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- 14:58, 23 October 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Hand-held shot (current)
- 13:03, 5 September 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+221) . . N Thanatosis (Created page with "A state that in some respects resembles shock, is characterized by cessation of all voluntary activity and usually by assumption of a posture suggestive of death, and occurs i...") (current)
- 13:38, 25 August 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+383) . . N Monosodium glutamate (Created page with "Monosodium glutamate (MSG), also known as sodium glutamate, is the sodium salt of glutamic acid. MSG is found naturally in some foods including tomatoes and cheese in this glu...") (current)
- 13:35, 25 August 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+155) . . N Chinese restaurant syndrome (Created page with "An illness marked by short attacks of weakness, numbness, palpitations, and headaches, often attributed to overconsumption of monosodium glutamate.") (current)
- 19:42, 15 August 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+766) . . N Vegetable (Created page with "In botanical terms, vegetables encompass various edible parts of plants that aren't necessarily fruits. However, in the culinary and cultural context, the term "vegetable" is...") (current)
- 21:07, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+65) . . N Water mold (Created page with "Heterotrophic protist that grows as nutrient-absorbing filaments.") (current)
- 21:07, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+82) . . N Trypanosome (Created page with "Parasitic flagellate with a single mitochondrion and a membrane-encased flagellum.") (current)
- 21:07, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+165) . . N Stramenopiles (Created page with "Protist lineage that includes the photosynthetic diatoms and brown algae, as well as the heterotrophic water molds. Some members of the group have a hairy flagellum.") (current)
- 21:07, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+96) . . N Radiolarians (Created page with "Heterotrophic single-celled protists with a porous silica shell and long cytoplasmic extensions.") (current)
- 21:06, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+114) . . N Plasmodial slime mold (Created page with "Soil-dwelling protist that feeds as a multinucleated mass. Develops into a fruiting body under adverse conditions.") (current)
- 21:06, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+76) . . N Pellicle (Created page with "Layer of proteins that gives shape to many unwalled, single-celled protists.") (current)
- 21:06, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+107) . . N Foraminifera (Created page with "Heterotrophic single-celled protists with a porous calcium carbonate shell and long cytoplasmic extensions.") (current)
- 21:05, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+108) . . N Flagellated protozoan (Created page with "Protist belonging to an entirely or mostly heterotrophic lineage with no cell wall and one or more flagella.") (current)
- 21:05, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+113) . . N Euglenoid (Created page with "Flagellated protozoan with multiple mitochondria; may be heterotrophic or have chloroplasts descended from algae.") (current)
- 21:05, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-1,753) . . Dinoflagellate (Replaced content with "Single-celled, aquatic protist with cellulose plates and two flagella; may be heterotrophic or photosynthetic.") (current)
- 21:04, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+104) . . N Chlorophyte algae (Created page with "Heterotrophic protists thought to be the sister group of animals; collared cells strain food from water.") (current)
- 21:04, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+80) . . N Charophyte algae (Created page with "Green algal group that includes the lineage most closely related to land plants.") (current)
- 21:01, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+151) . . N Cellular slime mold (Created page with "Soil-dwelling protist that feeds as solitary cells but congregates under adverse conditions to form a cohesive unit that develops into a fruiting body.") (current)
- 21:01, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+92) . . N Brown alga (Created page with "Multicelled marine protist with a brown accessory pigment (fucoxanthin) in its chloroplasts.") (current)
- 21:01, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+114) . . N Apicomplexan (Created page with "Single-celled alveolate protist that lives as a parasite inside animal cells; some cause malaria or toxoplasmosis.") (current)
- 21:01, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+106) . . N Amoebozoan (Created page with "Lineage of heterotrophic, unwalled protists that live in soils and water; include amoebas and slime molds.") (current)
- 21:00, 12 July 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+116) . . N Alveolate (Created page with "Member of a protist lineage having small sacs beneath the plasma membrane; dinoflagellate, ciliate, or apicomplexan.") (current)
- 00:25, 29 June 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+379) . . N Parasitoidism (Created page with "Parasitoidism is a specific type of symbiotic relationship in which an organism, known as a parasitoid, relies on a host organism during a particular stage of its life cycle....") (current)
- 14:55, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+368) . . N Self-serving attributions (Created page with "Self-serving attributions are when we are more likely to assign an internal attribute to our behavior when it is good and an external attribute to our behavior when it is bad....") (current)
- 14:55, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+280) . . N Fundamental attribution error (Created page with "The '''fundamental attribution error''' is the tendency to make internal attributions and ignore external, situational factors when explaining the behavior of other people. '...") (current)
- 14:54, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+179) . . N Impression formation (Created page with "Impression formation is creating an overall impression of a person based on many pieces of information. '''Example:''' Asch’s studies on impressions using warm and cold tra...") (current)
- 14:52, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . Low-ball tactic (current)
- 14:52, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . That’s Not All (current)
- 14:51, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . Door-in-the-face (current)
- 14:51, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . Foot-in-the-door (current)
- 14:35, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+183) . . N That’s Not All (Created page with "The that’s-not-all tactic involves adding extras or bonuses before asking for a commitment. Example: An infomercial selling a set of knives throws in a cutting board and c...")
- 14:35, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+199) . . N Low-ball tactic (Created page with "The low-ball tactic involves getting someone to commit to a request and then changing the deal. Example: A car salesman who comes back and says that the car is available but...")
- 14:35, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+245) . . N Door-in-the-face (Created page with "The door-in-the-face tactic is when an unreasonable request is followed by a smaller, more reasonable one. Example: A teenager asks for $100 to go out on the weekend. After...")
- 14:34, 16 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+333) . . N Foot-in-the-door (Created page with "The foot-in-the-door tactic involves getting someone to agree to a small request so that they are more likely to agree when you follow up later with a big request (the goal)....")
- 11:34, 8 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+185) . . N Wnt protein (Created page with "Member of a family of extracellular signal molecules that regulates cell proliferation and migration during embryonic development and that maintains stem cells in a proliferat...") (current)
- 11:34, 8 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+124) . . N Bcl2 family (Created page with "Related group of intracellular proteins that regulates apoptosis; some family members promote cell death, others inhibit it.") (current)
- 11:33, 8 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+166) . . N Bacteriorhodopsin (Created page with "Pigmented protein found in abundance in the plasma membrane of the salt-loving archaeon Halobacterium halobium; pumps protons out of the cell, fueled by light energy.") (current)
- 11:33, 8 May 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+98) . . N Aster (Created page with "Star-shaped array of microtubules emanating from a centrosome or from a pole of a mitotic spindle.") (current)
- 13:10, 13 April 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+292) . . Vestibular system (current)
- 22:11, 8 February 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+116) . . N Temporomandibular joint (Created page with "The temporomandibular joint is a hinge joint that connects the jawbone (mandible) to the skull at the temporal bone.") (current)
- 13:11, 16 December 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Carpet beetle dermatitis (current)
- 13:10, 16 December 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-7,195) . . Carpet beetle dermatitis (Replaced content with "Beginning in 1948 several groups of dermatologists reported on case histories involving dermatitis caused by contact with carpet beetles (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). These p...")
- 10:38, 16 December 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . Cnidaria (current)
- 10:38, 16 December 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+362) . . N Cnidaria (Created page with "Cnidarians, also known as coelenterates, diverse group of aquatic, invertebrate animals armed with microscopic stinging structures. Cnidarians make up the phylum Cnidaria, whi...")
- 10:37, 16 December 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+23) . . N Cnidarian (Redirected page to Cnidaria) (current)
- 14:25, 3 December 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+114) . . N Lauric acid (Created page with "Lauric acid is a fatty acid, esters of which occur in natural substances such as coconut milk and palm kernel oil.") (current)
- 18:00, 15 October 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-7,092) . . Natural selection (current)
- 01:14, 2 October 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . Wobble hypothesis (current)
- 11:13, 8 August 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-256) . . Tapetum (Redirected page to Tapetum lucidum) (current)
- 11:12, 8 August 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+285) . . N Tapetum (Created page with "A reflective layer of cells in the wall of the eye of nocturnal and deep-sea animals that reflects light back onto the retina, enhancing visual sensitivity in dim light. Ligh...")
- 11:11, 8 August 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Cones (current)
- 01:06, 5 August 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+573) . . N Pyromania (Created page with "This impulse control disorder refers to the compelling and intense desire to prepare, start, or watch fires. It is a relatively rare disorder; even among fire starters, only 2...") (current)
- 01:05, 5 August 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+15) . . Pyromaniac (current)
- 10:34, 28 June 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+249) . . N Librations (Created page with "In lunar astronomy, '''libration''' is the wagging or wavering of the Moon perceived by Earth-bound observers and caused by changes in their perspective. It permits an observe...") (current)
- 12:59, 24 May 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+317) . . N Stargardt disease (Created page with "Stargardt disease is a rare genetic eye disease that happens when fatty material builds up on the macula — the small part of the retina needed for sharp, central vis...") (current)
- 01:30, 2 March 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+316) . . N Equivalence point (Created page with "The equivalence point, or stoichiometric point, of a chemical reaction is the point at which chemically equivalent quantities of reactants have been mixed. For an acid-base re...") (current)
- 20:19, 27 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+97) . . N Great Circle (Created page with "A circle drawn on a sphere is a '''great circle''' if it divides the sphere into two equal parts.") (current)
- 23:27, 24 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . Thrombocytopenia (current)
- 23:26, 24 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-14) . . Thrombopenia (Redirected page to Thrombocytopenia) (current)
- 23:26, 24 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . Thrombocytopenia
- 21:21, 19 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . MediaWiki:Sidebar (current)
- 21:20, 19 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+190) . . N MediaWiki:Sidebar (Created page with " * navigation ** mainpage|mainpage-description ** recentchanges-url|recentchanges ** randompage-url|randompage **Special:Categories|Categories ** helppage|help * SEARCH * TOOL...")
