Vocab 1

Question 1

Accreditation

Answer 1

a quality assurance process under which services and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated and verified by an external body to determine whether applicable and recognized standards are met.

Question 2

benchmarks

Answer 2

a set of standards or expectations that students are expected to meet at a specific point in time

Question 3

Benchmarks

Answer 3

assessments that measure students against institution standards and learning goals

Question 4

Cut score

Answer 4

selected points on the score scale of a test.

Question 5

Dispositions

Answer 5

the values, actions, attitudes, and beliefs of educators as they interact with students, families, community members, and professional colleagues

Question 6

English Language Learners (ELs)

Answer 6

a person who is learning the English language and has a native language that is not English.

Question 7

Extrinsic rewards

Answer 7

a tangible and visible reward given to an individual or an employee for achieving something

Question 8

Field-based supervisors

Answer 8

mentors to the students and are asked to teach students the skills that will help them become ready for practice and career after graduation

Question 9

Intrinsic rewards

Answer 9

psychological rewards that employees get from doing meaningful work and performing it well

Question 10

Journals

Answer 10

Academic journals publish articles which focus on research

Question 11

Lesson plans

Answer 11

a teacher’s detailed description of the course of instruction or “learning trajectory” for a lesson.

Question 12

Mentors

Answer 12

a protected relationship which supports learning and experimentation and helps individuals develop their potential

Question 13

National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards (NBPTS)

Answer 13

a nonprofit organization that certifies teachers who meet high standards for teaching.

Question 14

NBPTS

Answer 14

National Board for Professional Teaching
Standard

Question 15

Pedagogy

Answer 15

the combination of teaching methods, learning activities, and learning assesments

Question 16

Performance assessment

Answer 16

measures how well students apply their knowledge, skills, and abilities to authentic problems.

Question 17

Portfolio

Answer 17

a systematic collection of student work that represents student activities, accomplishments, and achievements over a specific period of time in one or more areas of the curriculum.

Question 18

Profession

Answer 18

a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification.

Question 19

Proficiencies

Answer 19

a high degree of competence or skill; expertise.

Question 20

Reflections

Answer 20

a process of considering past experiences, beliefs, and actions to learn and improve future actions

Question 21

Rubrics

Answer 21

a scoring guide that helps assess a student’s work by clearly defining the expectations for an assignment or project

Question 22

Standards-based curriculum

Answer 22

A body of content knowledge that students are expected to learn based on their participation within the school experience