Pre-ETS Glossary
This is the primary glossary for the site. It contains more than 1100 terms related to learning, secondary education, post-secondary education, employment, disability, and various aspects of pre-employment transition.
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Game TheoryMethod for analyzing situations of strategic interaction between competing agents or parties, where an agent's payoff from competition is affected not only by its own actions but also by the actions of its competitors. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
GardeningThe laying out and care of a plot of ground devoted partially or wholly to the growing of plants such as flowers, herbs, or vegetables. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
Gateway SystemsIntermediary computer systems that simplify access to and use of other computer systems, networks, and bulletin boards, sometimes including unified access and switching across multiple databank hosts. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
Gender BiasPrejudicial attitudes toward people because of their sex, including the conscious or unconscious expression of these attitudes in writing, speaking, etc. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
Gender DiscriminationRestriction or denial of rights, privileges, and choice because of one's sex. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
Gender IssuesPoints of discussion or controversy pertaining to aspects of the male or female sex, especially in relation to societal or cultural conceptions of masculine and feminine roles or traits. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
GenealogyHistory or account of lineal descent from an ancestor or ancestors. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
General EducationIntegrated learning experiences structured across subject disciplines to provide the set of skills and knowledge needed to function in society. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
Generalizability TheoryStatistical model for interpreting variance components associated with a specified universe of conditions. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
GeneralizationProcess of drawing inferences or forming general conclusions from a number of specific instances -- also, the tendency to make the same response to new but similar stimuli. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||