- 21:10, 19 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+335) . . N Zygomycota (Created page with "Terrestrial fungi. Most dwell in soil and decompose dead plants and animals. The group also includes black bread mold and some animal parasites. Reproduce sexually using thick...") (current)
- 21:10, 19 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+389) . . N Deuteromycota (Created page with "Large and diverse fungi in which the sexual stage either does not exist or is not known. One soil-dwelling species is the source of cyclosporine, an immune-suppressant drug th...") (current)
- 21:08, 19 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+403) . . N Chytridiomycota (Created page with "Smallest and simplest fungi. Found in oceans, streams, lakes, and moist soil. They feed on decaying or living organisms and are important decomposers in aquatic ecosystems....") (current)
- 21:08, 19 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+318) . . N Basidiomycota (Created page with "Includes edible and poisonous mushrooms. Many species are plant parasites and cause extensive crop damage. Form sexual spores in club-shaped structures called basidia. '''Com...") (current)
- 21:07, 19 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+30) . . Ascomycota (current)
- 21:06, 19 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+35) . . Ascomycota
- 21:05, 19 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+306) . . N Ascomycota (Created page with "Largest group of fungi; includes yeasts, lichens, morels, truffles, and cup fungi. Responsible for many plant diseases such as powdery mildew and Dutch elm disease. Reproduce...")
- 12:56, 14 February 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+71) . . N Bacteremia (Created page with "Bacteremia is the presence of viable bacteria in the circulating blood.") (current)
- 19:26, 23 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+127) . . N Hereditarianism (Created page with "The mistaken idea that human traits are determined solely by genetic inheritance, ignoring the contribution of the environment.") (current)
- 10:58, 22 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Mitochondria (current)
- 10:48, 3 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+213) . . MicroRNAs (miRNAs) (current)
- 16:34, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Water beetle (current)
- 16:33, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Water beetle
- 15:47, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Water beetle
- 15:45, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . Water beetle
- 15:43, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+33) . . Water beetle
- 15:39, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-98) . . Water beetle
- 15:35, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+2,214) . . N Water beetle (Created page with "<gallery> https://biology-forums.com/gallery/43/6_01_01_22_2_33_12.jpeg|Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=43944 </gallery> '''Water Beetl...")
- 15:29, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-3) . . Whirligig Beetle (current)
- 15:25, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Whirligig Beetle
- 15:23, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Whirligig Beetle (→Scientific classification)
- 15:18, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (+1,369) . . N Whirligig Beetle (Created page with "'''Whirligig Beetle''', common name for a type of water beetle that swims in irregular but graceful curves on the surface of the water when it is disturbed. Found in tempe...")
- 15:15, 1 January 2022 (diff | hist) . . (-9) . . Biology Dictionary (current)
- 14:48, 27 December 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+155) . . N Kinetoplast (Created page with "The kinetoplast is a specialized region of the mitochondria of trypanosomatids that harbors the most complex and unusual mitochondrial DNA found in nature.") (current)
- 14:35, 27 December 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+268) . . N Myopathy (Created page with "Myopathy is a general term referring to any disease that affects the muscles that control voluntary movement in the body. Patients experience muscle weakness due to a dysfunct...") (current)
- 13:42, 29 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+97) . . Transitivity of Divisibility (current)
- 13:41, 29 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+201) . . N Transitivity of Divisibility (Created page with "If one number divides a second and the second number divides a third, then the first number divides the third. This is one of the most useful properties of divisibility is th...")
- 18:58, 17 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . Goldbach's conjecture (current)
- 18:57, 17 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+160) . . N Goldbach's conjecture (Created page with "One of the oldest and best-known unsolved problems in mathematics. It states that "Every even integer greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two primes."")
- 10:23, 16 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+199) . . N Fallacy (Created page with "A fallacy is the use of invalid or otherwise faulty reasoning, or "wrong moves" in the construction of an argument. A fallacious argument may be deceptive by appearing to be b...") (current)
- 10:23, 16 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+22) . . N Fallacious proof (Redirected page to Fallacy) (current)
- 00:51, 16 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+30) . . Biology Dictionary
- 16:26, 3 October 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+142) . . N Adsorptivity (Created page with "Adsorptivity is the ability to adsorb. The greater the adsorptivity of a substrate, the more readily and strongly a substance will bind to it.") (current)
- 20:11, 26 August 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+150) . . N Right triangular prism (Created page with "A right triangular prism is a prism with two parallel and congruent triangular faces and three rectangular faces perpendicular to the triangular ones.") (current)
- 20:03, 26 August 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+119) . . N Lateral surface (Created page with "The '''lateral surface''' of an object is all of the sides of the object, excluding its base and top (when they exist).") (current)
- 21:28, 30 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+136) . . N Carboxyhemoglobin (Created page with "Carboxyhemoglobin is a stable complex of carbon monoxide and hemoglobin that forms in red blood cells upon contact with carbon monoxide.") (current)
- 21:28, 30 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+266) . . N Carboxyhemoglobinemia (Created page with "The presence of carboxyhemoglobin in the blood. '''Carboxyhemoglobin''', hemoglobin that has carbon monoxide bound to it, is formed in carbon monoxide poisoning, as from e...") (current)
- 21:15, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+55) . . N Quantitative trait loci (Created page with "Two or more genes that act on a single polygenic trait.") (current)
- 21:15, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+102) . . N General cognitive ability (Created page with "Characteristics that include verbal and spatial abilities, memory, speed of perception, and reasoning.") (current)
- 21:15, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Intelligence quotient (current)
- 21:15, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+227) . . Intelligence quotient
- 21:13, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+138) . . N Familial hypercholesterolemia (Created page with "Autosomal dominant disorder with defective or absent LDL receptors. Affected individuals are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease.") (current)
- 21:13, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+56) . . N Essential hypertension (Created page with "Elevated blood pressure, consistently above 140/90mm Hg.") (current)
- 21:13, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+49) . . N Concordance (Created page with "Agreement between traits exhibited by both twins.") (current)
- 21:11, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+64) . . N Dermatoglyphics (Created page with "The study of the skin ridges on fingers, palms, toes, and soles.") (current)
- 21:11, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+56) . . N Correlation coefficient (Created page with "Measures of the degree to which variables vary together.") (current)
- 21:11, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+95) . . N Genetic variance (Created page with "The phenotypic variance of a trait in a population that is attributed to genotypic differences.") (current)
- 21:11, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+104) . . N Environmental variance (Created page with "The phenotypic variance of a trait in a population that is attributed to differences in the environment.") (current)
- 21:10, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+159) . . N Regression to the mean (Created page with "In a polygenic system, the tendency of offspring of parents with one of the extreme phenotypes to exhibit phenotypes that are closer to the population average.") (current)
- 21:10, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+103) . . Multifactorial trait (current)
- 21:10, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+143) . . N Complex trait (Created page with "Traits controlled by multiple genes and the interaction of environmental factors where the contribution of genes and environment are undefined.") (current)
- 21:09, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+127) . . N Continuous variation (Created page with "A distribution of phenotypic characters that is distributed from one extreme to another in overlapping, or continuous, fashion.") (current)
- 21:09, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+71) . . N Discontinuous variation (Created page with "Phenotypes that fall into two or more distinct, nonoverlapping classes.") (current)
- 21:08, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+35) . . N Huntington disease (Redirected page to Huntington's disease) (current)
- 21:03, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+87) . . Oogonia (current)
- 21:03, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+96) . . Spermatogonia (current)
- 21:02, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+107) . . Sister chromatids (current)
- 21:02, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+70) . . Nucleolus (plural: nucleoli) (current)
- 20:55, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+43) . . N Nucleolus (Redirected page to Nucleolus (plural: nucleoli)) (current)
- 20:55, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+82) . . Macromolecule (current)
- 20:54, 29 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+28) . . N Macromolecules (Redirected page to Macromolecule) (current)
- 22:25, 12 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+777) . . N Mitochondrial Eve (Created page with "In the field of human genetics, the name Mitochondrial Eve refers to the matrilineal most recent common ancestor (MRCA) of all currently living anatomically modern humans, who...") (current)
- 20:11, 2 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-25) . . Epigenetics (current)
- 21:24, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+104) . . Epistasis (current)
- 21:24, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-1,360) . . Proband (Replaced content with "First affected family member seeking medical attention for a genetic disorder.") (current)
- 21:23, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+110) . . N Pedigree construction (Created page with "Use of family history to determine how a trait is inherited, and to determine risk factors for family members.") (current)
