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2.01 Key Terms
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Certifications | An official document that gives proof and details of something such as personal status, educational achievements, ownership, or authenticity. |
| TEACH format | a. Think: What? b. Explain: Decide c. Ask: Who? What? Where? When? Why? d. Clues: Title, Key words, Headings, Illustrations e. Handwrite chapter highlights: Definitions, formulas and main concepts |
| Clear | Easy to understand. |
| Concise | Using as few words as possible to give the necessary information, or compressed in order to be brief. |
| Convincing | Able to persuade somebody to believe that something is true or to act. |
| Proofread | To read the text and mark corrections to be made. |
| Active listening | The practice of paying close attention to a speaker and asking questions to ensure full comprehension. |
| Analogy | A comparison between two things that are similar in some way, often used to help explain something or make it easier to understand. |
| Career cluster | Provide students with a context for studying traditional academics and learning the skills specific to a career, and provide U.S. schools with a structure for organizing or restructuring curriculum offerings. |
| Dual enrollment | Involves students being enrolled in two separate, academically related institutions. Generally, it refers to high school students taking college courses. |
| AP courses | Advanced placement, college courses taken in high school. |
| IB courses | International baccalaureate, offering internationally recognized 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. |
| Internship | A type of work experience for entry-level job-seekers. |
| Apprenticeship | One bound by legal agreement to work for another for a specific amount of time in return for instruction in a trade, art, or business. |
| Extra-curricular activities | Fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school or university education, performed by students. Such activities are generally voluntary, mandatory, non-paying, and social. |
| Transcript | An official document showing the educational work of a student in a school or college. |
| Interpersonal skills | Concerning or involving relationships between people. |