Question 1

Experiential Learning

Accepted Answer

Refers to learning facilitated through actions and experiences, rather than traditional academic or classroom learning.

Question 2

Competency-based Education

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A system of instruction, assessment, grading, and reporting that is based on students demonstrating that they have learned the knowledge and skills they are expected to learn.

Question 3

Vocational Aptitude

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A measure of a person's ability to perform and learn new tasks in a vocational context.

Question 4

Workforce Readiness Skills

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Essential skills that workers need to be effective in the workplace, including communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.

Question 5

Perkins V

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The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, reauthorized by Congress in 2018, which aims to improve and grow CTE programs.

Question 6

STEM Integration

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The process of integrating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics into other subject areas in an educational context.

Question 7

Project-based Learning

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An instructional approach that encourages students to learn by engaging in real-world and personally meaningful projects.

Question 8

Individualized Education Plan (IEP)

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A written document that's developed for each public school child who is eligible for special education.

Question 9

Postsecondary Transition Plan

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A plan developed by the IEP team that outlines a student's transition to life after high school, including education, employment, and independent living goals.

Question 10

Pre-apprenticeship Program

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A program designed to prepare individuals to enter and succeed in a registered apprenticeship program.

Question 11

Dual Enrollment

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A program that allows high school students to simultaneously earn college credit while still in high school.

Question 12

Technical Skill Assessment

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An evaluation process that identifies the technical skills and knowledge required to perform a specific job or task.

Question 13

Career Pathway

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A series of structured and connected education programs and support services that enable individuals to secure employment within a specific industry or occupational sector.

Question 14

Industry Certification

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A credential that verifies a person has achieved a certain level of competency in a particular profession.

Question 15

Work-based Learning

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A supervised program providing real-life work experiences where students learn specific competencies and skills in a related career field.

Question 16

Job Shadowing

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A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow of a competent worker.

Question 17

Nontraditional Fields

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Careers in which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25% of the individuals employed in each such occupation or field of work.

Question 18

Program of Study

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A sequence of instruction based on recommended standards and knowledge and skills, consisting of coursework, co-curricular activities, work-site learning, service learning, and other learning experiences.

Question 19

CTE Concentrator

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A student who has completed at least two courses in a single program area.

Question 20

CTSO (Career and Technical Student Organizations)

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National student organizations whose programs are integral to classroom instruction in Career and Technical Education.

Question 21

Comprehensive Needs Assessment

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A process that identifies the needs of a community or population. In education, it's used to determine the needs of students to enhance the educational program.

Question 22

Occupational Advisory Committee

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A group of individuals who advise on the content of an occupational or career and technical education program.

Question 23

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)

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A federal law that helps job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services and matches employers with the skilled workers they need.

Question 24

Youth Apprenticeship

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An apprenticeship program designed for high school students that includes a combination of school-based and work-based learning.

Question 25

504 Plan

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A plan developed to ensure that a child who has a disability identified under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and is attending an elementary or secondary educational institution receives accommodations that will ensure their academic success and access to the learning environment.

Question 26

Career Cluster

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A group of jobs and industries that are related by skills or products.

Question 27

Soft Skills

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Personal attributes that enable someone to interact effectively and harmoniously with other people.

Question 28

Stackable Credentials

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Certifications, diplomas, or degrees that can be earned in segments, and then combined to gain a more advanced certificate or degree.

Question 29

Career Counseling

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Guidance given to individuals to help them acquire the knowledge, information, skills, and experience necessary to identify career options.

Question 30

Cooperative Education (Co-op)

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A structured method of combining classroom-based education with practical work experience.

Question 31

Rigor and Relevance Framework

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A tool used in education to examine curriculum, instruction, and assessment along the two dimensions of higher standards and student achievement.

Question 32

Equity in Education

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Fairness in education, where personal or social circumstances such as gender, ethnic origin, or family background, are not obstacles to achieving educational potential.

Question 33

Learning Management System (LMS)

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A software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting, and delivery of educational courses or training programs.

Question 34

Workforce Development

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A range of activities that develop the skills and abilities of individuals, preparing them for work and helping them become more employable.

Question 35

Workplace Safety

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Procedures in place to ensure the safety and health of employees within a workplace.

Question 36

Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)

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A federal program providing aid to workers who lose their jobs or whose hours of work and wages are reduced as a result of increased imports.

Question 37

Career Readiness

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The attainment and demonstration of requisite competencies that broadly prepare college graduates for a successful transition into the workplace.

Question 38

Postsecondary Education

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Any level of education after high school including certificate programs, two-year degrees, four-year degrees, and beyond.

Question 39

Blended Learning

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A mix of traditional, face-to-face, in-person learning and online or distance learning.

Question 40

Inclusive Classroom

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A general education classroom in which students with and without disabilities learn together.

Question 41

School-to-Work Transition

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The process of moving from school to post-school activities, such as postsecondary education, vocational training, integrated employment, continuing and adult education.

Question 42

Instructional Strategies

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Techniques teachers use to help students become independent, strategic learners.

Question 43

Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

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A framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.

Question 44

Differentiated Instruction

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An approach to teaching in which educators actively plan and adjust for students' differences so that all students can best understand new information.

Question 45

Learning Styles

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The preferential way in which the student absorbs, processes, comprehends and retains information.

Question 46

Distance Learning

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A method of studying in which lectures are broadcast or classes are conducted by correspondence over the Internet, without the student's needing to be physically present.

Question 47

Portfolios (Education)

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A collection of student work that can demonstrate learning progress and achievement.

Question 48

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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A civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life.

Question 49

Industry-based Standards

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The knowledge and skills that employees need in a particular industry or occupation.

Question 50

Transferable Skills

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Skills developed in one situation which can be transferred to another situation.

Question 51

Apprenticeship

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A system of training a new generation of practitioners of a trade or profession with on-the-job training and often some accompanying study.

Question 52

Professional Development

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The skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement.

Question 53

Information Literacy

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The ability to identify, find, evaluate, and use information effectively.

Question 54

Self-directed Learning

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A process in which individuals take the initiative, with or without the help of others, in diagnosing their learning needs, formulating learning goals, identifying resources for learning, choosing and implementing learning strategies, and evaluating learning outcomes.

Question 55

Gap Analysis

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The process of comparing actual performance with potential performance, and determining what steps to take to meet the desired performance.

Question 56

Service Learning

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A method of teaching, learning and reflecting that combines academic classroom curriculum with meaningful service in the community.

Question 57

Internship

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A temporary position with an emphasis on on-the-job training rather than merely employment.

Question 58

Career Technical Education (CTE)

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A program of study that involves a multi-year sequence of courses that integrates core academic knowledge with technical and occupational knowledge.

Question 59

SkillsUSA

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A partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. It's a CTSO serving students who are preparing for careers in technical, skilled, and service occupations.

Question 60

FFA (Future Farmers of America)

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An intracurricular student organization for those interested in agriculture and leadership. It is one of the three components of agricultural education.

Question 61

DECA

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An international association of high school and college students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, and marketing sales and service.

Question 62

FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)

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A nonprofit educational association for middle school, high school, and collegiate students who are interested in learning more about the free enterprise system.

Question 63

HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America)

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An international student organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Education Division of ACTE. HOSA's two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities in the health care industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people.

Question 64

FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America)

Accepted Answer

A nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in Family and Consumer Sciences education in public and private school through grade 12.

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