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| LAC (Looked After Children) | Local authorities have responsibilities under the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 to provide support to vulnerable young people. These young people are known as 'Looked after children'. Some children will be looked after for only a short period of time, whereas others may be looked after for several short periods of time, and some for substantial periods of time. Local authorities regularly review the range of provision of services made to each child, and these vary considerably from one child to another. Looked after children may be living in foster homes, with relatives, friends or in other community placements, in residential units or schools, or at home under supervision. |
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| LAN | Local area network. A group of computers and other devices, directly connected to allow data to pass between them over a relatively small geographical area. |
| Learndirect scotland | The brand name for the Scottish University for Industry. There are a large number of 'learndirect scotland' centres throughout the country offering information, advice and contacts to individuals and companies wishing to access education and training opportunities. |
| Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) | Learning and Teaching Scotland is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Scottish Government Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate to help review, assess and support developments in learning and education, including the use of information and communications technology (ICT). |
| Learning difficulties | Usually refers to pre-school and school-age children who have a particular type of additional support need. In more general terms, and according to the Learning and Skills Act 2000, a person has learning difficulties if they have greater learning difficulty than people of their own age, and this prevents or hinders their educational progress. It does not however include difficulties specifically to do with the language being used for teaching being different from that of the learner's home environment. |
| Learning intentions | Goals that are set for the outcome of a lesson or series of lessons. They may be related to a process or the final product. |
| Learning logs | Diaries or journals kept by learners, which are used as tools for problem solving and progression. The emphasis is on reflection and the self-evaluation of learning, not simply on simply recording dates and lessons. |
| Learning objective | Similar to a learning intention - a target or goal that is set for learners to work towards in a lesson or series of lessons. |
| Learning outcomes | Broad summary statements in the curriculum guidelines, on areas of attainment for pupils as they move through programmes of study. |
| Learning styles | Refers to the range of preferred methods of receiving information and approaches to learning. One set of ideas divides learning styles into three broad categories: auditory, visual, and tactile/kinaesthetic. Auditory learn best by listening; visual learn through seeing and/or reading; and tactile/kinaesthetic learners through touching or moving. Gordon Pask identified two broad approaches: a holistic one, where the learner seeks 'the big picture', and an operational one, in which the learner prefers to make logical connections. Learning styles can change through time as the brain develops. There is evidence that effective learners are often versatile and have learned to use different learning styles according to circumstances and learning intentions. |
| LECs (Local Enterprise Companies) | The 22 councils set up to liaise with industry and arrange and provide vocational training in their particular areas, covering the whole of Scotland. Most of the LECs are supported by Scottish Enterprise, the remainder by Highlands and Islands Enterprise. |
| Lower-order question | A question that requires a yes/no or a simple factual answer. It tests learners' recall but does not promote higher-order, independent thinking. Questions like this have also been called 'skinny' or 'closed' questions. |
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