Ch. 6 Flashcards Vocab

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project head start

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Project Head Start is a federal program designed to enhance the educational readiness of children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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bilingual education

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Bilingual education is an educational approach that uses two languages for instruction.

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illiterate

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Illiterate is defined as the inability to read and write.

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back-to-basics movement

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A reform movement which emphasized the need for more reading, writing, and math in schools.

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educational standards

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Educational standards are guidelines about what students should know and be able to do.

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national standards

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Are performance standards for knowledge and skills students should master in specific subject areas.

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competency-based education

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Competency-based education is where schools teach toward students demonstrating mastery and achievement of specified knowledge and skills

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standardized test

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A standardized test is an assessment designed to give a measure of students' performance compared with a large number of other students.

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charter school

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A charter school is a public school that operates with the freedom from many of the regulations that apply to traditional public schools.

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Programs of study

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Programs of study are rigorous sequences of career and technical and academic courses to prepare students for successful transition from high school to postsecondary education/credentialing and employment.