CERIS THESAURUS OF SUBJECT TERMS and NAME AUTHORITY FILE Revised edition Compiled by Lynda Quamina-Aiyejina St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago August 2016 © CERIS, 2016 Caribbean Educational Research Information Service (CERIS) School of Education Faculty of Humanities and Education The University of the West Indies St. Augustine Trinidad INTRODUCTION The CERIS Thesaurus of Subject Terms is intended to be used as a tool for indexing and retrieving documents in the field of education, with particular reference to the English-speaking Caribbean. It draws heavily from the UNESCO: IBE Education Thesaurus and the ERIC Thesaurus to ensure the standardization of terms with respect of the international context, but makes necessary adjustments for terms as used in the educational literature of the English- speaking Caribbean. It also draws on the UNBIS Thesaurus for additional terms. Each main term indicates, where applicable: Broader terms (BT) Narrower terms (NT) Related terms (RT) For some terms, additional information is provided: Scope Note (SN) – Note explaining the meaning or usage of the term. The source of the note is provided in many cases Used for (UF) – Non-preferred terms or synonyms Use – Linking the non-preferred term to the preferred one The CERIS Name Authority File provides the form of the name of persons, organizations, secondary schools, universities and colleges, academic libraries, and Ministries of Education in the English-speaking Caribbean, as they are to be recorded in CERIS databases. The authority file is intended to ensure consistency in the use of names in the records of CERIS databases. i CERIS SUBJECT THESAURUS Abandoned Children BT Cognitive processes BT Children RT Child abuse Abuse Socially disadvantaged Use more specific term Social problems Child abuse Street children Drug abuse Sexual abuse Ability Scope Note: The degree of actual power present in an individual or system to perform Academic Achievement a given physical or mental act (ERIC) Used for NT Cognitive ability Achievement Creative ability School performance Intelligence Student achievement Language ability NT Educational attainment Psychomotor skills Underachievement Reading ability RT Academic aspiration Academic degrees Ability Grouping Academic persistence Scope Note: Selection or classification of Academic standards students for schools, classes, or other Achievement motivation educational programmes based on College graduates differences in ability or achievement (ERIC) Educational psychology Used for High achievers Streaming Instructional effectiveness RT Inclusive education Literacy achievement Low achievers Able Students School leavers Use School performance reviews Academically gifted Student evaluation Student promotion Abortion Students RT Pregnancy Teacher effectiveness Absenteeism Academic Aspiration RT Truancy Scope Note: Desire to reach a level of academic achievement (ERIC) Abstract Reasoning BT Aspiration Scope Note: Process of reaching RT Academic achievement conclusions through the use of symbols or Learner engagement generalizations rather than on concrete Student motivation factual information (ERIC) Teacher motivation Used for Intellectualization 1 Academic Degrees Academic Probation Use Scope Note: Trial period in which the Degrees student must improve academic achievement to avoid being dismissed (ERIC) Academic Dishonesty Scope Note: Any form of cheating in an Academic Publications academic setting Scope Note: Peer-reviewed scholarly works Use for BT Publications Dishonesty NT Plagiarism Academic Self Efficacy Scope Note: Belief in ability to successfully Academic Factors achieve an academic task BT Self efficacy Academic Failure Academic Standards BT Failure Scope Note: Criteria established by an RT Promotion policies educational institution to determine levels of Student promotion student achievement (ERIC) BT Standards Academic Freedom RT Academic achievement Scope Note: Right of teacher or student to Quality control be free from external or institutional coercion, censorship, or other forms of Academic Teaching Personnel restrictive interference in academic matters Used for (ERIC) College teachers Used for Faculty Freedom of instruction University teachers BT Civil rights BT Teachers RT Freedom of expression NT Women academic teaching personnel Lecturers Academic Librarians RT Teacher educators Used for University personnel College and university librarians BT Librarians Academic Writing Scope Note: Forms of expository prose used Academic Libraries by university students Use BT Writing University libraries Academic Year Academic Persistence Scope Note: Continuance of a student in Academically Gifted school or college enrolment (ERIC) Scope Note: Persons with superior ability or BT Persistence aptitude for