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Meaning of "external examiner" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXTERNAL EXAMINER

external examiner  [ɪkˈstɜːn əl ɪɡˈzæmɪnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXTERNAL EXAMINER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
External examiner is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXTERNAL EXAMINER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

External examiner

The external examiner plays an important role in all degree level examinations in higher education in the United Kingdom. The external examiner system originated in 1832 with the establishment of the University of Durham, the first in England since Cambridge was founded 600 years earlier. Durham used Oxford examiners to assure the public that its degrees were a similar standard to Oxford's. The establishment of more universities in England from the 1880s was accompanied by a requirement that examinations be conducted by internal and external examiners. It is also found in countries whose higher education systems were developed from United Kingdom practice, or strongly influenced by it, after its introduction, including New Zealand, and India. It is one of the oldest systems of quality control within higher education. It is a requirement for all degree level examinations at British universities, and in countries operating a similar system, that at least one member of the examining board should be from a university other than the one awarding the degree.

Definition of external examiner in the English dictionary

The definition of external examiner in the dictionary is an outside examiner who monitors the examinations held in a university or school.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXTERNAL EXAMINER


alumina
əˈluːmɪnə
cross-examiner
ˌkrɒsɪɡˈzæmɪnə
determiner
dɪˈtɜːmɪnə
examiner
ɪɡˈzæmɪnə
gravamina
ɡrəˈvæmɪnə
interlaminar
ˌɪntəˈlæmɪnə
lamina
ˈlæmɪnə
limina
ˈlɪmɪnə
lumina
ˈluːmɪnə
Minna
ˈmɪnə
nomina
ˈnɒmɪnə
numina
ˈnjuːmɪnə
phenomena
fɪˈnɒmɪnə
prolegomena
ˌprəʊleˈɡɒmɪnə
putamina
pjuːˈtæmɪnə
re-examiner
ˌriːɪɡzˈæmɪnə
rumina
ˈruːmɪnə
stamina
ˈstæmɪnə
terminer
ˈtɜːmɪnə
velamina
vəˈlæmɪnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXTERNAL EXAMINER

external
External Affairs
external auditor
external degree
external ear
external relation
external respiration
external spline
external student
external trade
external-combustion engine
externalisation
externalism
externalist
externalities
externality
externalization
externalize
externally
externat

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXTERNAL EXAMINER

Berliner
coal miner
container
continuous miner
diner
Freightliner
gold-miner
internal examiner
leaf miner
liner
medical examiner
miner
noisy miner
oral examiner
oyer and terminer
predeterminer
seiner
Steiner
trainer
underminer

Synonyms and antonyms of external examiner in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «external examiner» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXTERNAL EXAMINER

Find out the translation of external examiner to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of external examiner from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «external examiner» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

外部考官
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

examinador externo
570 millions of speakers

English

external examiner
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाहरी परीक्षक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ممتحن خارجي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

внешний экзаменатор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

examinador externo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাহ্যিক পরীক্ষক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

examinateur externe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemeriksa luar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

externe Prüfer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

学外試験官
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

외부 심사관
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eksaminer eksternal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giám định bên ngoài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெளி ஆய்வாளர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाह्य परीक्षक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dış inceleme uzmanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esaminatore esterno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zewnętrzny ekspert
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зовнішній екзаменатор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

examinator extern
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξωτερικός εξεταστής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eksterne eksaminator
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

opponent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ekstern sensor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of external examiner

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXTERNAL EXAMINER»

The term «external examiner» is regularly used and occupies the 94.767 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXTERNAL EXAMINER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «external examiner» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «external examiner» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about external examiner

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXTERNAL EXAMINER»