- 21:23, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+81) . . N Segregation (Created page with "The separation of members of a gene pair from each other during gamete formation.") (current)
- 21:22, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+58) . . N Dominant trait (Created page with "The trait expressed in the F1 (or heterozygous) condition.") (current)
- 21:22, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+96) . . N Recessive trait (Created page with "The trait unexpressed in the F1, but which is re-expressed in some members of the F2 generation.") (current)
- 21:13, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+82) . . N Camptodactyly (Created page with "A dominant human genetic trait that is expressed as immobile bent, little fingers.") (current)
- 21:12, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+56) . . N Expressivity (Created page with "The range of phenotypes resulting from a given genotype.") (current)
- 21:12, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+104) . . Penetrance (current)
- 21:12, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-540) . . Huntington's disease (current)
- 21:11, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+187) . . N Muscular dystrophy (Created page with "A group of genetic diseases associated with progressive degeneration of muscles. Two of these, Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy, are inherited as X-linked, allelic, rece...") (current)
- 21:11, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-1,181) . . Color blindness (Replaced content with "Defective color vision caused by reduction or absence of visual pigments. There are three forms: red, green, and blue blindness.") (current)
- 21:11, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-407) . . Y-linked gene (current)
- 21:10, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+87) . . X-linked gene (current)
- 21:09, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+113) . . N Marfan syndrome (Created page with "An autosomal dominant genetic disorder that affects the skeletal system, the cardiovascular system, and the eyes.") (current)
- 21:09, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+108) . . Sickle-cell anemia (current)
- 21:09, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+33) . . N Sickle cell anemia (Redirected page to Sickle-cell anemia) (current)
- 21:08, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+211) . . N Exocrine gland (Created page with "Exocrine glands are glands that secrete substances onto an epithelial surface by way of a duct. Examples of exocrine glands include sweat, salivary, mammary, ceruminous, lacri...") (current)
- 21:08, 29 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-1,799) . . Cystic fibrosis (Replaced content with "An often fatal recessive genetic disorder associated with abnormal secretions of the exocrine glands.") (current)
- 22:06, 22 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-54) . . Sciatic nerve (current)
- 13:16, 2 April 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+110) . . N Nocturnality (Created page with "Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.") (current)
- 13:16, 2 April 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+307) . . N Camouflage (Created page with "Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see, or by disguising them as s...") (current)
- 13:15, 2 April 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+521) . . N Crypsis (Created page with "In ecology, '''crypsis''' is the ability of an animal to avoid observation or detection by other animals. It may be a predation strategy or an antipredator adaptation. Met...") (current)
- 10:33, 31 March 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Mitochondrion (Redirected page to Mitochondria) (current)
- 10:32, 31 March 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-83) . . Mitochondrion
- 19:58, 22 March 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+288) . . N Erucic acid (Created page with "Erucic acid is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid, which is present in the oil-rich seeds of the Brassicaceae family of plants, particularly rapeseed and mustard. It mainly...") (current)
- 19:58, 22 March 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+416) . . N Glycosinolate (Created page with "Glucosinolates are natural components of many pungent plants such as mustard, cabbage, and horseradish. The pungency of those plants is due to mustard oils produced from gluco...") (current)
- 21:11, 4 March 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+254) . . N Equinox (Created page with "'''Time of equal day and night:''' either of the two annual crossings of the equator by the Sun, once in each direction, when the length of day and night are approximately equ...") (current)
- 11:39, 1 March 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+799) . . N Arthritis (Created page with "Arthritis is a form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints. There are over 100 different forms of arthritis.[ The most common form of arthritis is...") (current)
- 23:29, 28 February 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+271) . . N Gastroesophageal reflux (Created page with "Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) occurs when stomach acid frequently flows back into the tube connecting your mouth and stomach (esophagus). This backwash (acid reflux)...") (current)
- 21:17, 20 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+290) . . N Antineoplastic drug (Created page with "Antineoplastic drugs are medications used to treat cancer. Antineoplastic drugs are also called anticancer, chemotherapy, ''chemo'', cytotoxic, or hazardous drugs. These d...") (current)
- 21:17, 20 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+48) . . Chemotherapy (current)
- 23:33, 12 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+203) . . N Argyria (Created page with "Argyria is a rare skin condition associated with chronic exposure to products containing silver. The silver is typically deposited diffusely in skin, fingernails, oral mucosa,...") (current)
- 23:12, 10 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-85) . . Frustum (current)
- 23:11, 10 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+358) . . N Frustum (Created page with "In geometry, a frustum is the portion of a solid (normally a cone or pyramid) that lies between one or two parallel planes cutting it. A right frustum is a parallel truncation...")
- 11:59, 5 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-22) . . Micrution (current)
- 11:58, 5 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-108) . . Disturbance (current)
- 12:10, 4 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Bilirubin (current)
- 12:10, 4 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+297) . . Bilirubin
- 10:31, 2 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+307) . . N Bacterial conjunctivitis (Created page with "'''Bacterial conjunctivitis''' is a common type of ''pink eye'', caused by bacteria that infect the eye through various sources of contamination. The bacteria can be spread th...") (current)
- 10:59, 25 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-16) . . Migrating motor complex (current)
- 10:58, 25 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+309) . . N Phanerozoic Eon (Created page with "The '''Phanerozoic Eon''' is the current geologic eon in the geologic time scale, and the one during which abundant animal and plant life has existed. It covers 541 million ye...") (current)
- 10:57, 25 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+46) . . Paleozoic Era (current)
- 10:56, 25 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-24) . . Cholesterol (current)
- 10:54, 25 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+318) . . N Ambidextrous (Created page with "Ambidexterity is the ability to use both the right and left hand equally well. When referring to objects, the term indicates that the object is equally suitable for right-hand...") (current)
- 11:37, 27 September 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+315) . . Hematocrit (current)
- 20:07, 17 September 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+149) . . N Machine learning (Created page with "Machine learning is the study of computer algorithms that improve automatically through experience. It is seen as a subset of artificial intelligence") (current)
- 22:36, 24 July 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . High-density lipoprotein (current)
- 22:36, 24 July 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+1,231) . . N High-density lipoprotein (Created page with "High-density lipoproteins (HDL) form a class of lipoproteins, varying somewhat in their size and contents, that carry cholesterol from the body's tissues to the liver. Becaus...")
- 22:34, 24 July 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-216) . . Low-density lipoprotein (current)
- 17:38, 18 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+114) . . N Numeral (Created page with "A numeral is a symbol that represents a number. In comparison, a number tells us how many objects we are counting.") (current)
- 20:52, 9 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+200) . . N Cardinal number (Created page with "The number of elements in set A is called the cardinal number of set A and is denoted n(A). A set is '''finite''' if its cardinal number is a whole number. An infinite set i...") (current)
- 16:08, 9 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+107) . . N Antecedent (Created page with "An environmental event or behavior that precedes a specific behavior and sets the occasion for it to occur.") (current)
- 16:06, 9 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+119) . . N Eliciting stimulus (Created page with "An eliciting stimulus is a change in the environment that is highly correlated with the occurrence of a later response.") (current)
- 12:34, 7 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+194) . . N AP site (Created page with "In biochemistry and molecular genetics, an AP site, also known as an abasic site, is a location in DNA that has neither a purine nor a pyrimidine base, either spontaneously or...") (current)
- 12:33, 7 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+22) . . N Abasic site (Redirected page to AP site) (current)
- 12:32, 7 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+26) . . N Deaminated (Redirected page to Deamination) (current)
- 11:01, 26 February 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-3) . . Endochondral ossification (current)
- 11:01, 26 February 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+501) . . N Endochondral ossification (Created page with "'''Endochondral ossification''' is one of the two essential processes during fetal development of the mammalian skeletal system by which bone tissue is created. Unlike intrame...")
- 23:24, 25 February 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+267) . . N Amphiphile (Created page with "An amphiphile is a chemical compound possessing both hydrophilic and lipophilic properties. Such a compound is called amphiphilic or amphipathic. This forms the basis for a nu...") (current)
- 10:07, 20 February 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+1,235) . . N Blanketing effect (Created page with "The blanketing effect (also referred to as line blanketing or the line-blanketing effect) is the enhancement of the red or infrared regions of a stellar spectrum at the expens...") (current)
- 23:08, 14 February 2020 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Inter-Quartile Range (current)
- 23:08, 14 February 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+211) . . N Inter-Quartile Range (Created page with "The IQR is not dependent on extreme scores and gives the range for the middle 50% of the distribution. It is calculated by finding the distance betwee...")