academic learning (ERIC) RT Academic achievement Used for Student attrition Able students Gifted students 2 BT Exceptional students RT Accountants RT Inclusive education Financial audits Financial statements Access to Education Resource allocations Scope Note: Conditions, circumstances or requirements governing admittance to Accounting Students educational institutions or programmes BT Students (UNESCO IBE) BT Educational opportunities RT Barriers Accreditation Inclusive education RT Certification Universal secondary education Institutional reviews Institutional self study Access to Information Quality assurance Scope Note: Means, processes, or rights related to obtaining or providing Acculturation information; also, the degree of information Scope Note: Absorption into any group of availability (ERIC) certain features of the culture (UNESCO Used for IBE) Accessibility of information Used for Information barriers Assimilation RT Appropriate technology RT Culture Digital divide Cultural identity Information needs Information technology Achievement Accessibility of Information Use Use Academic achievement Access to information Achievement Motivation Accidents Use RT Safety Achievement need Accountancy Education BT Professional education Achievement Need RT Accountants Scope Note: Psychological factor providing impetus to excel (UNESCO IBE) Accountants Used for Achievement motivation RT Accountancy education BT Motivation Psychological needs Accounting RT Academic achievement Used for Competition Bookkeeping Student motivation BT Curriculum subjects NT Cost accounting 3 Achievement Rating Active Learning Scope Note: Both the process of comparing Scope Note: Learning in which the learner achieved performance and the ranking is the principal driving force, with the assigned (UNESCO IBE) instructor (if one is present) as facilitator of BT Measurement the process (ERIC) RT Testing BT Learning styles Achievement Tests Activity Learning Scope Note: Tests used to measure Scope Note: Learning by doing (UNESCO knowledge, abilities, understanding, or skills IBE) acquired from academic work (ERIC) BT Learning styles BT Educational tests NT Grade 6 Achievement Test Additional Mathematics BT Mathematics Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Additive Manufacturing Devices Used for Use 3D printers AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency ADHD Use Syndrome Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Use AIDS Adjustment Problems RT Psychological problems Action Learning Social problems Scope Note: An approach to solving real problems that involves taking action and Administrative Organization reflecting upon the results (Wikipedia) Scope Note: Structure and functioning of BT Learning styles agencies concerned with education; term may be used also for a single agency or part Action Plans of it, as long as main concept is that of RT Educational plans organization (UNESCO IBE) Educational policies NT Centralization RT Educational administration Action Research Governance Scope Note: Research designed to yield practical results that are immediately Administrative Personnel applicable to a specific situation or problem Used for (ERIC) Administrative workers BT Research BT Employees Research methodology RT Teacher researchers Administrative Policies BT Policies RT Dress code Educational policies 4 Administrative Problems Admission Criteria RT Educational problems Use Admission requirements Administrative Reform RT Educational reform Admission Requirements Scope Note: Conditions (examination Administrative Workers certificates, proof of skills, etc.) of entrance Use to courses of study, further study, training, Administrative personnel etc. (UNESCO IBE) Use for Administrator Attitudes Admission criteria Scope Note: Attitudes, opinions, or views RT Standards held by administrators (ERIC) BT Attitudes Adolescence Scope Note: The period between puberty Administrator Behaviour and the completion of physical growth Scope Note: Conduct of administrators in or (roughly between 11 and 19 years of age) out of job-related situations (ERIC) BT Behaviour Adolescent Attitudes Scope Note: Attitudes of, not toward, Administrator Education adolescents (ERIC) Scope Note: [Preservice] programmes, BT Attitudes usually offered by colleges or universities, designed to prepare individuals for Adolescent Behaviour administrative or managerial positions BT Behaviour (ERIC) BT Professional education Adolescent Boys Use Administrator Responsibility Male adolescents RT Administrator role Adolescent Girls Administrator Role Use Scope Note: Functions and behaviours Female adolescents expected of or performed by persons in administrative positions (ERIC) Adolescent Mothers RT Administrator responsibility Used for Role analysis Teenage mothers BT Adolescents Administrator