificate is the final standard school exam administered to Year 12 students in New South Wales, Australia.  The exams take place in October and November, and around 70,000 students sit for their HSC each year.

The HSC results are the determinant of entry to university courses.

HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the main markup language for creating web pages and other information that can be displayed in a web browser.

Source & More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML

An advanced version of standard HTML

The fifth revision of the HTML standard released in December 2012.This revision supports the latest media and is more efficient for both people and computers to read.

The Habits of Mind are a collection of learner attitudes and dispositions that can powerfully supplement the academic content in your classroom. This Learning Path will allow you to become familiar with the definition, significance, and nuance of each habit.

Persisting, Thinking Flexibly, and Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations are just three of the 16 Habits of Mind that, when mastered, will support students in improved citizenship while also promoting strategic reasoning, insightfulness, and perseverance in and out of the classroom.