Informal theories of education breaks down the learning process, learning authentically and with practicality.

Informal science education is the science teaching and learning that occurs outside of the formal school curriculum in places such as museums, the media, and community-based programs.

The National Science Teachers Association has created a position statement on Informal Science Education to define and encourage science learning in many contexts and throughout the lifespan.

Informal learning may be assisted by a teacher occupying a transient or ongoing role, such as a family member, or by anyone with knowledge or skills in the wider community setting.

* Informal learning

Informal cooperative learning incorporates group learning with passive teaching by drawing attention to material through small groups throughout the lesson or by discussion at the end of a lesson, and typically involves groups of two ( e. g. turn-to-your-partner discussions ).

* Smith, Mark K., Donald Schön: learning reflection and change, Encyclopedia of Informal Education ( Infed )

Informal voting, which occurs when a voting slip is not valid, is at a rate of under 5 %.

Informal discussions did take place with Secretary of State William Seward through Supreme Court Justice John A. Campbell, an Alabamian who had not yet resigned ; Seward hinted that Fort Sumter would be evacuated, but nothing definite was said.

The Institute for Informal Jewish Education aims to support Jewish educators in creating meaningful Jewish experiences through professional development opportunities including pre-service experiences, in-service experiences related to educators ’ practice, practitioner research, curriculum development, and strategic organizational support.

Informal value transfers generally take place outside of the conventional banking system through non-bank financial institutions or other business entities whose primary business activity may not be the transmission of money.

Informal usage of faith can be quite broad, including trust or belief without proof, and " faith " is often used as a substitute for " hope ", " trust " or " belief ".

* Douglas N. Walton, Informal logic: A handbook for critical argumentation.

‘ Informal economy ’ is increasingly replacing ‘ informal sector ’ as the preferred descriptor for this activity.

An Informal Biography of Scrooge McDuck by science fiction author Jack Chalker used names and events in the Barks stories ( and a very few non-Barks ones ) to create a life story for McDuck.

Informal negotiations for a Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan had been underway since 1982.

* Informal name for species in the Velociraptor genus of dinosaurs, or members of the family Dromaeosauridae in general

Sunday services are at 8 am ( BCP Holy Communion ), 9. 15 ( Informal Communion service with Sunday School for younger children ).

Informal tourneys are often run by problem magazines and other publications with a regular problem section ; it is common for every problem to have been published in a particular magazine within a particular year to be eligible for an informal award.

Informal tournaments can be organized by a group of friends ; for example, most colleges feature poker tournaments.

* Informal names for unknown or unspecified persons in various countries / regions

* RFC 3290 — An Informal Management Model for Diffserv Routers

Informal usage varies beyond its technical definition to refer to any " just cause " a nation may claim for entering into a conflict.

The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education ( CAISE ) provides resources for the informal science education community.

Informal names for a concert include " show " and " gig ".

* ( Informal usage ) Any long flowing garment ; for example, a cassock is sometimes called a robe, despite the fact that the cassock is close-fitting.

* Informal abbreviation for the book Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Informal stops exists for the short destination rides all alongside the way from Central Station to the town of destination.

Prepared for presentation at the conference, " Informal Institutions in Latin America ".

“ The Quebec Nation: From Informal Recognition to Enshrinement in the Constitution ” in Reconquering Canada: Quebec Federalists Speak Up for Change, Edited by André Pratte, Douglas & McIntyre, Toronto, 344 p. ( ISBN 978-1-55365-413-1 ) ( link )

* Informal term for a series of modern trolley cars built for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority by Kawasaki

* Informal group: certain groups of coworkers have the same interests, or ( for example ) the same origin.

Informal records are produced of individual transactions, and a running tally of the amount owed by one broker to another is kept.

In his 1931 book Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s, Frederick Lewis Allen remarks that, on the testimony of Britton's book, Harding's private life was " one of cheap sex episodes " and that " one sees with deadly clarity the essential ordinariness of the man, the commonness of his ' Gee dearie ' and ' Say, you darling '.

Informal leadership was provided by Myron Holley, a former Commissioner of the Erie Canal and one of the founders of the Liberty Party, which advocated the abolition of slavery.

* 4th & ballgame: Informal term sometimes used by media and fans to describe the late-game situation where the team with the ball is losing and has reached 4th down, and failure to convert that 4th down will seal the outcome by being either the final play before the clock runs out, or a turnover would allow the winning team to run out the clock.

Informal talks between the 16 NATO and the 7 Warsaw Treaty nations began in Vienna on February 17, 1987 on a mandate for conventional negotiations in Europe, which would set out treaty negotiating guidelines.

Informal relations between a married man and an unmarried woman has been evaluated as such ; “ 28 % were women under 30 while the percentage of married women in that time was 23 % ( as of the late 1980 ’ s ).” “ Women under the age of 20 were 21 % opposed to the 7 % of women married at that age ( still in the same time period ).”.

Cases may proceed either by way of Informal or General Procedure – the former where the amount in issue is CAD $ 12, 000 or less and the latter where the amount in issue exceeds that threshold.

* Informal name for a car boot sale, a market where people sell unwanted possessions from their cars

Informal internet competitions are also popular where pilots upload their GPS data files and are automatically scored based on factors such as distance, achieved speed and whether the task flown was declared in advance.