Professional Education and General Science Review

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers, educational foundations, ethics, leadership, and general science principles.

Ethical aspect of professionalism

The dimension of teacher professionalism that pertains to their inner ideals, commitment, and dedication.

School culture catalyst

A role in which a teacher facilitates the improvement of the school culture through what she says, how she relates to people, how she works, and by building relationships and open communication.

Learner Reference Number (LRN)

A permanent twelve ($12$)-digit number kept by a student throughout the basic education program, across public and private sectors and grade progressions.

PQ4R method

A cognitivism-based instructional and study strategy that stands for Preview, Question, Read, Reflect, Recite, and Review.

Sustainable Development Goal #4 (SDG #4)

The specific United Nations Sustainable Development Goal that directly concerns teachers and education.

Ethnocentrism

The belief in the inherent superiority of one's own culture, which a teacher acting as a culture catalyst must actively avoid.

Transformational teacher leader

A teacher leader who supports and develops colleagues and students primarily by providing coaching and feedback.

Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST)

The established professional standards that define teacher quality and performance expectations in the Philippines.

Distinguished teacher

The highest career stage recognized for teachers in the Philippines under the PPST framework.

Beginning teacher

The lowest or entry-level career stage for teachers in the Philippines according to the PPST progression.

Competency Framework for Teachers, Southeast Asia (CFT SEA)

The regional teacher competency framework for Southeast Asian nations which places the learner at its center.

Democratic leadership

A leadership style that emphasizes shared governance and closely associates with stakeholder participation in decision making.

Adopt-A-School Program

A program that allows private sector entities to provide assistance to public schools across all educational levels.

School climate

An aspect of the educational environment that is distinguished from school culture by its explicit focus on the style of the organizational system.

Republic Act No. 10533

The Philippine statute that serves as the legal foundation for the implementation of the K-12 Program.

Republic Act No. 10157

The legislative act approved on January 22, 2012, that integrated kindergarten education into the basic education system of the Philippines.

Anticipatory socialization

The developmental process of being prepared in advance for one's future roles, occupations, and societal expectations.

George Counts

An educational theorist who espoused the social reconstructionist idea that teachers should act as agents of change.

Herbert Spencer

The philosopher associated with coining and applying the sociological concept of 'survival of the fittest.'

Educational Decree of 1863

The historic colonial decree that established an integrated public system of education for Filipinos.

The Big One

A colloquial term for a major anticipated earthquake of magnitude $7.2$ generated by the West Valley Fault.

Phylum

The biological taxonomic rank represented by Chordata in relation to the kingdom Animalia.

Zygote

A diploid eukaryotic cell resulting directly from a fertilization event between two gametes.

Thermodynamics

The branch of physics that studies heat and deals with the transfer and transformation of energy from one place to another.

Charles Richter

The seismologist credited with using common logarithms to quantify and measure the magnitude and intensity of earthquakes.

Food web

The interconnected and intertwining network of energy and matter transfer formed because organisms consume multiple types of plants or animals.

Gravitational potential energy

The mechanical potential energy an object possesses due to its elevated position, such as a child atop a slide or a ripe guava before it falls.

Technology

The practical application of scientific knowledge, methods, and principles to daily human activities.

Greenhouse gases

Atmospheric components whose increased concentrations cause primary concern regarding accelerated global warming.

Convection

A mode of fluid thermal energy transfer illustrated by steam rising, rain falling from clouds, and circulating heated bodies of water.