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A Teacher's Role
Schools in Society
Question | Answer |
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Accountability | The process of requiring students to demonstrate understanding of the topics they study as measured by standardized tests, as well as holding educators at all levels responsible for students' performance |
Extrinsic Rewards | Rewards that come from outside of oneself, such as job security and vacations |
Professionalism | An occupation characterized by a specialized body of knowledge with emphasis on autonomy, decision making, reflection, and ethical standards for conduct |
Assessment | How student understanding is measured |
High Stakes Tests | Assessments that states and districts use to determine whether or not students will advance from one grade to another, graduate from high school, or have access to specific fields of study |
Reflection | The process of teachers' thinking about and analyzing their work to assess its effectiveness |
Autonomy | The capacity to control one's own professional life |
Intrinsic rewards | Rewards that come from within oneself and are personally satisfying for emotional or intellectual reasons |
Reforms | Suggested changes in teaching and teacher preparation intended to increase the amount students learn |
Curriculum | What teachers teach |
Merit pay | |
Standards | Statements specifying what students should know and what skills they should have upon completing an area of study |
Decision-making | Problem solving in ill-defined situations, based on professional knowledge |
Portfolio | |
Technician | A person who uses specific skills to complete well-defined tasks |
Ethics | Sets of moral standards for acceptable professional behavior |
Professional portfolio | A collection of representative work materials to document developing knowledge and skills |