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Pacing

Meaning in education & teaching, with examples

/ˈpeɪsɪŋ/nounCommon term

In education & teaching, pacing means: The speed at which a lesson or course moves from one stage or topic to the next, and how well that speed fits the students.

In Turkish: ders akış hızı, tempo, zamanlama

How it is used

A common point in observation feedback ('The pacing was a bit slow in the middle'). In the US, a pacing guide is a document that says how many weeks to spend on each unit. Pace is also a verb: 'pace a lesson'.

Example sentences

  1. Your pacing was good: no stage went on too long and the class stayed focused.

  2. We follow the district pacing guide, so all third-grade classes reach fractions in March.

Common collocations

  • good pacing
  • pacing guide
  • pace a lesson
  • adjust the pacing
  • lesson planA written outline of one lesson that shows what students should learn, the activities and materials the teacher will use, and roughly how long each stage will take.
  • scheme of workA plan that maps out the sequence of lessons, topics, activities and assessments for a subject over a unit, term or year.
  • warm-upA short activity at the start of a lesson that gets students thinking, talking or moving and prepares them for the main topic.
  • wrap-upThe final stage of a lesson in which the teacher and students review what was learned, check progress and sometimes preview the next lesson.

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