Lexicon of
Online and Distance Education


Editor: Lawrence A. Tomei
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Robert Morris University
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Specific List of Education Terms and Concepts Assigned
Topics already ASSIGNED are indicated with INITIALS in the right column

Current as of 08-08-2008 /10:00am

A A  
  Abstinence only  
  Ability grouping  
  Accountability  
  Accelerated learning LAT
  Accreditation DMM/CFS5
  Achievement gap MK5
  Achievement tests EJB5
  Action research DMM5
  Active learning SH
  Average daily attendance  
  Advanced placement (AP) program SLS5
  Advisory system CTD5
  Affective education HH3
  Alignment  
  Alternative assessment EJB5
  Alternative scheduling SLS5
  Alternative schools SH
  Alternative teacher certification CTD5
  American college test (ACT) SLS5
  Applied Learning LAT5
  Aptitude tests DMM5
  Assessment KP3/MK5
  Assessment alternatives LAT
  At-risk students SH
  Attention deficit disorder SH
  Authentic assessment SH
  Authentic learning DS1
  Average Daily Attendance SLS5
B B  
  Basic skills  
  Behavior modification HH3
  Benchmark  
  Bilingual education NCR5
  Block grant FS5
  Block scheduling JH5
  Brain-based teaching SH
  Brainstorming LAT5
C C  
  Carnegie unit TP5
  Case studies  LAT5
  Channel one CTD5
  Character education LATNCR5
  Charter school LW5
  Child-centered MK5
  Church-state separation CTD5
  Classroom climate LW5
  Classroom management MK5
  Coaching  
  Cognitive coaching LAT
  Cohort DMM/MK5
  Collaboration SMR5
  Collaborative action research DMM5
  Collaborative learning LAT5
  Competency tests  
  Comprehensive school reform  
  Conferencing LAT5
  Cooperative learning LAT
  Conflict Resolution LAT5
  Constructed response DMM5
  Continuous progress  
  Core curriculum HH3/MK5
  Criterion-referenced tests SH
  Critical thinking FS5
  Curriculum MK5
  Cyber schools DS1
D D  
  Data-based decision making DMM5
  Decentralization  
  Democratic education  
  Detracking  
  Developmentally appropriate education  
  Differentiated instruction LAT/MK5
  Differentiated schooling  
  Differentiated staffing  
  Differentiated supervision SMR5
  Differentiated teaching NCR5
  Direct instruction EJB5
  Disaggregated data CFS5
  Diversity SMR5
E E  
  Early childhood education SH
  Effective schools  
  Elementary and secondary education act (ESEA) MK5
  English as a second language (ESL) DMM5
  Enrichment DS1
  Equal access  
  Equity JH5
  Essential questions MG5
  Exemplar GT5
  Exhibitions  
  Experiential education SH
F F  
  Failing schools  
  Flexible scheduling  
  Formative Assessment FS5
  Full inclusion EJB5
  Full-service schools FS5
  Functional illiteracy  
G G  
  Gender bias DMM5
  Gifted and talented DS1
  Goals 2000 TP5
  Governance structure  
  Guided Reading/ Listening/ Speaking LAT
  Guided Writing LAT
H H  
  Habits of mind  
  Heterogeneous grouping CFS5
  Higher-order thinking DMM5
  Holistic learning LW5
  Homeschooling SLS5
  Homogeneous grouping EK1
I I  
  IDEAL Problem Solving LAT5
  Illiteracy HH3NCR5
  Immersion  
  Inclusion SH
  Indicator  
  Individualized education NCR5
  Individualized education program (IEP) DS1
  Individuals with disabilities education act (IDEA) EJB5
  Information literacy DS1
  Inquiry LAT
  Inquiry learning LAT5
  Inservice  
  Instrumental Enrichment LAT5
  Integrated curriculum  
  Integrated language arts DMM5
  Integrated learning systems  
  Integrated Thematic Instruction LAT
  Interactive learning  
  Interdisciplinary curriculum MG5
  International baccalaureate (IB) SLS5
  Intelligence quotient NCR5
  Issue-based analysis LAT5
L L  
  Lead teachers  
  Learning disability EJB5
  Learning Log LAT5
  Learning disorder HH3/SLS5
  Learning styles KP3
  Least restrictive environment EJB5
  Lecture method LAT
  Lifelong learning SMR5
  Limited-english-proficient (LEP) students  
  Looping DS1
  Low-performing schools  
M M  
  Magnet schools NCR5
  Mainstreaming SH
  Manipulatives FS5
  Mediation JH5
  Mentor KP3/JH5
  Mentoring LAT5
  Merit pay  
  Metacognitive Reflection LAT5
  Middle schools GT5
  Minimum competency tests  
  Mixed-ability grouping  
  Multi-age grouping  
  Multicultural education SMR5
  Multidisciplinary curriculum MG5
  Multimedia presentations DS1
  Multiple intelligences LAT
N N  
  National education association (NEA) DS1
  National education goals  
  No child left behind act (NCLB) CTD5
  Norm-referenced tests SH
O O  
  Opportunity-to-learn standards FS5
  Oral Presentation LAT5
  Outcome-based education (OBE)  
  Outcomes  
P P  
  Peer mediation SLS5
  Peer Practice LAT5
  Peer teaching  LAT5
  Performance assessment SH
  Performance tasks  
  Personalization  
  Portfolios LAT5
  Privatized schools NCR5
  Problem-based learning FS5
  Professional development  
  Project method  
  Public engagement  
  Pull-out programs DS1
Q Q  
  Qualitative research SH
  Quantitative research  
R R  
  Reciprocal teaching LAT5
  Reconstituting schools  
  Reflection LAT5
  Reliability SH
  Remedial education SLS5
  Resource room EJB5
  Restructuring  
  Round Table LAT5
S S  
  Sampling  
  Scaffolding FS5
  Scholastic assessment test CFS5
  School-based management  
  School choice  
  School climate  
  School culture LW5
  School-linked programs  
  School readiness  
  School restructuring  
  School-to-work MG5
  Schoolwide programs  
  Selected response  
  Seminars LAT5
  Service learning KP3/SLS5
  Simulation LAT5
  Site-based decision-making JH5
  Small Group Discussion LAT5
  Social learning theory LAT
  Social promotion  
  Socratic Instruction LAT
  Special education SH
  Special-needs students EJB5
  Spiral curriculum MG5
  Standardized test TP5
  Standards  
  Standards-based education GT5
  Student-led conference DMM5
  Summative test FS5
  Supervision  
  Systemic reform MK5
T T  
  Teacher certification NCR5
  Teacher portfolios SH
  Teaching for understanding LAT/LR5
  Teaching to the test LR5
  Team teaching GT5
  Tech prep TP5
  Tenure DMM/CFS5
  Thematic instruction LR5
  Thematic unit LR5
  Thinking skills LAT
  Title I of the elementary and secondary education act (ESEA) of 1965 SH
  Tracking  
  Tuition tax credit  
  Tutorials LAT5
U U  
  Unit of study LR5
  Untracking  
V V  
  Validity SH
  Values education NCR5
  Visualization  
  Vocational education TP5
  Voucher FS5
W W  
  Whole language SH
  World-class standards  
Y Y   
  Year-round schooling  
Z Z   
  Zero tolerance GT5



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