Education Vocabulary - Working Version

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Education Vocabulary Working Version

This version of the education vocabulary is meant for the group to make suggestions. One thing to remember that this is not meant to be either a thesaurus of terms used for approximately the same topic. It also not meant to be general overview of education as a whole. Terms should be included only if there is likely to be a reasonable number of resources available that will be of use to the ComPADRE audiences.

General Topic Specific Topic Detail Topics
Education Foundations Achievement
Education Foundations Alternative Conceptions
Education Foundations Assessment of Students General Assessment of Students, Advanced Placement, Assessment Instruments
Education Foundations Behavior General Behavior, Affect, Behavior Development
Education Foundations Cognition General Cognition, Cognition Development
Education Foundations Communication General Communication, Hearing, Language, Reading, Representations, Speaking, Writing
Education Foundations Learning Theory
Education Foundations Research Design & Methodology General Research Design & Methodology, Data, Evaluation, Literature, Statistics, Validity
Education Foundations Societal Issues General Societal Issues, Cultural Issues, Gender Issues, International Issues, Race Issues
Education Foundations Student Characteristics General Student Characteristics, Ability, Affect
Education Foundations Student Populations General Student Populations, Adult Learners, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Early Childhood, Emotionally Challenged, English as a Second Language, Gender, Gifted and Talented, Home Schoolers, Latinos, Low Socioeconomic Status, Mentally Challenged, Native Americans, Physically Challenged, Rural Dweller, Underachievers, Urban Dweller
Education Foundations Teacher Characteristics
Education Foundations Teacher Content Knowledge
Education Practices Active Learning General Active Learning, Cooperative Learning, Inquiry Learning, Modelling, Problem Solving
Education Practices Careers
Education Practices Classroom Management
Education Practices Course Goals
Education Practices Curriculum Development General Curriculum Development, Course Development, Laboratory
Education Practices Informal Education
Education Practices Instructional Material Design
Education Practices Pedagogy General Pedagogy, Advance Organizers, Analogies Heuristics, Instructional Issues, Multidisciplinary
Education Practices Professional Development Master Teachers, Mentoring
Education Practices School Improvement General School Improvement, Accreditation
Education Practices Teacher Preparation Teacher Shortages, Recruitment Resources, Recruitment Strategies, Induction
Education Practices Technology General Technology, Computers, Distance Education, Multimedia
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Suggestions not yet incorporated

  1. Funding (This needs to be clearer to fit under "Education")
    • Government, Private
  2. Early Teaching Experiences (Does this go under "Career"?)
    • Learning Assistants (is this term generally understood?)
    • Early Field Experience
  3. Teacher Advisory Group (What is this?)
  4. Assessment (This different from student assessment? Does this go under teacher development, or other topics?)
    • Content Assessment, Pedagogy Assessment, Teacher Tracking
  5. Collaboration (This needs better definition. Is this "School improvement"?)
    • Education Faculty, Local School Boards, State Education Department, Community Organizations
  6. Sustainability (This needs to be better defined.)
  7. Epistemology (Can this fit under some other level?)
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JCS Suggestions

  1. Teacher Preparation
    1. Funding for Teacher Preparation
      1. Government
      2. Private
    2. Induction and Mentoring
    3. Early Teaching Experiences
      1. Learning Assistants (is this term generally understood? It is becoming so.)
      2. Early Field Experience
    4. Teacher Advisory Group (Feedback from working teachers to teacher preparation program)
    5. Teacher Assessment
      1. Content Assessment,
      2. Pedagogy Assessment
    6. Teacher Preparation Program Assessment
      1. Teacher Tracking
    7. Collaboration in Teacher Preparation
      1. Education Faculty
      2. Local School Boards
      3. State Education Department
      4. Community Organizations
    8. Sustainability of Teacher Preparation Programs

Epistemology (Can this fit under some other level?) Perhaps Cognition

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GEM (Gateway to Educational Materials) Vocabularies:

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