monitorial
/ˌmɑnɪˈtɔriəl/
adjective
- Relating to or involving monitoring, especially watching or checking something regularly.
- Her monitorial duties included checking the security cameras every hour.
- The school installed a monitorial system to track students' attendance.
- The company uses monitorial software to ensure employees follow safety rules.
- Relating to a system of teaching where older or more advanced students help instruct younger or less advanced ones, often under a teacher's supervision.
- The teacher adopted a monitorial approach, letting advanced pupils tutor beginners.
- In a monitorial classroom, senior students lead small groups in reading exercises.
- The monitorial method was popular in 19th-century schools to manage large classes.
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