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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Gifted DisabledPersons of superior ability or potential who also have physical, sensory, emotional, or behavioral disabilities. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
Gifted DisadvantagedPersons of superior ability or potential who are also economically, educationally, or socially disadvantaged. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
Gifted EducationEducational programs and services for gifted individuals. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
Global ApproachApproach to social, cultural, scientific, and humanistic questions involving an orientation to the world as a single interacting system. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
Global EducationLearning/teaching activities across all grade levels that focus on the inter-relatedness of peoples, cultures, and nations -- subfields include world geography, world history, and international relations. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
GlossariesDictionaries of special or technical terms with limited subject scope. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
Goal OrientationPsychological disposition toward achieving one's objectives. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
Goodness of FitStatistical estimate of the extent to which a score distribution, or other numerical series of observations, differs significantly from the numerical values predicted by a mathematical model (i.e., an estimation of how well the theory fits the data). Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
GovernanceThe policy-making, objective-setting, and exercise of authority in an organization, institution, or agency -- includes administrative or management functions to the extent that they relate to the execution of policy and authority. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
Governing BoardsGroup charged with the responsibility for some degree of control over managing the affairs of public or private institutions. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||