| A | B |
|---|
| behaviors | ways of acting or responding |
| caregivers | parents and others who take care of others |
| child development | the study of how children master new skills |
| adolescence | the stage of life between childhood and adulthood |
| developmental task | challenge that must be met or skill developed at a particular stage |
| environment | the people,places,and things that surround and influence a person |
| heredity | the passing of certain characteristics from earlier generations |
| neurons | nerve cell |
| self-esteem | how you value yourself |
| sequence | a step-by-step pattern |
| anecdotal record | a method of writing observations in which the observer writes down all behaviors that have to do with one issue only |
| baseline | a frequency count taken to change the behavior being counted |
| confidentiality | privacy |
| development checklist | a method of writing observations in which the observer identifies a series of specific skills or behaviors that a child of a certain age should master and checks off those that are observed in a particular child |
| frequency count | a method of writing observations in which the observer tallies how often a certain behavior occurs |
| interpret | to find meaning in ,explain, or make sense of something |
| objective | using facts, not personal feelings or prejudices, to describe things |
| running record | a method of writing observations in which the observer writes down for a set period of time everything observed about a particular child, group or teacher |
| subjective | using personal opinions or feelings rather than facts. to judge things |
| aptitudes | a person's special talents and abilities |
| entry level job | a position for beginners in a field, one which requires limited education and training |
| lifelong learner | person who spends his or her entire life learning new information and skills |
| paraprofessional | a worker with education beyond highschool that trains him or her for a certain field |
| service learning | a program that combines some form of community with school work |
| systems | complex networks of people or objects that interact with each other |
| work environment | the physical and social surroundings at the work place |
| work based learning | a program in which students combine in -school and on-the job learning |