- 23:07, 14 February 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+258) . . Range (current)
- 13:38, 17 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+286) . . N Internet of Things (Created page with "The Internet of Things is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers and...") (current)
- 01:09, 10 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+198) . . N Trisomy (Created page with "A '''trisomy''' is a type of polysomy in which there are three instances of a particular chromosome, instead of the normal two. A trisomy is a type of aneuploidy (an abnormal...") (current)
- 14:57, 8 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . Mitosis (current)
- 23:25, 21 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+72) . . Slope (current)
- 19:18, 12 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+200) . . N Azoospermia (Created page with "Azoospermia is when there are zero sperm in the ejaculate. Also referred to as having “no sperm count,” this is a severe form of male infertility. The semen may appear com...") (current)
- 19:18, 12 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-189) . . Oligozoospermia (current)
- 19:18, 12 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+276) . . N Oligozoospermia (Created page with "Oligozoospermia is the presence of an abnormally low number of sperm in a semen sample. According to the criteria in the 5th edition of the World Health Organisation (WHO) man...")
- 11:23, 11 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+701) . . N Signal peptide (Created page with "A signal peptide is a short peptide (usually 16-30 amino acids long) present at the N-terminus of the majority of newly synthesized proteins that are destined towards the secr...") (current)
- 15:55, 5 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+114) . . N Rational Expression (Created page with "A rational expression is an algebraic expression of the form P/Q, where P and Q are polynomials such that Q ≠ 0.") (current)
- 14:37, 5 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+118) . . Polynomial (current)
- 14:37, 5 November 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+58) . . Monomial (current)
- 11:53, 18 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+385) . . N ICAM-1 (Created page with "ICAM-1 (Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''ICAM1'' gene. This gene encodes a cell surface glycoprotein which is typically expre...") (current)
- 11:26, 8 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+123) . . N Perpendicular (Created page with "The position of straight lines relative to one another—two lines are said to be perpendicular if they form a right angle.") (current)
- 11:26, 8 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+34) . . N Orthogonal (Created page with "Synonymous with perpendicular.") (current)
- 10:31, 7 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+109) . . N Congenital (Created page with "A birth defect, also known as a congenital disorder, is a condition present at birth regardless of its cause.") (current)
- 10:31, 7 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . Presbycusis (current)
- 19:41, 6 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+301) . . N Neural adaptation (Created page with "Neural adaptation or ''sensory adaptation'' is a gradual decrease over time in the responsiveness of the sensory system to a constant stimulus. It is usually experienced as a...") (current)
- 19:41, 6 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+54) . . N Interlocutor (Created page with "A person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.") (current)
- 19:41, 6 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+27) . . N Interlocutors (Redirected page to Interlocutor) (current)
- 14:34, 29 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+92) . . N Complement method (Created page with "Method of computing the net price directly, using the complement of the trade discount rate.") (current)
- 14:33, 29 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+117) . . N Complement rate (Created page with "A rate equal to 100% minus the discount rate; used with the complement method in determining trade or cash discounts.") (current)
- 10:00, 23 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . EROI (current)
- 10:00, 23 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-13) . . Energy returned on investment (EROI) (Redirected page to EROI) (current)
- 21:56, 22 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Sodium hydroxide (current)
- 12:09, 19 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+329) . . N Multimeter (Created page with "A '''multimeter''' or a ''multitester'', also known as a VOM (volt-ohm-milliammeter), is an electronic measuring instrument that combines several measurement functions in one...") (current)
- 10:38, 19 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Transistor (current)
- 12:03, 18 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+272) . . N Steeping (Created page with "'''Steeping''' is the soaking in liquid (usually water) of a solid, usually so as to extract flavours or to soften it. The specific process of teas being prepared for drinking...") (current)
- 12:03, 18 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+23) . . N Steeped tea (Redirected page to Steeping) (current)
- 13:45, 17 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+306) . . N Archaeology (Created page with "Archaeology, or archeology, is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture...") (current)
- 12:00, 16 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+850) . . N Very low frequency (Created page with "Very low frequency or VLF is the ''International Telecommunication Union'' designation for radio frequencies (RF) in the range of 3 to 30 kilohertz (kHz), corresponding to wav...") (current)
- 11:59, 16 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+229) . . N Whistler wave (Created page with "A '''whistler''' is a very low frequency or very low frequency electromagnetic (radio) wave generated by lightning. Frequencies of terrestrial whistlers are 1 kHz to 30 kH...") (current)
- 11:47, 16 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+702) . . Planet (current)
- 11:47, 16 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+287) . . N Telescope (Created page with "Usually a light-collecting instrument that makes distant objects appear nearer through the use of lenses or a combination of curved mirrors and lenses. Some, however, collect...") (current)
- 11:47, 16 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+542) . . N Venus (Created page with "The second planet out from the sun, it has a rocky core, just as Earth does. However, Venus lost most of its water long ago. The sun’s ultraviolet radiation broke apart thos...") (current)
- 13:53, 12 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+35) . . N Coprophagic (Created page with "Animal that consumes its own feces.") (current)
- 01:44, 10 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+9) . . Digital Millennium Copyright Act (current)
- 11:26, 9 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+99) . . N Alkane (Created page with "Any of the series of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane, propane, and higher members.") (current)
- 11:25, 9 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+548) . . N Natural gas (Created page with "Natural gas is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, but commonly including varying amounts of other higher alkanes, and s...") (current)
- 11:07, 2 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+299) . . N Reptile (Created page with "'''Reptiles''' are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives. The...") (current)
- 11:06, 2 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+279) . . N Caecilian (Created page with "'''Caecilians''' (pronounced seh-SILL-yens) are tropical amphibians that look like large worms or slick snakes. They have no arms or legs, and sometimes it's hard to tell whic...") (current)
- 11:01, 2 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+248) . . N Newt (Created page with "A '''newt''' is a salamander in the subfamily '''Pleurodelinae'''. The terrestrial juvenile phase is called an '''eft'''. Unlike other members of the family Salamandridae, new...") (current)
- 02:44, 2 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+319) . . N Salamander (Created page with "'''Salamanders''' are a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to t...") (current)
- 02:42, 2 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+445) . . N Herpetology (Created page with "Herpetology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and...") (current)
- 12:54, 23 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+315) . . N Crossbite (Created page with "Crossbite is a form of malocclusion where a tooth (or teeth) has a more buccal or lingual position (that is, the tooth is either closer to the cheek or to the tongue) than its...") (current)
- 12:54, 23 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Cross bite (Redirected page to Crossbite) (current)
- 12:53, 23 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+25) . . N Cross bite (Redirected page to Cross bite)
- 12:53, 23 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+86) . . N Open bite (Created page with "An open bite is when your upper and lower teeth don't touch when your mouth is closed.") (current)
- 12:53, 23 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-62) . . Openbite (Redirected page to Open bite) (current)
- 12:52, 23 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+86) . . N Openbite (Created page with "An open bite is when your upper and lower teeth don't touch when your mouth is closed.")
- 15:06, 20 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Anorexia nervosa (current)
- 11:18, 20 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+145) . . N Dihydrotestosterone (Created page with "'''Dihydrotestosterone''' (DHT, 5α-dihydrotestosterone, 5α-DHT, androstanolone or stanolone) is an endogenous androgen sex steroid and hormone.") (current)
- 13:12, 16 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+89) . . N Arid (Created page with "(of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.") (current)
- 00:31, 14 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-116) . . Metastatic cancer (current)
- 10:18, 9 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+19) . . N Nocturnal (Created page with "Occurring at night.") (current)
- 09:37, 9 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . Primate (current)
- 09:37, 9 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . Primate
- 09:36, 9 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+230) . . N Primate (Created page with "A primate is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all the species commonly related to the lemurs, monkeys, and apes, with the latter category i...")
- 09:36, 9 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+137) . . N Lorisoidea (Created page with "Lorisoidea is a superfamily of nocturnal primates found throughout Africa and Asia. Members include the galagos and the lorisids.") (current)
- 09:36, 9 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+25) . . N Lorisiform primates (Redirected page to Lorisoidea) (current)
- 09:45, 6 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+295) . . Proteome (current)
- 08:39, 15 July 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+570) . . N Natron (Created page with "Natron is a naturally occurring mixture of sodium carbonate decahydrate (Na2CO3·10H2O, a kind of soda ash) and around 17% sodium bicarbonate (also called baking soda, NaHCO3)...") (current)
- 15:03, 11 July 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+422) . . N Oncophage (Created page with "A vaccine made from a patient’s tumor cells that may help the body’s immune system kill cancer cells. This vaccine is used to treat kidney cancer, a type of brain cancer c...") (current)
- 21:59, 8 July 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Net Ecosystem Production (current)
- 20:57, 13 June 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+498) . . N Cumulonimbus cloud (Created page with "'''Cumulonimbus clouds''' are dense, towering vertical clouds, forming from water vapor carried by powerful upward air currents. If observed during a storm, these clouds may b...") (current)
- 16:43, 5 June 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,365) . . N Pericarditis (Created page with "'''Pericarditis''' is inflammation of the pericardium . Symptoms typically include sudden onset of sharp chest pain. The pain may also be felt in the shoulders, neck, or back....") (current)
- 18:25, 4 June 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Thixotropy (current)
- 18:23, 4 June 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1,073) . . N Thixotropy (Created page with "Thixotropy is a time-dependent shear thinning property. Certain gels or fluids that are thick or viscous under static conditions will flow (become thin, less viscous) over tim...")
