Useful vocabulary to get a band 8 score in the IELTS

Education & Schooling IELTS vocabulary set

The full range of subjects offered by a school or group of schools.

Adjective: of, relating to, or befitting a teacher or education.

The content of elements taught in a specific subject

Exams where students answer set written or spoken questions without assistance

Giving students marks for course work or projects, rather than formal exams

The measurable performance of a student in marks, exam results etc.

Education after leaving school at the minimum age.

Education after age 18 at college or University, usually for a Degree.

Study where pupils discuss and agree a project together.

Traditional lessons where the teacher delivers a long talk and the students take notes.

When a student learns through independent study and research.

The skills of organizing, using and checking study work.

To use a variety of sources and combine them in one project.

Learning by repetition and memorizing items.

Learning under the supervision of a teacher.

Collecting information, usually in numerical form.

Learning by the Internet or email, rather than face-to-face.

Studying using a course without a teacher’s involvement.

To decide whether one source is better or more reliable
than another source.

To remove unwanted or less useful information.

Under the direction of a responsible person.