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ESCUELA SECUNDARIA [3 records]

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Record 1 2014-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Information
  • Scientific Research
DEF

Data classified into two or more categories where there is a natural order to the categories, such as non-smokers, ex-smokers, light smokers and heavy smokers.

OBS

The term "data" may be perceived as a collective noun, which takes a singular verb. However, "data" can take a plural verb if attention is being focused on each individual piece of data (e.g. The data were transferred.).

OBS

ordinal data; ordered categorical data: terms and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Information scientifique
  • Recherche scientifique
DEF

Données classées en deux catégories ou plus présentant un ordre naturel, comme non-fumeurs, ex-fumeurs, fumeurs légers, grands fumeurs.

OBS

donnée ordinales; données catégoriques ordonnées : termes et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction.

Key term(s)
  • donnée ordinale
  • donnée catégorique ordonnée

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Información científica
  • Investigación científica
DEF

Datos a los que se puede dar un rango según cierto criterio, teniendo cada categoría una posición única en relación a otras categorías.

OBS

por ejemplo, la clasificación de los alumnos en una escuela en alumnos de primaria, secundaria y bachillerato.

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Record 2 2011-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education (General)
  • Continuing Education
DEF

All learning activities undertaken after completing secondary education, with the exception of adult basic education and education in the secondary curriculum.

OBS

post-secondary studies: term usually used in the plural.

OBS

Post-secondary education: reproduced from Terminology of Adult Education with the permission of the International Bureau of Education.

Key term(s)
  • postsecondary learning
  • postsecondary studies
  • post-secondary study
  • postsecondary study

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
  • Éducation permanente
DEF

[Ensemble des] activités d'«apprentissage» entreprises à la suite de la formation secondaire, à l'exception de l'éducation des adultes élémentaire et de l'éducation conforme aux programmes de type secondaire.

OBS

Source pour «EPS» : Virginia Millar, Ressources humaines et Travail Canada.

Key term(s)
  • étude postsecondaire
  • études post-secondaires
  • étude post-secondaire
  • enseignement post-secondaire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pedagogía (Generalidades)
  • Educación permanente
DEF

Todas las actividades de aprendizaje iniciadas luego de la finalización de la escuela secundaria, con excepción de la educación básica de adultos y la educación en el curriculum secundario.

Key term(s)
  • educación post secundaria
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Record 3 2002-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
OBS

A four-day program that brings together 220 senior high school students from across Canada to the national capital, to develop their potential as leaders in their communities and in Canadian society. While the program focuses on federal government processes and institutions, it is founded on the premise that the most important attributes of citizenship are determined by Canadians individually and collectively.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas federales (Gobierno canadiense)
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
OBS

Programa de cuatro días que reúne en Ottawa a 220 estudiantes de los cursos superiores de la escuela secundaria de todo Canadá con el fin de desarrollar su potencial de dirigentes en sus comunidades y en la sociedad canadiense. Si bien el programa está dedicado a los procedimientos e instituciones del gobierno federal, parte de la premisa de que los atributos más importantes del civismo están determinados por los canadienses individual y colectivamente.

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