Sri Lanka Teachers' Service Efficiency Bar (EB) Exam flashcards
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- Free Education Act 1945
- Sri Lankan legislation (No. 5 of 1945) associated with C.W.W. Kannangara that abolished tuition fees in government schools from primary through university level.
- Education Ordinance 1939
- The principal legal framework (No. 31 of 1939) governing school administration, teacher appointment and discipline, and the management of schools in Sri Lanka.
- Provincial Council education
- Under the 13th Amendment (1987), Provincial Councils administer Grades 1-11 in their provinces, while the central ministry retains Grades 12-13 and national schools.
- Sri Lanka Teacher Service
- A unified teacher service introduced in 2008 covering recruitment, promotion, salary, and transfer of government school teachers under Ministry circulars.
- National Education Commission
- A statutory body established by Act No. 19 of 1991 that advises government on education policy and produces reform proposals.
- Compulsory education age
- Sri Lankan law makes school attendance compulsory for children aged 5 to 14, corresponding to Grades 1 through 9.
- Bloom's revised taxonomy
- A hierarchy of cognitive objectives: Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create; used to design learning outcomes of increasing demand.
- Zone of Proximal Development
- Vygotsky's concept of the gap between what a learner can do alone and what they can do with guidance from a more capable person.
- 5E instructional model
- A constructivist lesson sequence: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate; it supports competency-based, learner-centred curriculum delivery.
- Formative assessment
- Assessment conducted during learning to inform teaching and give feedback; it is low-stakes and not primarily used for final grading.
- Differentiated instruction
- Adapting content, process, and product to learners' readiness, interests, and profiles so that all students can access the curriculum.
- Project method
- A learner-centred approach attributed to Kilpatrick in which students investigate and produce an outcome over time, integrating knowledge and skills.
- Wait time
- The pause of about three to five seconds after asking a question before calling for answers; it increases response length and participation.
- School-Based Assessment
- Continuous assessment by teachers using assignments, projects, and observation, recorded and moderated, contributing to students' final grades in designated subjects.
- Criterion-referenced assessment
- Assessment that judges a learner's performance against defined standards or criteria rather than against the performance of peers.
- Rubric
- A scoring guide listing criteria and performance-level descriptors, used to make marking of complex work consistent and transparent.
- Item difficulty index
- The proportion of candidates answering an item correctly; values near 0 or 1 indicate very hard or very easy items.
- Discrimination index
- A statistic comparing how high-achieving and low-achieving groups perform on a test item; it shows whether the item separates stronger from weaker candidates.
- Assessment validity
- The extent to which an assessment measures what it is intended to measure, supporting accurate inferences about student achievement.
- National Child Protection Authority
- A statutory body established by Act No. 50 of 1998 to coordinate child protection, investigate abuse, and operate reporting hotlines in Sri Lanka.
- Corporal punishment prohibition
- Ministry circulars and the Children's Charter prohibit physical punishment in Sri Lankan schools; discipline must be non-violent and proportionate.
- Inclusive education
- The principle that children with disabilities and special needs learn in mainstream schools with appropriate support, rather than being segregated.
- Reasonable accommodation
- Adjustments to curriculum, assessment, access, or communication (such as extra time or Braille) enabling learners with disabilities to participate on equal terms.
- Duty to report abuse
- Teachers must report reasonable suspicion of child abuse to police, probation, or child protection authorities without waiting for proof.
- TPACK model
- A framework stating that effective technology integration requires Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge in combination, not technology skill alone.
- SAMR model
- A four-level framework - Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition - describing how technology moves from replacing tools to transforming learning tasks.
- Flipped classroom
- A blended model where instructional content is studied online before class, and class time is used for active application and discussion.
- Digital citizenship
- Safe, ethical, and responsible use of technology, covering privacy, cyberbullying, plagiarism, and respectful online communication.
- Official Languages Act
- Sri Lankan legislation (No. 33 of 1956) making Sinhala and Tamil official languages, with English functioning as the link language.
- Conflict of interest
- A situation where a teacher's personal interest could improperly influence professional decisions, such as privately tutoring one's own students for payment.
- Active listening
- A communication skill involving attending, paraphrasing, and clarifying the speaker's message to confirm understanding before responding.
- Shramadana
- A Sri Lankan tradition of collective voluntary work in which the school and community cooperate on projects such as cleaning or building facilities.