GACE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS , TERMS AND THEIR DEFINATIONS

Satire -ANS-Use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose or criticize people's stupidity or vices. ex: "Weekend Update" from Saturday Night Live Vice -ANS-Immoral or wicked behavior/characteristic Epitaph -ANS-A brief poem or statement in memory of someone who is deceased, u...

Diana v. State Board of Education -ANS- 1970, resulted in the decision that all children must be tested in their native language. IDEA -ANS- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act What terms did IDEA change? -ANS- "handicapped" to "disabilities" What changes were made in 1990 to th...

Severe Intellectual disability IQ -ANS-generally 20-34 What is a 504 -ANS-Changes in the environment, not the instruction. They have a much broader definition of disability. Addresses issues getting in the way of a student's learning. What is a personality disorder? -ANS-Cluster A (Odd, bizar...

Which of the following types of information is generally the most useful in making decisions about instruction for a student with a disability? -ANS-Curriculum Based Assessment Matthew, a kindergarten student, has difficulty with writing, drawing, and coloring. After several interventions the IEP...

Phonics - ANS-Method for teaching students to read, which relies on studying the rules and patterns found in language. Phonological Awareness - ANS-The ability of the reader to recognize the sound of spoken language Phonemic Awareness - ANS-the ability to break down and hear separate and/or di...

The president of the United States appoints which of the following? A. The president of the United States Senate B. The vice president of the United States C. State supreme court judges D. Federal appellate court judges -ANS-D. Federal appellate court judges During a social studies lesson, a ...

Reading Fluency -ANS-refers to the speed, inflection and accuracy with which students read, either orally or silently. In order to have this skill, students must be able to decode, or break down into segments, words that adhere to the common rules of the English alphabet. For those words that are n...

Reading Fluency -ANS-refers to the speed, inflection and accuracy with which students read, either orally or silently. In order to have this skill, students must be able to decode, or break down into segments, words that adhere to the common rules of the English alphabet. For those words that are n...

Sociolinguistics -ANS-The study of how social conditions influence the use of language Code Switching -ANS-Interspersing one language with another Dialect -ANS-Complete system of verbal communication (oral or signed, not written) with its own pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar; often associ...

augmentative communication -ANS-methods and devices that supplement existing verbal communication skills negative reinforcement -ANS-a response or behavior is strengthened by stopping, removing or avoiding a negative outcome or aversive stimulus positive reinforcement -ANS-A stimulus presented...

Anion -ANS-A negatively charged ion. It is formed by adding electrons to atoms or molecules. Cation -ANS-A positively charged ion that is formed by removal of electrons from atoms or molecules. Ionic Crystal -ANS-A crystal that is made up of two or more elements. The positive and negative ions...

Anion -ANS-A negatively charged ion. It is formed by adding electrons to atoms or molecules. Cation -ANS-A positively charged ion that is formed by removal of electrons from atoms or molecules. Ionic Crystal -ANS-A crystal that is made up of two or more elements. The positive and negative ions...

fluvial civilizations -ANS-Civilizations that arose in river valleys (Mesopotamia, Egypt, etc.) Fertile Crescent -ANS-Cradle of civilization from the Persian Gulf to the Sinai Peninsula (coined by Egyptologist James Breasted) Mesopotamia -ANS-The location of the first civilization, the Akkadia...