- 00:10, 26 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+178) . . N Archipelago (Created page with "An archipelago, sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands.") (current)
- 00:16, 17 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . Laparoscopic surgery (current)
- 12:40, 27 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Syphilis (current)
- 12:39, 27 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-10) . . Syphilis
- 11:58, 20 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Phantom pain (current)
- 11:58, 20 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+111) . . N Phantom pain (Created page with "Phantom Pain is when there's a body part missing but you still feel pain in this particular part of body place.")
- 11:31, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+201) . . N Learning management system (Created page with "software tools that enable teachers to organize and manage various types of information and data related to their teaching — students’ test scores, individual le...") (current)
- 11:31, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+96) . . N WebQuests (Created page with "online inquiry research projects for students that require them to gather material from the Web.") (current)
- 11:30, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+86) . . N Wiki (Created page with "a website created, edited, and maintained by a group of people with a common interest.") (current)
- 11:30, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+82) . . N YouTube (Created page with "an online video clearinghouse where people watch, upload, and share videos online.") (current)
- 11:30, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+87) . . N Twitter (Created page with "a real-time information network that connects users to information that interests them.") (current)
- 11:30, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+70) . . N Tumbler (Created page with "A network for sharing photos, videos, and text in a collaborative way.") (current)
- 11:30, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+182) . . N 3-D virtual reality worlds (Created page with "computer-based simulated environments that a user inhabits through use of an avatar, a user’s representation of him- or herself; a popular 3-D virtual reality world is Secon...") (current)
- 11:30, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+114) . . N Podcast (Created page with "delivery of digital-media files over the Internet that can be played back on portable media players such as iPods.") (current)
- 11:30, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+102) . . N Open source materials (Created page with "software, learning materials, and other digital resources that are available for free on the Internet.") (current)
- 11:29, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+160) . . N Online social networking (Created page with "an online community of people who share common interests and use methods such as e-mail, chat rooms, blogging, voice chat, and discussion groups to communicate.") (current)
- 11:29, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+208) . . N Learning objects (Created page with "digital resources containing a small amount of information that can be reused to support learning — for example, learning objects stored at the National Science Di...") (current)
- 11:29, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+126) . . N Facebook (Created page with "a popular form of online social networking that people use to communicate with a network of friends who have common interests.") (current)
- 11:29, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+108) . . N E-portfolio (Created page with "an online site where an individual can place products that represent accomplishments in an area of interest.") (current)
- 11:29, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+110) . . N Blog (Created page with "an online journal constructed by an individual and reacted to by those who visit the blog (short for web log).") (current)
- 11:29, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+168) . . N Virtual schools (Created page with "educational institutions that offer K–12 courses through the Internet or by means of web-based methods; an online learning space where teachers and students interact.") (current)
- 11:28, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+45) . . N Online learning (Created page with "education that is delivered via the Internet.") (current)
- 11:28, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+161) . . N Flipped classroom (Created page with "a form of blended learning where students learn new content at home either online or through other media and return to the classroom to apply their new learning.") (current)
- 11:28, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+56) . . N Blended learning (Created page with "a “blending” of online and face-to-face instruction.") (current)
- 11:28, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+74) . . N Validity (Created page with "the extent to which assessments measure what they are supposed to measure.") (current)
- 11:28, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+67) . . N Scoring rubrics (Created page with "rating scales that consist of pre-established performance criteria.") (current)
- 11:27, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+89) . . Reliability (current)
- 11:27, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+173) . . N Holistic rubric (Created page with "requires the teacher to score the overall process or product as a whole, without judging the component parts separately (Brookhart & Nitko, 2015; Stiggins & Chappuis, 2012).") (current)
- 11:27, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+235) . . N Analytic rubric (Created page with "requires the teacher to score separate, individual parts of the product or performance according to prespecified criteria and then add the individual scores to obtain a total...") (current)
- 11:26, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+65) . . N Self-assessment (Created page with "interpreting information from the assessment of one’s own work.") (current)
- 11:26, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+111) . . N Project-based learning (Created page with "students work in teams to explore real-world problems and create presentations to share what they have learned.") (current)
- 11:26, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+215) . . N Portfolio assessment (Created page with "based on a collection of student work that “tell[s] a story of a learner’s growth in proficiency, long-term achievement, and significant accomplishments in a given academi...") (current)
- 11:25, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+178) . . N Performance-based assessment (Created page with "based on observation and judgment - teachers may observe and then evaluate an actual performance or application of a skill, or they may evaluate a product created by the student.") (current)
- 11:24, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+94) . . N Peer assessment (Created page with "occurs when students assess one another’s work, typically informally during a class session.") (current)
- 11:24, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+176) . . Authentic assessment (current)
- 11:24, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+145) . . N Alternative assessments (Created page with "forms of assessment that require the active construction of meaning rather than the passive regurgitation of isolated facts (McMillan, 2001, 14).") (current)
- 11:24, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+152) . . N Alternate assessments (Created page with "designed to measure the performance of students who are unable to participate in “traditional” large-scale assessments used by districts and states.") (current)
- 11:23, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+373) . . N Work habits (Created page with "a term used to identify various dispositions important for effective thinking and learning, including reading with curiosity; reflecting critically on one’s own work; develo...") (current)
- 11:23, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+180) . . N Summative evaluation (Created page with "when teachers use measurements to determine grades at the end of a unit, semester, or year and to decide whether students are ready to proceed to the next phase of their educa...") (current)
- 11:23, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+117) . . N Quantitative assessments (Created page with "yield numerical scores that teachers use to evaluate student learning as well as the effectiveness of their teaching.") (current)
- 11:23, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+199) . . N Qualitative assessments (Created page with "assessments based on qualities that are more subjective than quantitative assessments. However, quantitative assessments are also subjective because teachers must interpret th...") (current)
- 11:23, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+76) . . Measurement (current)
- 11:23, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+42) . . N Informal assessments (Created page with "occur during teaching, made spontaneously.") (current)
- 11:23, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+126) . . N Formative evaluation (Created page with "when teachers measure students’ attainment of knowledge and skills for the purpose of making decisions about their teaching.") (current)
- 11:22, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+128) . . N Formal assessments (Created page with "include final exams, tests, and quizzes on subject matter studied; in-class seatwork and homework; and critiques of performances") (current)
- 11:22, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+69) . . N Evaluation (Created page with "involves making judgments about or assigning a value to measurements.") (current)
- 11:22, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+105) . . N High-stakes tests (Created page with "state-mandated tests that often have high-stakes consequences for students, teachers, and administrators.") (current)
- 11:22, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+97) . . N Standardized assessments (Created page with "pencil-and-paper tests that are taken by large groups of students and scored in a uniform manner.") (current)
- 11:21, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+123) . . N Norm-referenced assessments (Created page with "tests that compare the student’s performance to the typical performance of other students at the same age and grade level") (current)
- 11:21, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+242) . . N International Assessment of Educational Progress (Created page with "first administered in 1991, the achievement of U.S. students was compared to that of students in more than 30 nations. The results indicated that the achievement levels of U.S...") (current)
- 11:21, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+70) . . N Criterion-referenced assessments (Created page with "indicate what students know and can do within a specific subject area.") (current)
- 11:21, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+158) . . N Assessment (Created page with "a process that “provides teachers with information to make decisions about teaching and provides students with information to make decisions about learning") (current)
- 11:20, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+90) . . N Standards-based curriculum (Created page with "curricula, teaching, and assessment of student learning on rigorous world-class standards.") (current)
- 11:20, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+64) . . N Standard (Created page with "level of knowledge or skill that is necessary to perform a task.") (current)
- 11:20, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+102) . . N Performance standard (Created page with "used to assess the degree to which students have attained standards reflecting a level of proficiency.") (current)
- 11:20, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+88) . . N Content standards (Created page with "content or knowledge and skills students should acquire in various academic disciplines.") (current)
- 11:20, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+105) . . N Benchmarks (Indicators) (Created page with "specific statements of what students should be able to do at specific grade levels or development stages.") (current)
- 11:19, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+121) . . N Tyler rationale (Created page with "the four fundamental questions that Ralph Tyler developed to bring order and focus to the curriculum development process.") (current)
- 11:19, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+89) . . N Subject-centered curriculum (Created page with "places primary emphasis on the logical order of the discipline the students are to study.") (current)
