Vocabulary Flashcards
Achievement Test
Measures ability; identifies academic ability/strength
Objective - quantifiable
Active Learning
Meaningful learning activities
Advanced Placement
High school class that offers college credit
Aptitude Test
Determines ability in a particular skill or field of knowledge
Benchmark
Standard; reference point for evaluating performance
Cluster Grouping
Grouping by ability or achievement
5-6 students w/similar needs, abilities, interests
Cohort
Group of people
Concurrent Enrollment
Acceleration
Criterion Referenced Test
Uses test scores to generate a statement about expected behavior of a person w/that score
Doesn’t relate scores to performance of others
Cubing
Multiple product processing (i.e. choice board)
Looping
Moving up w/students to the next grade level
Telescoping
Long-range; pull-out big pieces/ideas
Compacting
Renzulli
Pre-assess students to determine what they have already mastered
Tighten curriculum
More rapid pace
Tiered Lessons
Challenge level; Complexity; Outcome; Process; Product; Resources (Cox)
Acceleration
Grade level or single Subject