Discover the use of external examiner in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to external examiner and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge 2009
Having regard to the duties and responsibilities of the appointment, the General Board may, on the nomination of the body concerned, designate an External Examiner as a Moderating External Examiner, if that Examiner's responsibilities ...
University of Cambridge, 2009
2
500 Tips for Quality Enhancement in Universities and Colleges
However, every external examiner has to start somewhere, so look out for situations where it is sensible to bring someone new on board, for example as a second examiner, allowing them to gain experience from someone else as they work ...
Brown, Sally, Race, Phil, Smith, Brenda, 2013
3
Students and universities: eleventh report of session ...
internal scrutiny and external scrutiny, and the two join together in the external examiner system".506 269. We received evidence that indicated that this "jewel in the crown" had become tarnished. One academic in his evidence stated: ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee, Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons, 2009
4
Assessing Student Learning in Higher Education
The external examiner is essentially an instrument of reliability and validity. The two main tasks of external examiners are to protect students and to safeguard standards. Protecting students implies checking on the fairness and consistency of ...
George A Brown, Joanna Bull, Malcolm Pendlebury, 2013
5
Academic Quality Handbook Rb
The external examiner is not an aspect of the provision but an aspect of the QA system itself. If the external examiner is not able to make judgements on the academic standards set and achieved, or on the management of the assessment  ...
Patrick Mcghee, 2003
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Historical Research: A Guide for Writers of Dissertations, ...
If your thesis has considerable merit there may be some advantage in being examined by an external examiner who is eminent in your chosen field of study and may add prestige to the project. In many instances the external examiner will be ...
Bill Mcdowell, 2013
7
The Doctoral Examination Process: A Handbook For Students, ...
Roles that vary according to institutional regulations and/or the particular viva 0 Lead role and/or chair of the viva. In some institutions the external examiner is expected to lead and/or chair the viva, whereas in other institutions the internal ...
Tinkler, Penny, Jackson, Carolyn, 2004
8
How to Survive Your Viva: Defending a Thesis in an Oral ...
Who will play the role of external examiner? Find out about your external examiner. What has he or she written lately? How does his or her perspective relate to yours? What types of question is your examiner likely to ask? What can you say ...
Rowena Murray, 2003
9
Public Policy for Academic Quality: Analyses of Innovative ...
The system had to change and these changes have largely occurred over the last decade. The growing concerns about the external examiner system led to government support for an extensive survey of the system which was conducted by ...
David D. Dill, Maarja Beerkens, 2010
10
How To Be An Effective Supervisor: Best Practice In Research ...
For example, students may be encouraged to talk with 'authority' about their work at their vivas, but this runs counter to students' awareness of the greater authority – in many senses – of the external examiner. The implication for supervisors is ...
Eley, Adrian, Murray, Rowena, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXTERNAL EXAMINER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term external examiner is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lecturer and examiner whose fraud helped bring down the …
A lecturer and an external examiner whose criminal activity helped bring down the 120-year-old University of Wales have had their sentences ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
2
External examiners should be independent, says report
... to improve grades via adjustments to degree algorithms, which were “outside the scope of external examiner deliberations”, the report says. «Times Higher Education, Jul 15»
3
QAA: A watchdog is for life
... communities of assessors and a strengthened external examiner system are welcome, and it is good to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy. «Times Higher Education, Jul 15»
4
Ranking Universities on Excellent Teaching Will Be Better for …
This would overcome the somewhat isolated role of the current wandering external examiner and would provide more rigorous comparability. «The Epoch Times, Jul 15»
5
Ranking universities on excellent teaching will be better for everyone
This would overcome the somewhat isolated role of the current wandering external examiner and would provide more rigorous comparability. «The Conversation UK, Jul 15»
6
Our military runs like a municipal govt — Enahoro, ex-Army chief
... has been guest lecturer and external examiner to the National War College and National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, and is ... «Gbooza, Jul 15»
7
Lyle Skains
She is also an editor on the Electronic Literature Directory (http://directory.eliterature.org/), and acts as external examiner for the BA Creative ... «The Conversation UK, Jul 15»
8
Jo Johnson takes aim at those who 'coast within the 2.1 band'
... year (as the interminable grade inflation shows), and, because it also relies on the external examiner checking only a small sample of work, ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
University inspections face major overhaul
There would also be a strengthening of the "external examiner" system, in which experts from other universities are used to check on the quality ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
10
Dr. Nambatya to write for Sunday Vision
She is also an external examiner of Makerere University Masters of Science and doctorate research theses. Nambatya is part of a number of ... «New Vision, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. External examiner [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/external-examiner>. May 2024 ».
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