Texes Vocabulary Educ 3343

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Achievement

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The amount a student has learned in a subject area.

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Algorithm

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A set of rules or procedures for performing a task.

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Authentic assessment or Performance assessment

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Demonstrating a skill or soling a problem in real-life situation.

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Deductive reasoning

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Moving from a general rule or Decree to more specific details.

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Empathetic Listening

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Communicating understanding of students' feelings by putting yourself in their place.

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Formative assessment

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Measurement taking place both before and during instruction to guide lesson pace and planning.

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Holistic evaluation

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Judging the overall quality of project or paper.

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Inductive reasoning

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Moving from specific information to a general conclusion.

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Inquiry or Discovery learning

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Obtaining information by asking a question or investigating a problem.

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Instructional strategy

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Plan for how a lesson will be taught.

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Mnemonic

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A memory aid including tricks to aid in recall of information.

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Needs assessment

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Discovering what is needed as a first step in determining a plan of action to address a problem or instructional goal.

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Novverbal cues

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Physical acts that send a message.

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Percentile score

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Test score in comparison to other scores.

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Pretest

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A sample test given before content is presented to assess student knowledge of a topic

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Restating

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To say again in another way.

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Rubric

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Set of scoring guidelines for evaluating student work to ensure consistency in grading.

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Summative assessment

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Measurement following instruction to summarize students' learning and the teacher's instructonal methods.

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Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

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School district's policy for use of school resources, especially computers and the internet; must be signed by students and parents.

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Bookmark/Favorite

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A time saving Internet feature to keep an address or URL you wish to return to later.

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Distance education

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Linking students and teachers in different locations through technology to facilitate learning.

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Hardware

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The physical parts of the computer.

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Hyperlink

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An element in an electronic document of website that moves the viewer to another place in the same document or to an entirely different document of website.

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Hypertext

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Nonsequential text presentation

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Hypermedia

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Special type of database program that combines text, graphics, soound, and video elements into a product with "clickable" links to present ideas and information.

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Hyperstudio

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Authoring system software originally designed for kids to produce hypermedia.

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Input device

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Translates information into a form that the computer can understand, i.e., keyboard, mouse, scanner, digital cameras.

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Local Area Network (LAN)

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A network in which the computer that are connected are close to each other, many times within the same building or campus.

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Linking

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Navigating from one place to another in a nonlinear fashion through realated topics.

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Network Interface Card (NIC)

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Connects computers to a network or shared devices, applications, peripherals.

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Output device

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Translates processed information into a form that the we can understand, i.e., monitor, printer.

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Technology literacy

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Skills required for competent use of technololgy.

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Information literacy

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Kinowing how to define, locate, use, and analyze information to accomplish a goal.

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Visual literacy

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INterpreting the meaning of visual messages and using them to communicate.

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Software Application software

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Application software allows the use to accomplish a specific task such as creating a document, worksheet, presentaion, filing cabinet, etc.

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Browser

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Short for Web browser, it is an application program that allows users to "browse," display, and navigate through the information on the world wide web.

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Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

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Instruction that utilizes a computer to opresrnt information to the student as a self-learning tool such as drill/practice and tutorial software.

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Computer graphics

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Software that produces all kinds of graophics, such as 3D animation, charts, and graphs; can be from the internet, digital cameras, scanners, or from some software applications that include clipart within the program.

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Database

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Software that produces a collection of data organized accofding to some sturcture of purpose; can manipulate data ina large collection of files (the database), cross-referencing between files as needed.

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Desktop publishing

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Specialized software designed to combine text and graphics to produce high-quility output on a laser printer or typesetting machine.

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Drill and practice

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Software that provides repetitive practice on skills previously taught through teacher-led instruction or tutorial software.

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Email

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Electronic correspondence used as a motivational tool or practicing reading and writing skills through activities such a E-Pals or Key Pals (similar to penpals)

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Groupware

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(also known as collaborative software): Software that allows two or more networked users to work on the same document at the same time.

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Multimedia

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Software that combines multiple types of media such as text, graphics, sounds, animations, and video into an integrated product.

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Productivity tools

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Software that increases classroom teacher's effectiveness; for example, grade book programs, puzzle makers, drill sheet generators, and test genetrators.

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Simulation

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Software that creates a life-like but artificial environment with risks and complications removed.

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Spreadsheet

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Software based on the traditional accounting worksheet that has rows and columns that can be used present, analyze, and compile data.

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Tutorial

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Instructional software that presents new information or skills in a series of steps that progress through levels of difficulty and understanding.

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Word processing

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Software designed to make the computer a useful electronic writing tool that edits, stores, and prints documents.