- 11:19, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+82) . . N Student-centered curriculum (Created page with "emphasizes the growth and development of the students while also teaching content.") (current)
- 11:19, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+109) . . N Integrated curriculum (Created page with "draws from several different subject areas and focuses on a theme or concept rather than on a single subject.") (current)
- 11:18, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+104) . . N Hidden curriculum (Created page with "the behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge that the culture of the school unintentionally teaches students.") (current)
- 11:18, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+203) . . N Extracurricular/Co-curricular programs (Created page with "extracurricular activities are perceived as additions to the academic curriculum; co-curricular activities have important educational goals and are not considered extras added...") (current)
- 11:18, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+204) . . N Explicit curriculum (Created page with "the goal, aim, learning objectives the school has for students; the actual courses that make up the students’ study; the specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes that teach...") (current)
- 11:17, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+380) . . Curriculum (current)
- 11:17, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+137) . . N Team teaching (Created page with "teachers sharing the responsibility for two or more classes where lesion preparation and instructional delivery are divided between them.") (current)
- 11:17, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+61) . . N Co-Teaching (Created page with "two or more teachers who teach together in the same classroom") (current)
- 11:16, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+85) . . Collegiality (current)
- 11:16, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+64) . . N Collaboration (Created page with "working together, sharing decision making, and solving problems.") (current)
- 11:16, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+278) . . Scaffolding (current)
- 11:16, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+103) . . N Peer-tutoring (Created page with "an arrangement in which students tutor other students in the same classroom or at the same grade level.") (current)
- 11:16, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+157) . . N Peer-mediated instruction (Created page with "approaches to teaching, such as cooperative learning and group investigation, that utilize the social relationships among students to promote their learning.") (current)
- 11:15, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+131) . . N Modeling (Created page with "the process of “thinking out loud” that teachers use to make students aware of the reasoning involved in learning new material.") (current)
- 11:15, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+230) . . N Mastery learning (Created page with "an approach to instruction based on the assumptions that (1) virtually all students can learn material if given enough time and taught appropriately, and (2) learning is enhan...") (current)
- 11:15, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+157) . . N Inquiry learning (Created page with "an approach to teaching that gives students opportunities to explore, or inquire into, subjects so that they develop their own answers to problem situations.") (current)
- 11:15, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+135) . . N Information processing (Created page with "a branch of cognitive science concerned with how individuals use long- and short-term memory to acquire information and solve problems.") (current)
- 11:15, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+156) . . N Group Investigation (Created page with "an approach to teaching in which the teacher facilitates learning by creating an environment that allows students to determine what they will study and how.") (current)
- 11:15, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+136) . . N Discovery learning (Created page with "an approach to teaching that gives students opportunities to inquire into subjects so that they “discover” knowledge for themselves.") (current)
- 11:14, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+120) . . N Direct instruction (Created page with "a systematic instructional method focusing on the transmission of knowledge and skills from the teacher to the students.") (current)
- 11:14, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+187) . . N Cross-age tutoring (Created page with "a tutoring arrangement in which older students tutor younger students; evidence indicates that cross-age tutoring has positive effects on the attitudes and achievement of tute...") (current)
- 11:14, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+119) . . N Constructivist teaching (Created page with "a method of teaching based on students’ prior knowledge of the topic and the processes they use to construct meaning.") (current)
- 11:14, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+131) . . N Democratic classroom (Created page with "a classroom in which the teacher’s leadership style encourages students to take more power and responsibility for their learning.") (current)
- 11:13, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+82) . . N Classroom management (Created page with "day-to-day teacher control of student behavior and learning, including discipline.") (current)
- 11:13, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+265) . . N Choice theory (Created page with "an approach to classroom management, developed by psychiatrist William Glasser, based on a belief that students will usually make good choices (i.e., behave in an acceptable m...") (current)
- 11:13, 10 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+167) . . N Assertive discipline (Created page with "an approach to classroom discipline requiring that teachers establish firm, clear guidelines for student behavior and follow through with consequences for misbehavior.") (current)
- 20:51, 9 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . Contact hypothesis (current)
- 20:51, 9 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+576) . . N Contact hypothesis (Created page with "The contact hypothesis states that a person's prejudices and stereotypes about a group should be reduced with repeated friendly exposure (contact) to members of equal standing...")
- 22:47, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+180) . . N Within-class ability grouping (Created page with "the practice of creating small, homogeneous groups of students within a single classroom for the purpose of instruction, usually in reading or mathematics, at the elementary l...") (current)
- 22:47, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+80) . . N Time on task (Created page with "the amount of time students are actively and directly engaged in learning tasks.") (current)
- 22:47, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+138) . . N Opportunity to learn (Created page with "the time during which a teacher provides students with challenging content and appropriate instructional strategies to learn that content.") (current)
- 22:47, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+137) . . N Cooperative learning (Created page with "an approach to education in which students work in small groups, or teams, sharing the work and helping one another complete assignments.") (current)
- 22:46, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+106) . . N Classroom organization (Created page with "how teachers and students in a school are grouped for instruction and how time is allocated in classrooms.") (current)
- 22:46, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+132) . . N Caring classroom (Created page with "a classroom in which the teacher communicates clearly an attitude of caring about students’ learning and their overall well-being.") (current)
- 22:46, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+124) . . N Block scheduling (Created page with "a high school scheduling arrangement that provides longer blocks of time for each class period, with fewer periods each day.") (current)
- 22:46, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+149) . . N Between-class ability grouping (Created page with "the practice of grouping students at the middle and high school levels for instruction on the basis of ability or achievement, often called tracking.") (current)
- 22:46, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+126) . . N Authentic learning tasks (Created page with "learning activities that enable students to see the connections between classroom learning and the world beyond the classroom.") (current)
- 22:46, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+78) . . N Allocated time (Created page with "the time teachers allocate for instruction in various areas of the curriculum.") (current)
- 22:45, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+112) . . N Academic learning time (Created page with "the amount of time students spend working on academic tasks with a high level of success (80 percent or higher).") (current)
- 22:45, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+106) . . N Classroom Climate (Created page with "the atmosphere or quality of life in a classroom, determined by how individuals interact with one another.") (current)
- 22:45, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+210) . . N Collaborative consultation (Created page with "an approach in which a classroom teacher meets with one or more other professionals (such as a special educator, school psychologist, or resource teacher) to focus on the lear...") (current)
- 22:45, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+87) . . N Special education (Created page with "a teaching specialty for meeting the special educational needs of exceptional learners.") (current)
- 22:44, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+122) . . Mainstreaming (current)
- 22:44, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+192) . . Least restrictive environment (current)
- 22:44, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+219) . . Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (current)
- 22:43, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+144) . . N Individualized education plan (Created page with "a plan for meeting an exceptional learner’s educational needs, specifying goals, objectives, services, and procedures for evaluating progress.") (current)
- 22:43, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+90) . . N Inclusion (Created page with "the practice of integrating all students with disabilities into general education classes.") (current)
- 22:43, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+89) . . N Full inclusion (Created page with "the policy and process of including exceptional learners in general education classrooms.") (current)
- 22:43, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+162) . . N Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142) (Created page with "a 1975 federal act that guarantees a free and appropriate education to all handicapped children (often referred to as the mainstreaming law or Public Law 94-142).") (current)
- 22:43, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+101) . . N Assistive technology (Created page with "technological advances (usually computer-based) that help exceptional students learn and communicate.") (current)
- 22:42, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+262) . . N Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 97) (Created page with "amendments to IDEA that emphasize educational outcomes for students with disabilities and provide greater access through changes in eligibility requirements, IEP guidelines, p...") (current)
- 22:42, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+309) . . N Students with disabilities (Created page with "students who need special education services because they possess one or more of the following disabilities: learning disabilities, speech or language impairments, mental reta...") (current)
- 22:42, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+88) . . N Learning disability (Created page with "a limitation in one’s ability to take in, organize, remember, and express information.") (current)
- 22:42, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+112) . . N Gifted and talented (Created page with "exceptional learners who demonstrate high intelligence, high creativity, high achievement, or special talent(s).") (current)
- 22:42, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+181) . . N Exceptional learners (Created page with "students whose growth and development deviate from the norm to the extent that their educational needs can be met more effectively through a modification of regular school pro...") (current)
