worksheet meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

worksheet

noun

Etymology From work + sheet. First use appears c. 1823 in the publications of Isaac D'Israeli.

Education A sheet of paper or computerized document on which problems are worked out or solved and the answers are recorded.

A sheet of paper listing work that is completed, to be completed or in progress.

The final outshopping was 55002, which had arrived on October 14 [1980] for a two-month repair, with the usual worksheet taped to its bodyside stating "to be repainted in two-tone green".2024 January 10, Howard Johnston, “The demise of the 'Deltics'”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 45:

verb

Etymology From work + sheet. First use appears c. 1823 in the publications of Isaac D'Israeli.

Ambitransitive To teach or assess by means of worksheets.

Both reading and writing were viewed as a series of discreet and essentially uninteresting skills to be described, worksheeted, and tested. Students' own intentions or ability as speakers, listeners, readers, or writers were never a consideration.1987, Charles R. Chew, Reflections by Teachers Who Write, page 65:
Lesson after lesson of worksheeting will quickly leave the children bored and disaffected. The class will also suss out pretty quickly that you're being lazy.2004, Sue Cowley, Sue Cowley's A-Z of Teaching, page 117:

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Students cannot be textbooked and worksheeted into mastery, proficiency, brilliance, and commitment.2006, Keen J. Babbage, Extreme Students: Challenging All Students and Energizing Learning: