Assam SLET / NE-SLET key terms

A teaching style in which students actively explore, discuss and apply ideas while the teacher designs activities and guides progress, rather than mainly lecturing or transmitting facts.

Assessment carried out during teaching to reveal what learners understand and where they struggle, so instruction can be adjusted before final grading.

A hierarchical framework that classifies learning objectives from simple recall to complex creation, helping teachers design questions and tasks at different cognitive levels.

Temporary support a teacher provides, such as hints, models or structured steps, that is gradually removed as learners gain competence and can complete the task independently.

An approach that adapts curriculum, materials and classroom practice so learners with diverse abilities, backgrounds and needs can participate and succeed in the same educational setting.

A statement that no real difference or relationship exists between the variables being studied; researchers test whether observed data are unlikely under this assumption.

The consistency of a measurement or research instrument-whether repeated use, alternate forms or different raters produce similar results under comparable conditions.

The extent to which an instrument or study actually measures or explains what it claims to, rather than something else, and supports correct inferences.

A complete list or source from which individual units of a population are selected for a sample; omissions or duplicates can bias the resulting data.

Presenting another person's words, ideas, data or creative work as one's own without proper acknowledgement, including unattributed copying and close paraphrasing.

Voluntary agreement by a participant to take part in research after being told the purpose, procedures, risks, benefits and right to withdraw, without pressure.

The central point a passage conveys about its topic, often stated in a topic sentence or inferred from several supporting details rather than from one isolated phrase.

A conclusion drawn by combining stated information with general knowledge or logical reasoning, even though the conclusion is not explicitly written in the text.

A word, phrase or sentence nearby that helps a reader work out the meaning of an unfamiliar word, such as a definition, example, contrast or synonym.

Information returned to a sender about how a message was received or understood, allowing the sender to correct, clarify or adjust the communication.

Meaning conveyed through body language, facial expression, tone, gestures, posture, spacing and timing rather than through spoken or written words.

Any factor that interferes with a message reaching a receiver as intended, such as noise, jargon, poor listening, cultural difference, emotion or faulty channel.

A comparison of two or more quantities of the same kind expressed by division, showing how many times one value contains or is contained in another.

An arrangement of a set of items in a particular order; changing the order produces a different permutation, and the count depends on how many items are chosen.

A number between zero and one expressing how likely an event is, calculated from favourable outcomes divided by all equally likely outcomes in the sample space.

A single value used to represent a group of numbers, commonly the arithmetic mean found by adding all values and dividing by the number of values.

A form of deductive argument with two premises and a conclusion, where the conclusion follows necessarily if the premises are accepted as true.

An error in reasoning that makes an argument invalid or weak, even though it may appear persuasive, such as attacking a person instead of the issue.

Reasoning that moves from general premises to a specific conclusion, aiming for conclusions that must be true if the premises are true.

A circular graph divided into sectors whose angles or areas represent each category's share of a total, useful for showing proportions rather than exact values.

The arithmetic average of a data set, obtained by adding all observations and dividing by their number; it is affected by extreme values.

The address that identifies a resource on the internet, specifying its protocol, domain and often a path, allowing a browser to locate and open it.

Software designed to harm, disrupt or gain unauthorized access to a computer system, including viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware and ransomware.

Delivery of computing services such as storage, processing and software over the internet, so users access resources remotely instead of maintaining local hardware.

A massive open online course offered over the internet to unlimited participants, often free or low-cost, with video lessons, readings, discussions and automated assessments.

Development that meets present social and economic needs without depleting resources or damaging the environment so severely that future generations cannot meet their own needs.

The variety of living organisms at genetic, species and ecosystem levels; it supports ecosystem stability, food webs and services on which human life depends.

The total greenhouse gas emissions, usually expressed as carbon dioxide equivalent, caused directly or indirectly by a person, product, organization or activity.

A formal process that predicts the likely environmental effects of a proposed project before approval and recommends measures to avoid, reduce or offset harm.

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council, an Indian body that evaluates higher education institutions on criteria such as teaching, research, infrastructure and governance and awards grades.

The University Grants Commission, an Indian statutory body that coordinates, sets standards for and funds higher education, and regulates universities and colleges.

An academic framework that assigns credit values to courses based on learning time and outcomes, allowing students to accumulate credits and transfer them between programmes.

India's National Education Policy approved in 2020, which proposes flexible multidisciplinary education, multiple entry and exit points, and broader access from school to higher education.

The second paper of SLET that tests advanced knowledge of the subject a candidate has chosen, carrying a larger mark share than the general Paper I.

The particular academic discipline a candidate selects when applying for SLET; it determines the syllabus and questions for the subject-specific Paper II.