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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Advanced PlacementPermitting students with academic credit or test scores beyond minimum requirements to bypass coursework. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
Advanced Placement ProgramsPrograms adopted in U.S. in 1956 under which high school students can take College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) tests, receive college credit for acceptable scores, and be placed into sophomore-level college classes. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
Advanced StudentsStudents studying a particular subject at an advanced level. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
AdvantagedIndividuals or groups who have high status in a particular society for reasons of race, sex, ethnicity, economics, language, geographic location, environment, education, etc. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
Adventitious ImpairmentsConditions resulting from illness or injury during the developmental or adult years. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
Adventure EducationType of outdoor education that attempts to teach environmental awareness and build self-confidence through activities that involve risk or stress, such as rock climbing, survival training, etc. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
AdvertisingPersuasive presentation or promotion of ideas, goods, or services by means of mass communication. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
AdvocacyFull and active support for and representation of an individual, group, cause, or idea. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
AestheticsBranch of philosophy dealing with beauty, artistic expression, and psychological responses to beauty and art. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||
Affective BehaviorBehavior that involves or expresses emotions, feelings, or sentiments. Definition provided by ERIC: Institution of Education Sciences | ||