General Education Final Coaching Review

General Education practice vocabulary flashcards based on the March 2019 coaching session notes, covering educational philosophies, English and Filipino terminology, and general science and history facts.

Content Validity

Occurs when test items sample adequately the competencies tested in the syllabi.

Criterion-Referenced Testing

A testing approach where fairness is ensured by using objectives for the unit as a guide in test construction.

Formative Test

A type of assessment used during instruction, such as a quiz, to monitor student learning.

Summative Test

A type of assessment used at the end of a period, such as a periodic test, to evaluate learning.

TOS

Table of Specifications.

Essentialism

A philosophical basis that emphasizes the development of basic skills like reading, writing, and arithmetic, as well as core requirements and challenging textbooks.

Existentialism

A philosophy that views students as unique, free-choosing, and responsible individuals who must decide their own values and accept the consequences of their actions.

Empiricist

A person who believes that man's senses should be trusted as the only way to acquire knowledge.

Constructivism

The philosophy that learning is the process of retrieving prior learning and relating new information to past experiences.

Hedonism

A philosophy that holds that pleasure is the highest good.

Progressivism

A philosophy where education is viewed as a continuous process of experiencing and reorganizing experiences, often involving active interplay with others.

Perennialism

A philosophy focusing on values and curricula that are constant, universal, and have survived the test of time, such as literature, history, and Mathematics.

Reconstructivism

A philosophy that emphasizes identifying and solving social and economic problems and fosters school-community connections geared toward society's needs.

Behaviorist

A person who believes that the learner is the product of his environment and is determined by it.

Semantic Mapping

A technique where a teacher writes a central word on the board and asks students to cluster related information or schema around it.

Hyperbole

A figure of speech involving exaggeration, such as "If you want the moon, I will get it for you."

Galleon Trade

The historical trade ($1565$-$1815$) through which the Philippines had extended contact with Mexico.

Matriarchal family

A family structure in which the mother plays the leading role.

Father Pedro Pelaez

The Spanish mestizo priest who first led the native secular clergy in the secularization movement in $1861$.

Boron

A substance that produces a Bright Green flame in a flame test.

Apostrophe

A figure of speech where an author addresses an absent person, an abstract idea, or an object (e.g., "O souls and spirits of the martyred brave arise").

Freedom of Information

An Executive Order by President Duterte allowing accessibility of government documents to ensure transparency and accountability.

Diwata 1

Also known as PHL-Microsat-1, a Philippine Microsatellite launched to the International Space Station on $March 23, 2016$.

Kapa-Kapa

The local name for Medinilla magnifica or rose grape, featured on the newly-designed $10$ peso coin issued in $March 2018$.

Martial Law in Mindanao

Declared by President Duterte on $May 23, 2017$.

Information and Communication Technology

A range of technologies associated with processing information and sending/receiving messages.

Charles Babbage

Known as the "Father of Computing" for his contributions to the basic design of the computer.

Nerve Cell

The longest cell in the human body.

Chemistry

A field of science sometimes called the "Central Science."

Abe Lincoln

The pseudonym of Samuel Clemens was Mark Twain, NOT Abe Lincoln; however, Mark Twain is the pseudonym identified with Samuel Clemens.

Hieroglyphics

The oldest form of Egyptian writing.

Francis Bacon

Considered the Father of the English Essay.

Metaphor

A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison without using "like" or "as," such as "He is the black sheep in the family."

Red letter day

An idiomatic expression referring to a special or significant day.

Sentenaryo

Ikasandaang taon ($100$th year).

Bahag ang buntot

A Filipino idiom meaning duwag (coward).