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Flashcard Assignment
Module Eight: Midterm Review
Term | Definition |
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Extra-curricular activities | fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school or university education, performed by students. Such activities may be voluntary or mandatory. Example: sports and drama |
Post-secondary | optional final stage of learning after completion of secondary (high school) education |
AP courses | advanced placement, college courses taken in high school |
IB courses | International baccalaureate, offering internationally recognized courses |
Certifications | an official document that gives proof and details of something such as personal status, educational achievements, ownership or authenticity |
Career cluster | restructuring curriculum offerings and focusing class make-up by a common theme such as interest. |
Dual enrollment | involves students being enrolled in two separate, academically related institutions. Generally, it refers to high school students taking college courses. |
Cooperative education | a school program that allows students to receive academic credit for career work in the student's field of interest done outside the school |
School-Based Enterprise (SBE) | is defined as a sustained, school-sponsored, student led activity that engages students in the production of goods and services for the school or the community. |
Bachelor's degree | Achieved after completion of a curriculum meeting the demands of a 4-year college program |
Lifelong Learning | the continuing development of knowledge and skills that people experience after formal education. |
Diverse economy | economy composed of many ethnic, gender and socioeconomic groups. |
Changing economy | a transformation that occurs within an economy that either increases, sustains, or depletes its vitality. |
Independent learning | a method or learning process where learners have ownership and control of their learning. They learn by their own actions and direct, regulate, and assess their own learning. |
Adaptation | the process or state of changing to fit into a new environment or different conditions, or the resulting change. |
Aptitudes | Developed abilities; those things that one is good at doing; potential for learning skills. |
Attitude | A feeling or way of thinking, positive or negative, that affects a person's behavior. |
Beliefs | A strong confidence in the truth or existence of something. |
Career | An occupation or profession followed as a life's work. |
Interests | A feeling of wanting to learn more or be involved in something. |
Gesture | a movement of part of the body to express and idea or meaning |
Body language | unspoken feeling through body movement |
Culture | beliefs and customs of a particular society or group |
Etiquette | Having good manners when dealing with people |
Ethics | The principles of conduct that govern a group or society |
Retirement | The state of being retired from one's occupation |
Self-concept | How people view their own skills, interests, and competence level |
Self-esteem | How one views them-self |
Social | Prefer to work with others. |
Values | Cherished ideas and beliefs that affect decisions a person makes |
Role | the usual or expected function of somebody or something, or the part somebody or something plays in an action or event |
Life Roles | particular aspects of somebody's life |
Personal Roles | relating to a specific person rather than anyone else |
Leisure roles | time during which somebody has no obligations or work responsibilities, and therefore is free to engage in enjoyable activities |
Community roles | a group of people with a common background or with shared interests within society |