- 22:41, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+117) . . Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (current)
- 22:41, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+79) . . N Attention deficit disorder (Created page with "a learning disability characterized by difficulty in concentrating on learning.") (current)
- 22:41, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+134) . . N Multiple intelligences (Created page with "a perspective on intellectual ability proposed by Howard Gardner suggesting that there are at least eight types of human intelligence.") (current)
- 22:41, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+174) . . N Learning styles (Created page with "cognitive, affective, and physiological behaviors through which an individual learns most effectively; determined by a combination of hereditary and environmental influences.") (current)
- 22:41, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+58) . . N Intelligence (Created page with "the ability to learn; the cognitive capacity for thinking.") (current)
- 22:41, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+67) . . Emotional intelligence (current)
- 22:40, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+80) . . N Stages of development (Created page with "predictable stages through which individuals pass as they progress through life.") (current)
- 22:40, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+96) . . N Psychosocial development (Created page with "the progression of an individual through various stages of psychological and social development.") (current)
- 22:40, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+175) . . N Psychosocial crisis (Created page with "a life crisis at one of eight different stages of growth and development. According to psychologist Erik Erikson, individuals must resolve each crisis to reach the next stage.") (current)
- 22:40, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+220) . . N Preoperational stage (Created page with "the stage of cognitive development (two to seven years of age) proposed by Jean Piaget in which language and rapid conceptual development are evident and the use of symbols an...") (current)
- 22:40, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+69) . . N Moral reasoning (Created page with "the reasoning process people follow to decide what is right or wrong.") (current)
- 22:39, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+132) . . N Hierarchy of needs (Created page with "a set of seven needs, from the basic needs for survival and safety to the need for self-actualization, that motivate human behavior.") (current)
- 22:39, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+162) . . N Formal operations stage (Created page with "the stage of cognitive development (eleven to fifteen years of age) proposed by Jean Piaget in which cognitive abilities reach their highest level of development.") (current)
- 22:39, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+185) . . N Concrete operations stage (Created page with "the stage of cognitive development (seven to eleven years of age) proposed by Jean Piaget in which the individual develops the ability to use logical thought to solve concrete...") (current)
- 22:39, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+101) . . N Cognitive development (Created page with "the process of acquiring the intellectual ability to learn from interaction with one’s environment.") (current)
- 22:39, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+126) . . N Character education (Created page with "an approach to education that emphasizes the teaching of values, moral reasoning, and the development of “good” character.") (current)
- 22:38, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+77) . . N Women's Educational Equity Act (Created page with "a 1974 federal law that guarantees equal educational opportunity for females.") (current)
- 22:38, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+125) . . N Sex role stereotyping (Created page with "beliefs that subtly encourage males and females to conform to certain behavioral norms regardless of abilities and interests.") (current)
- 22:38, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+83) . . N Sex role socialization (Created page with "socially expected behavior patterns conveyed to individuals on the basis of gender.") (current)
- 22:38, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+72) . . N Gender-fair classroom (Created page with "education that is free of bias or discrimination on the basis of gender.") (current)
- 22:38, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+164) . . N Gender bias (Created page with "subtle bias or discrimination on the basis of gender; reduces the likelihood that the target of the bias will develop to the full extent of his or her capabilities.") (current)
- 22:38, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+254) . . N Multicultural education (Created page with "education that provides equal educational opportunities to all students - regardless of socioeconomic status; gender; or ethnic, racial, or cultural backgrounds - and is dedic...") (current)
- 22:37, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+232) . . N Multicultural curriculum (Created page with "a school curriculum that addresses the needs and backgrounds of all students, regardless of their cultural identity, and includes the cultural perspectives, or “voices,” o...") (current)
- 15:30, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+127) . . N Indian Education Act of 1972 and 1974 Amendments (Created page with "a federal law and subsequent amendment designed to provide direct educational assistance to Native-American tribes and nations.") (current)
- 15:30, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+88) . . N Afrocentric schools (Created page with "schools that focus on African-American history and cultures for African-American pupils.") (current)
- 15:29, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+226) . . Stereotyping (current)
- 15:29, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+110) . . N Race (Created page with "a concept of human variation used to distinguish people on the basis of biological traits and characteristics.") (current)
- 15:29, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+175) . . Multiculturalism (current)
- 15:29, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+111) . . N Minorities (Created page with "groups of people who share certain characteristics and are smaller in number than the majority of a population.") (current)
- 15:28, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+135) . . N Limited English proficient (Created page with "a designation for students with limited ability to understand, read, or speak English and who have a first language other than English.") (current)
- 15:28, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+91) . . N Institutional racism (Created page with "institutional policies and practices, intentional or not, that result in racial inequities.") (current)
- 15:28, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+213) . . N Individualistic cultures (Created page with "cultures that tend to emphasize the individual, his/her success and achievement, and a sense of “I” — in contrast to collectivistic cultures that emphasize gro...") (current)
- 15:28, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+81) . . N Individual racism (Created page with "the prejudicial belief that one’s ethnic or racial group is superior to others.") (current)
- 15:28, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+121) . . N Ethnicity (Created page with "a shared feeling of common identity that derives, in part, from a common ancestry, common values, and common experiences.") (current)
- 15:28, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+190) . . N Ethnic group (Created page with "individuals within a larger culture who share a racial or cultural identity and a set of beliefs, values, and attitudes and who consider themselves members of a distinct group...") (current)
- 15:27, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+97) . . N Diversity (Created page with "differences among people in regard to gender, race, ethnicity, culture, and socioeconomic status.") (current)
- 15:27, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+162) . . Culture (current)
- 15:27, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+187) . . N Cultural pluralism (Created page with "the preservation of cultural differences among groups of people within one society. This view is in contrast to the melting-pot theory that says that ethnic cultures should me...") (current)
- 15:27, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+134) . . N Cultural identity (Created page with "an overall sense of oneself, derived from the extent of one’s participation in various subcultures within the national macroculture.") (current)
- 15:27, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+210) . . N Collectivistic cultures (Created page with "cultures that tend to emphasize group membership and a sense of “we” rather than “I — in contrast to individualistic cultures that emphasize the individual a...") (current)
- 15:26, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+148) . . N Bilingual education (Created page with "a curriculum for non-English-speaking and English-speaking students in which two languages are used for instruction and biculturalism is emphasized.") (current)
- 15:26, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+141) . . N Achievement gap (Created page with "the continuing gap in academic achievement between White students and Hispanic, African-American, and American Indian/Alaska Native students.") (current)
- 15:26, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+111) . . N Sexual harassment (Created page with "unwanted and unwelcome sexual behavior directed toward another person, whether of the same or the opposite sex.") (current)
- 15:26, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+137) . . N Lemon test (Created page with "a three-part test, based on Lemon v. Kurtzman, to determine whether a state has violated the principle of separation of church and state.") (current)
- 15:26, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+88) . . N Corporal punishment (Created page with "physical punishment applied to a student by a school employee as a disciplinary measure.") (current)
- 15:25, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+184) . . N Search and seizure (Created page with "the process of searching an individual and/or his or her property if that person is suspected of an illegal act; reasonable or probable cause to suspect the individual must be...") (current)
- 15:25, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+88) . . N Freedom of expression (Created page with "freedom, granted by the First Amendment to the Constitution, to express one’s beliefs.") (current)
- 15:25, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+96) . . N Censorship (Created page with "the act of removing from circulation printed material judged to be libelous, vulgar, or obscene.") (current)
- 15:25, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+172) . . N Buckley Amendment (Created page with "a 1974 law, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, granting parents of students under eighteen and students over eighteen the right to examine their school records.") (current)
- 15:24, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+137) . . N Tort liability (Created page with "conditions that would permit the filing of legal charges against a professional for breach of duty and/or behaving in a negligent manner.") (current)
- 15:24, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+83) . . N Negligence (Created page with "failure to exercise reasonable, prudent care in providing for the safety of others.") (current)
- 15:24, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+161) . . N Fair use (Created page with "the right of an individual to use copyrighted material in a reasonable manner without the copyright holder’s consent, provided that use meets certain criteria.") (current)
- 15:24, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+181) . . N Educational malpractice (Created page with "liability for injury that results from the failure of a teacher, school, or school district to provide a student with adequate instruction, guidance, counseling, and/or superv...") (current)
- 15:24, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+275) . . N Digital Millennium Copyright Act (Created page with "makes it illegal to circumvent copy-blocking measures that control access to copyrighted works but permits circumventing access control measures “solely for the purpose of m...")
