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| 327380661 | Formative assessment | Any form of assessment used by an educator to evaluate students' knowledge and understanding of particular content and then to adjust instructional practices accordingly toward improving student achievement in that area. (Ed Source) | 0 | |
| 327380662 | highly qualified teacher | According to NCLB, a teacher who has obtained full state teacher certification or has passed the state teacher licensing examination and holds a license to teach in the state; holds a minimum of a bachelor's degree; and has demonstrated subject area competence in each of the academic subjects in which the teacher teaches. (Ed Source) | 1 | |
| 327380663 | phonics | An instructional strategy used to teach reading. It helps beginning readers by teaching them letter-sound relationships and having them sound out words. | 2 | |
| 327380664 | rubric | Refers to a grading or scoring system. A rubric is a scoring tool that lists the criteria to be met in a piece of work. A rubric also describes levels of quality for each of the criteria. These levels of performance may be written as different ratings (e.g., Excellent, Good, Needs Improvement) or as numerical scores (e.g., 4, 3, 2, 1). | 3 | |
| 327380665 | SAT (Standardized Achievement Test) | Also known as the SAT Reasoning Test (formerly called Scholastic Aptitude Test), this test is widely used as a college entrance examination. Scores can be compared to state and national averages of seniors graduating from any public or private school. (Ed-data) | 4 | |
| 327384206 | School Accountability Report Card (SARC) | An annual disclosure report for parents and the public produced by a school that presents student achievement, test scores, teacher credentials, dropout rates, class sizes, resources, and more. The SARC is required by state and federal law. | 5 | |
| 327384207 | standardized test | A test that is in the same format for all who take it. It often relies on multiple-choice questions and the testing conditions—including instructions, time limits, and scoring rubrics—are the same for all students, though sometimes accommodations on time limits and instructions are made for disabled students. (Ed Source) | 6 | |
| 327384208 | student teacher | A teacher in training who is in the last semester of a teacher education program. Student teachers work with a regular teacher who supervises their practice teaching. | 7 | |
| 327384209 | Team teaching | A teaching method in which two or more teachers teach the same subjects or theme. The teachers may alternate teaching the entire group or divide the group into sections or classes that rotate between the teachers. | 8 | |
| 327384210 | Title 1 | A federal program that provides funds to improve the academic achievement for educationally disadvantaged students who score below the 50th percentile on standardized tests, including the children of migrant workers. (Ed Source) | 9 |
