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| Active listening | the practice of paying close attention to a speaker and asking questions to ensure full comprehension |
| Analogy | a comparison between two things that are similar in some way |
| AP courses | advanced placement |
| Apprenticeship | One bound by legal agreement to work for another for a specific amount of time in return for instruction in a trade |
| Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) | is a test developed and maintained by the United States Department of Defense. |
| Attainment | the action or fact of achieving a goal toward which one has worked |
| Career Cluster | provide students with a context for studying traditional academics and learning the skills specific to a career |
| Certifications | an official document that gives proof and details of something such as personal status |
| Comprehension | the action or capability of understanding something |
| Concise | using as few words as possible to give the necessary information |
| Convincing | able to persuade somebody to believe that something is true or to act |
| Cooperative Education | a school program that allows students to receive academic credit for career work in the student's field of interest done outside the school |
| Correlation | a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things |
| Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) | Vocational student organization; nonprofit |
| Dual enrollment | involves students being enrolled in two separate |
| Extra-curricular Activities | fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school or university education |
| Formal Learning | highly institutionalized |
| IB courses | International baccalaureate |
| Informal Learning | organized learning outside of the formal education system; tend to be short-term |
| Internship | a type of work experience for entry-level job-seekers |
| Interpersonal Skills | concerning or involving relationships between people |
| Legible | (of handwriting or print) clear enough to read |
| Post-Secondary | education after high school. |
| Proofread | to read the text and mark corrections to be made |
| Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) | appointed by the Secretary of Labor to determine the skills our young people need to succeed in the world of work |
| TEACH format | Think -Explain-Ask-Clues -Handwrite chapter highlights |
| Transcript | an official document showing the educational work of a student in a school or college |