- 15:23, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+161) . . N Teaching contract (Created page with "an agreement between a teacher and a board of education that the teacher will provide specific services in return for a certain salary, benefits, and privileges.") (current)
- 15:23, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+216) . . N Nondiscrimination (Created page with "conditions characterized by the absence of discrimination; for example, employees receive compensation, privileges, and opportunities for advancement without regard for race,...") (current)
- 15:23, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+82) . . N Grievance (Created page with "a formal complaint filed by an employee against his or her employer or supervisor.") (current)
- 15:23, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+133) . . N Due process (Created page with "a set of specific guidelines that must be followed to protect individuals from arbitrary, capricious treatment by those in authority.") (current)
- 15:23, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+149) . . N Dismissal (Created page with "the involuntary termination of a teacher’s employment; termination must be made for a legally defensible reason with the protection of due process.") (current)
- 15:23, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+166) . . N Collective bargaining (Created page with "a process followed by employers and employees in negotiating salaries and working conditions; in most states, school boards must negotiate with teacher organizations.") (current)
- 15:22, 8 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+97) . . N Academic freedom (Created page with "A teacher’s right to use teaching methods and materials to which school officials might object.") (current)
- 19:48, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Tenure (current)
- 19:47, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+176) . . Tenure
- 19:47, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+144) . . N Ethical dilemmas (Created page with "problem situations in which an ethical response is difficult to determine; that is, no single response can be called “right” or “wrong.”") (current)
- 19:47, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+72) . . N Code of ethics (Created page with "a set of guidelines that defines appropriate behavior for professionals.") (current)
- 19:46, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+81) . . N Copyright laws (Created page with "laws limiting the use of photocopies, videotapes, and computer software programs.") (current)
- 19:46, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+131) . . N Voucher system (Created page with "funds allocated to parents that they might use to purchase education for their children from public or private schools in the area.") (current)
- 19:46, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+155) . . N Vertical equity (Created page with "an effort to provide equal educational opportunity within a state by providing different levels of funding based on economic needs within school districts.") (current)
- 19:46, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+87) . . N School choice (Created page with "various proposals that would allow parents to choose the schools their children attend.") (current)
- 19:46, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+169) . . N Redistricting (Created page with "the practice of redrawing district boundaries to equalize educational funding by reducing the range of variation in the ability of school districts to finance education.") (current)
- 19:45, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+145) . . N Privatization movement (Created page with "includes the development of charter schools and for-profit schools to provide an alternative to the perceived inadequacies of the public schools.") (current)
- 19:45, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+130) . . N Full-funding programs (Created page with "state programs to ensure statewide financial equity by setting the same per-pupil expenditure level for all schools and districts.") (current)
- 19:45, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+85) . . N Categorical aid (Created page with "state-appropriated funds to cover the costs of educating students with special needs.") (current)
- 00:59, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+120) . . N State aid (Created page with "money given by a state to its cities and towns to provide essential services, including the operation of public schools.") (current)
- 00:59, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+165) . . N Property taxes (Created page with "local taxes assessed against real estate and, in some areas, against personal property in the form of cars, household furniture and appliances, and stocks and bonds.") (current)
- 00:58, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+143) . . N Expenditure per pupil (Created page with "the amount of money spent on each pupil in a school, school district, state, or nation; usually computed according to average daily attendance.") (current)
- 00:58, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+70) . . N Entitlements (Created page with "federal programs to meet the educational needs of special populations.") (current)
- 00:58, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+100) . . N Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (Created page with "a 1981 federal law giving the states a broad range of choices for spending federal aid to education.") (current)
- 00:58, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+144) . . Block grants (current)
- 00:58, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+196) . . N Teacherpreneur (Created page with "a teacher who is always engaged with students, while also investing know-how and energy into important projects, including those supported by the district, the state, or a par...") (current)
- 00:57, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+107) . . N Teacher Leader (Created page with "a term describing teachers who have taken on leadership roles and additional professional responsibilities.") (current)
- 00:57, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+98) . . N Hybrid Teacher (Created page with "a teacher who combines part-time classroom teaching with leadership roles in a school or district.") (current)
- 00:57, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+470) . . N Blueprint for Reform: The Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Created page with "Released by the Obama administration and the U.S. Department of Education in March, 2010. Emphasized four areas: (1) improving teacher and principal effectiveness, (2) provid...") (current)
- 00:51, 7 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+189) . . N G. I. Bill of Rights (Created page with "a 1944 federal law that provides veterans with payments for tuition and room and board at colleges, universities, and special schools, formally known as the Servicemen’s Rea...") (current)
- 14:54, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+135) . . N State department of education (Created page with "the branch of state government, headed by the chief state school officer, charged with implementing the state’s educational policies.") (current)
- 14:53, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+101) . . N State board of education (Created page with "the highest educational agency in a state, charged with regulating the state’s system of education.") (current)
- 14:53, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+123) . . N National Governor’s Association (Created page with "an association of state governors that influences policies in several areas, including teacher education and school reform.") (current)
- 14:53, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+159) . . N Kentucky Education Reform Act (Created page with "comprehensive school-reform legislation requiring all Kentucky schools to form school-based management councils, with authority to set policies in eight areas.") (current)
- 14:53, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+184) . . N Chief state school officer (Created page with "the chief administrator of a state department of education and head of the state board of education, often called the commissioner of education or superintendent of public ins...") (current)
- 14:53, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+45) . . N Superintendent (Created page with "the chief administrator of a school district.") (current)
- 14:52, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+54) . . N School board (Created page with "the primary governing body of a local school district.") (current)
- 14:52, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+182) . . N School-Based Management (Created page with "various approaches to school improvement in which teachers, principals, students, parents, and community members manage individual schools and share in the decision-making pro...") (current)
- 14:52, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+143) . . N Restructuring (Created page with "reorganizing how schools are controlled at the local level so that teachers, principals, parents, and community members have greater authority.") (current)
- 14:52, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+87) . . N Local school district (Created page with "an agency at the local level that has the authority to operate schools in the district.") (current)
- 14:52, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+129) . . N Educational Politics (Created page with "how people use power, influence, and authority to affect instructional and curricular practices within a school or school system.") (current)
- 14:51, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+184) . . N Achievement Gap (Created page with "the observed disparity on a number of educational measures between the performance of groups of students, especially groups defined by gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomi...") (current)
- 14:51, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+104) . . N Title IX (Created page with "a provision of the 1972 Education Amendments Act prohibiting sex discrimination in educational programs.") (current)
- 14:51, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+134) . . N National Defense Education Act (Created page with "a 1958 federally sponsored program to promote research and innovation in science, mathematics, modern foreign languages, and guidance.") (current)
- 14:51, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+134) . . N Mainstreaming (Created page with "the policy and process of integrating disabled or otherwise exceptional learners into regular classrooms with nonexceptional students.")
- 14:51, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+320) . . N Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Created page with "part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society Program, this act allocated federal funds on the basis of the number of poor children in school districts. In 1968, it wa...") (current)
- 14:50, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+162) . . N Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Created page with "a 1975 federal act that guarantees a free and appropriate education to all handicapped children (often referred to as the mainstreaming law or Public Law 94-142).") (current)
- 14:50, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+88) . . N Desegregation (Created page with "the process of eliminating schooling practices based on the separation of racial groups.") (current)
- 14:50, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+144) . . N Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (Created page with "a 1954 landmark court case rejecting the “separate but equal” doctrine used to prevent African Americans from attending schools with whites.") (current)
- 14:50, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+154) . . N Back to basics (Created page with "a movement begun in the mid-1970s to establish the “basic skills” of reading, writing, speaking, and computation as the core of the school curriculum.") (current)
- 14:50, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+170) . . Accountability (current)
- 14:49, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+169) . . N Progressive movement (Created page with "a movement during the 1920s and 1930s to create schools that emphasized democracy, children’s interests and needs, and closer connections between school and community.") (current)
- 14:49, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+160) . . N Montessori Method (Created page with "a method of teaching, developed by Maria Montessori, based on a prescribed set of materials and physical exercises to develop children’s knowledge and skills.") (current)
- 14:49, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+116) . . N Scientific management (Created page with "the application of management principles and techniques to the operation of big business and large school districts.") (current)
- 14:49, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+191) . . N Kindergarten (Created page with "a school for children before they begin formal schooling at the elementary level; based on the ideas of German educator Friedrick Froebel, kindergarten means “garden where c...") (current)
- 14:49, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+50) . . N Normal schools (Created page with "schools that focus on the preparation of teachers.") (current)
- 14:49, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+142) . . N Morrill Land-Grant Act (Created page with "an 1862 act that provided federal land that states could sell or rent to raise funds to establish colleges of agriculture and mechanical arts.") (current)
- 14:48, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+142) . . N McGuffey readers (Created page with "an immensely popular series of reading books for students in grades one through six, written in the 1830s by Reverend William Holmes McGuffey.") (current)
- 14:48, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+69) . . N Common schools (Created page with "free state-supported schools that provide education for all students.") (current)
- 14:48, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+124) . . N Female seminaries (Created page with "schools established in the early nineteenth century to train women for higher education and public service outside the home.") (current)
- 14:48, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+122) . . N Academies (Created page with "early secondary schools with broader and more practical curricula than those found in grammar schools of the previous era.") (current)
- 14:48, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+192) . . N Reading and writing schools (Created page with "colonial schools, supported by public funds and fees paid by parents, that used a religiously oriented curriculum to teach boys reading and writing skills and, to a lesser deg...") (current)
- 14:47, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+137) . . N Primer (Created page with "a book with very explicit religious and moral messages about the proper conduct of life that colonial children used to learn how to read.") (current)
- 14:47, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+37) . . N Parochial schools (Created page with "schools founded on religious beliefs.") (current)
- 14:47, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+186) . . N Massachusetts Act of 1647 (Created page with "a law mandating the establishment and support of schools; often referred to as the Old Deluder Satan Act because education was seen as the best protection against the wiles of...") (current)
- 14:47, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+85) . . N Massachusetts Act of 1642 (Created page with "a law requiring each town to determine whether its young people could read and write.") (current)
- 14:47, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+115) . . N Latin grammar school (Created page with "colonial schools established to provide male students a precollege education; comparable to today’s high schools.") (current)
- 14:47, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+84) . . N Horn book (Created page with "a copy of the alphabet covered by a thin transparent sheet made from a cow’s horn.") (current)
- 14:46, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+139) . . N Dame schools (Created page with "colonial schools, usually held in the homes of widows or housewives, for teaching children basic reading, writing, and mathematical skills.") (current)
- 14:46, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+78) . . N School Traditions (Created page with "those elements of a school’s culture that are handed down from year to year.") (current)
- 14:46, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+293) . . N Professionalism of Teaching (Created page with "the steadily increasing political influence and status of teaching as a profession: increased political influence and status reflect changes such as expanding leadership oppor...") (current)
- 14:46, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+114) . . N Humanistic psychology (Created page with "An orientation to human behavior that emphasizes personal freedom, choice, awareness, and personal responsibility.") (current)
- 14:46, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+137) . . N Humanism (Created page with "A philosophy based on the belief that individuals control their own destinies through the application of their intelligence and learning.") (current)
- 14:46, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+242) . . Constructivism (current)
- 14:45, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+129) . . N Behaviorism (Created page with "based on behavioristic psychology, this philosophical orientation maintains that environmental factors shape people’s behavior.") (current)
- 14:45, 6 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+123) . . N Social reconstructionism (Created page with "a philosophical orientation based on the belief that social problems can be solved by changing, or reconstructing, society.") (current)
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