swot vac
swot vac noun: in secondary and tertiary education, a period of non-teaching prior to examinations.
Noun
swot vac (plural swot vacs)
- In secondary and tertiary education, a period of non-teaching prior to examinations.
- This is clearly what happens in the "swot-vac" phenomenon: the student rote-learns his material for just long enough to see the exam through.1968, John Burville Biggs, Information and human learning, Australia: Cassell
- In the old days it was probably quite a sound alternative to the "swot-vac" spent in cold towels and black coffee or benzedrine as done in Australia.2003, Frank William Coaldrake, Maida Coaldrake, William Howard Coaldrake, Japan from war to peace: the Coaldrake records 1939-1956, Routledge, page 234
- Synonyms:
- dead week, reading week, revision week
swot vac meaning in Malay
swot vac in Malay
- period of no teaching before exams
- minggu ulang kaji
Synonyms of swot vac
Forms of swot vac
| plural | swot vacs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | swotvac |
| alternative form | swot-vac |
Origin of swot vac
From swot + vac (“vacation”). or acronym of Study Without Teaching Vacation
Questions about swot vac
- What does swot vac mean?
- Swot vac means in secondary and tertiary education, a period of non-teaching prior to examinations.
- What is swot vac in Malay?
- Swot vac in Malay is minggu ulang kaji. See Swot vac meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is swot vac?
- Swot vac is a noun.
- What is the plural of swot vac?
- The plural of swot vac is swot vacs.
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