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Glossary 1.Academic-Subject-Matter Curriculum A curriculum orientation that assumes the primary purpose of education should be to develop learners’ mastery of content from academic disciplines.2.Accountability Refers to the idea that schools and teachers should be held responsible for ensuring that learners in school master what is specified in the curriculum 3.Active Teaching Teaching that is characterized by the teacher directly leading the class playing such roles as (a) presenter of new information, (b) monitor of learner progress, (c) planner of opportunities for learners to apply content, and (d) reteacher of content (as necessary).4.Advance Organizer An organizing framework presented to learners in preparation for their mastering new content that is designed to help them sort out fragmented pieces of information and organize them into specified categories 5.Affective Domain Domain of learning that focuses on attitudes, feelings, interests, and values 6.Allocated Time Time that is assigned for the purpose of helping students to learn specific subjects or materials. 7.Assessment The purposeful gathering of data from a variety of sources regarding the attainment of educational outcomes. 8.Authentic Assessment Assessment that takes place in a situation allowing the learner to replicate real world conditions to the maximum extent possible. 9.Bilingual Education An approach in which learners are taught for at least part of the day in English and part of the day in their home language. 10.Clarity A defining characteristic of effective teachers that includes variables such as the teacher’s verbal and nonverbal style, lesson-presentation structure, and proficiency in providing cogent explanations. 11.Cognitive Domain Domain of learning that focuses on intellectual dimensions of learning, including remembering and processing information 12.Constructivism A perspective that holds that knowledge is constructed in the minds of learners based on their prior knowledge an