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27 Cards in this Set
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Active listening |
the practice of paying close attention to a speaker and askingquestions to ensure full comprehension |
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Analogy |
a comparison between two things that are similar in some way, oftenused to help explain something or make it easier to understand |
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AP courses |
advanced placement, college courses taken in high school |
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Apprenticeship |
One bound by legal agreement to work for another for a specificamount of time in return for instruction in a trade, art, or business |
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Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) |
a test developed andmaintained by the United States Department of Defense. |
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Attainment |
the action or fact of achieving a goal toward which one has worked |
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Career Cluster |
provide students with a context for studying traditional academicsand learning the skills specific to a career, and provide U.S. schools with a structurefor organizing or restructuring curriculum offerings and focusing class make-up by acommon theme such as interest. |
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Certifications |
an official document that gives proof and details of something suchas personal status, educational achievements, ownership, or authenticity |
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Comprehension |
the action or capability of understanding something |
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Concise |
using as few words as possible to give the necessary information, orcompressed in order to be brief |
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Convincing |
able to persuade somebody to believe that something is true or to act |
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Cooperative Education |
a school program that allows students to receiveacademic credit for career work in the student's field of interest done outside theschool |
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Correlation |
a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things |
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Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) |
Vocational student organization;nonprofit, national organization with state and local chapters that exist to developleadership skills and good citizenship among members; each organizations iscomposed of vocational students interested in a specific occupational area. |
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Dual enrollment |
involves students being enrolled in two separate, academicallyrelated institutions. Generally, it refers to high school students taking college courses |
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Extra-curricular Activities |
fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum ofschool or university education, performed by students. Such activities are generallyvoluntary, mandatory, non-paying, social, philanthropic as opposed to scholastic,and often involve others of the same age. |
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Formal Learning |
highly institutionalized, bureaucratic, curriculum driven, andformally recognized with grades, diplomas, or certificates |
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IB courses |
International baccalaureate, offering internationally recognized courses |
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Informal Learning |
organized learning outside of the formal education system; tendto be short-term, voluntary, and have few if any prerequisites. |
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Internship |
a type of work experience for entry-level job-seekers |
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Interpersonal Skills |
concerning or involving relationships between people |
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Legible |
(of handwriting or print) clear enough to read |
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Post-Secondary |
education after high school. |
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Proofread |
to read the text and mark corrections to be made |
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Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS): |
appointed bythe Secretary of Labor to determine the skills our young people need to succeed inthe world of work |
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TEACH format |
Think: What will this chapter be about? What do I need to learn from thischapter? Explain: Decide what you already know about the chapter. Ask: Who? What? Where? When? Why? Clues: Title, Key words, Headings, Illustrations Handwrite chapter highlights: Definitions, formulas and main concepts |
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Transcript |
an official document showing the educational work of a student in aschool or college |
