Mitchell Senior Elementary

Word of the Week 2007 – 2008

 

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Word

Definition

1

DEFINE

To stipulate the requirements for inclusion of an object, word, or situation in a category or class. Elements of one or both of the following must be included: (1) The characteristics of the words, objects, or situations that are included in the class or category. (2) The characteristics of the words, objects, or situations that are excluded in the class or category. To define is to set up criteria for classification.

2

DESCRIBE

To name all of the necessary categories of objects, object properties, or event properties that are relevant to the description of a designated situation. The objective is of the form, "The student will describe this order, object, or event," and does not limit the categories that may be used in mentioning them. Specific or categorical limitations, if any, are to be given in the performance standards of each objective.

3

IDENTIFY

To indicate the selection of an object of a class in response to its class name, by pointing, picking up, underlining, marking, or other responses.

4

NAME

To supply the correct name, in oral or written form for an object, class of objects, persons, places, conditions, or events which are pointed out or described.

5

LABEL

To stipulate a verbal (oral or written) response to a given object, drawing, or composition that contains information relative to the known, but unspecified structure of these objects, drawings, or compositions. Labeling is a complex behavior that contains elements of naming and identifying.

6

STATE A RULE

To make a statement that conveys the meaning of the rule, theory or principle.

7

LOCATE

To stipulate the position of an object, place, or event in relation to other specified objects, places, or events. Ideational guides to location such as grids, order arrangements and time may be used to describe location.

8

CLASSIFY

To place objects, words, or situations into categories according to defined criteria for each category. The criteria must be made known to the student.

9

COMPOSE

To formulate a composition in written, spoken, musical or artistic form.

10

CONSTRUCT

To make a drawing, structure, or model that identifies a designated object or set of conditions.

11

DIAGRAM

To construct a drawing with labels and with a specified organization or structure to demonstrate knowledge of that organization or structure. Graphic charting and mapping are types of diagramming, and these terms may be used where more exact communication of the structure of the situation and response is desired.

12

MEASURE

To apply a standard scale or measuring device to an object, series of objects, events, or conditions, according to practices accepted by those who are skilled in the use of the device or scale.

13

ORDER

To arrange two or more objects or events in accordance with stated criteria.

14

REPRODUCE

To imitate or copy an action, construction, or object that is presented.

15

TRANSLATE

To transcribe one symbolic form to another of the same or similar meaning.

16

DEMONSTRATE

The student performs the operations necessary for the application of an instrument, model, device, or implement. NOTE: There is a temptation to use demonstrate in objectives such as, "the student will demonstrate his knowledge of vowel sounds." As the verb is defined, this is improper use of it.

17

DISTINGUISH

To identify under conditions when only two contrasting identifications are involved for each response.

18

ESTIMATE

To assess the dimension of an object, series of objects, event or condition without applying a standard scale or measuring device. Logical techniques of estimation, such as are involved in mathematical interpolation, may be used.

19

INTERPRET

To translate information from observation, charts, tables, graphs, and written material in a verifiable manner.

20

PREDICT

To use a rule or principle to predict an outcome or to infer some consequence. It is not necessary that the rule or principle be stated.

21

SOLVE

To effect a solution to a given problem, in writing or orally. The problem solution must contain all the elements required for the requested solution, and may contain extraneous elements that are not required for solution. The problem must be posed in such a way that the student that the student is able to determine the type of response that is acceptable.

22

APPLY A RULE

To state a rule as it applies to a situation, object or event that is being analyzed. The statement must convey analysis of a problem situation and/or its solution, together with the name or statement of the rule that was applied.

23

EVALUATE

To classify objects, situations, people, conditions, etc., according to defined criteria of quality. Indication of quality must be given in the defined criteria of each class category. Evaluation differs from general classification only in this respect.

(Rev. 9-10-06)