This glossary of terms intends to provide the TESDA key players, partners, and stakeholders an online and updated TVET information, concepts, to bring common understanding and clarification on the use of TESDA terminologies.
| CONCEPT/TERM | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| Learning Activities |
major activities the student will perform to accomplish the learning outcomes of a training program.
Source: - |
| Learning Culture |
an environment in which opportunities for learning are openly valued and supported and are built, where possible, into all activities.
Source: Wahba 2013 |
| Learning Facilitator |
as used in TESDA, refers to a TVET Trainer.
Source: - |
| Learning Institution |
a place where people of different ages gain an education and is connected with study and thinking. This includes the Technical and Vocational Institutions (TVIs), TESDA Administered Schools (TAS), State Universities and Colleges (SUCs)/ Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs) or Higher Education Institutions (HEls).
Source: TESDA Circular No. 038 s. 2023 |
| Learning Losses |
any specific or general loss of knowledge and skills or to reversals in academic progress, most commonly due to extended gaps or discontinuities in a student’s education
Source: UKFEIT, 2020 as cited in TVET Brief No. 1, s. 2022 |
| Learning Management System (LMS) |
refers to the software-based platform that facilitates the management, delivery, and measurement of an organization’s corporate e-learning programs.
Source: (Powell, 2018 as cited in TESDA Circular No. 104 s. 2019 |
| Learning Outcomes |
are clear statements of what a learner can be expected to know, understand, and/or do as a result of a learning experience.
Source: IRR of RA No. 10968 statements of what the individual learner knows, understands and can do on completion of a learning process. They are also used in PQF to describe the level of individual qualification. Source: TESDA Circular No. 090, s. 2021 |
| Learning Poverty |
the inability of children to read and understand age-appropriate text - specifically text found in stories and other similar publications, as opposed to simple words or phrases
Source: World Bank, 2021 as cited in TVET Brief No. 4, s. 2022 |
| Learning Support Aide (LSA) |
a person who works together in collaboration with a teacher and contributes to the provision of learning opportunities that promote achievement and progression of the learner.
Source: (Section 3 (7; c) of the Department of Education Order No. 032, s. 2020 |
| Legislative Partner |
refers to the Office of a Congressman or Senator that provides support and cooperation in the promotion and enhancement of TVET.
Source: TESDA Circular No. 007 s. 2021 |
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