ABCTE Glosary Set 1 Questions &
Answers Updated 2026
AcademicBlearningBtimeB(ALT)B-
BAnswerAcademicBLearningBTimeBhasBbeenBdefinedBasBtimeBspentBbyBaBstudentBengagedBinB
aBtaskBinBwhichBfewBerrorsBareBproducedBandBwhereBtheBtaskBisBdirectlyBrelevantBtoBanBaca
demicBoutcome.BTheBconceptBofBALTBrepresentsBaBconsiderableBrefinementBoverBengagedBtim
e.BALTBisBpositivelyBcorrelatedBwithBachievement,BwhereasBtimeBunsuccessfullyBengagedBinBac
ademicBtasksBisBnegativelyBrelatedBtoBstudentBachievement.
InBorderBtoBdetermineBwhichBtasksBwereBdirectlyBrelevantBtoBanBacademicBoutcome,BALTBres
earchersBemphasizedBcorrespondenceBbetweenBtheBtasksBandBtheBtestsBthatBwouldBbeBusedB
toBmeasureBstudentBachievement.BTheBalignmentBamongBtheBteacher'sBinstruction,BstudentBle
arningBactivities,BtheBcurriculum,BandBtestsBofBstudentBoutcomesBisBanBimportantBissue.BALTB
addressesBoneBofBtheseBrelationships-
namely,BtheBalignmentBbetweenBtheBstudentBlearningBactivityBandBtheBtestBusedBtoBmeasure
BstudentBoutcomes.BClearly,BincreasingBacademicBlearningBtimeBisBaBhighBpriorityBforBtheBtea
cher.BTheBmeasurementBofBALTBisBcomplex,BbecauseBoneBhasBtoBcombineBtheBassessmentBof
BtheBtime-on-
taskBwithBmeasuresBofBsuccessBandBmeasuresBofBtheBappropriatenessBofBtheBlearningBtasks.
InBoneBstudyBthatBdocumentedBALTBinBaBlargeBnumberBofBclassrooms,BitBwasBnotedBthatBAL
TBvariedBfromB4BtoB52BminutesBperBday.BTheBresearchersBcommentedBonBthisBfindingBasBfoll
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ver,BtheseBtimesBactuallyBoccurredBinBtheBclassesBinBtheBstudy.BFurthermore,BitBisBeasyBtoBi
magineBhowBeitherB4BorB52BminutesBperBdayBofBAcademicBLearningBTimeBmightBcomeBabou
t.BIfB50BminutesBofBreadingBinstructionBperBdayBisBallocatedBtoBaBstudentBwhoBpaysBattentio
nBaboutBaBthirdBofBtheBtime,BandBone-
fourthBofBtheBstudent'sBreadingBtimeBisBatBaBhighBlevelBofBsuccess,BtheBstudentBwillBexperie
nceBonlyBaboutB4Bminute
AccountabilityB-
BAnswerABsystemBwherebyBschoolBpersonnelBareBheldBresponsibleBforBtheBqualityBofBtheBinst
ructionBandBtheBprogressBofBstudents.
AchievementB-BAnswerLevelBofBproficiencyBonBaBgivenBsetBofBstandards.
AchievementBtestB-
BAnswerABstandardizedBtestBdesignedBtoBmeasureBknowledgeBandBskillsBalreadyBlearnedBbyBs
tudents.
ActiveBlisteningB-BAnswerMentallyBparticipatingBtoBtheBspeaker.
Answers Updated 2026
AcademicBlearningBtimeB(ALT)B-
BAnswerAcademicBLearningBTimeBhasBbeenBdefinedBasBtimeBspentBbyBaBstudentBengagedBinB
aBtaskBinBwhichBfewBerrorsBareBproducedBandBwhereBtheBtaskBisBdirectlyBrelevantBtoBanBaca
demicBoutcome.BTheBconceptBofBALTBrepresentsBaBconsiderableBrefinementBoverBengagedBtim
e.BALTBisBpositivelyBcorrelatedBwithBachievement,BwhereasBtimeBunsuccessfullyBengagedBinBac
ademicBtasksBisBnegativelyBrelatedBtoBstudentBachievement.
InBorderBtoBdetermineBwhichBtasksBwereBdirectlyBrelevantBtoBanBacademicBoutcome,BALTBres
earchersBemphasizedBcorrespondenceBbetweenBtheBtasksBandBtheBtestsBthatBwouldBbeBusedB
toBmeasureBstudentBachievement.BTheBalignmentBamongBtheBteacher'sBinstruction,BstudentBle
arningBactivities,BtheBcurriculum,BandBtestsBofBstudentBoutcomesBisBanBimportantBissue.BALTB
addressesBoneBofBtheseBrelationships-
namely,BtheBalignmentBbetweenBtheBstudentBlearningBactivityBandBtheBtestBusedBtoBmeasure
BstudentBoutcomes.BClearly,BincreasingBacademicBlearningBtimeBisBaBhighBpriorityBforBtheBtea
cher.BTheBmeasurementBofBALTBisBcomplex,BbecauseBoneBhasBtoBcombineBtheBassessmentBof
BtheBtime-on-
taskBwithBmeasuresBofBsuccessBandBmeasuresBofBtheBappropriatenessBofBtheBlearningBtasks.
InBoneBstudyBthatBdocumentedBALTBinBaBlargeBnumberBofBclassrooms,BitBwasBnotedBthatBAL
TBvariedBfromB4BtoB52BminutesBperBday.BTheBresearchersBcommentedBonBthisBfindingBasBfoll
ows:
"ItBmayBappearBthatBthisBrangeBfromB4BtoB52BminutesBperBdayBisBunrealisticallyBlarge.BHowe
ver,BtheseBtimesBactuallyBoccurredBinBtheBclassesBinBtheBstudy.BFurthermore,BitBisBeasyBtoBi
magineBhowBeitherB4BorB52BminutesBperBdayBofBAcademicBLearningBTimeBmightBcomeBabou
t.BIfB50BminutesBofBreadingBinstructionBperBdayBisBallocatedBtoBaBstudentBwhoBpaysBattentio
nBaboutBaBthirdBofBtheBtime,BandBone-
fourthBofBtheBstudent'sBreadingBtimeBisBatBaBhighBlevelBofBsuccess,BtheBstudentBwillBexperie
nceBonlyBaboutB4Bminute
AccountabilityB-
BAnswerABsystemBwherebyBschoolBpersonnelBareBheldBresponsibleBforBtheBqualityBofBtheBinst
ructionBandBtheBprogressBofBstudents.
AchievementB-BAnswerLevelBofBproficiencyBonBaBgivenBsetBofBstandards.
AchievementBtestB-
BAnswerABstandardizedBtestBdesignedBtoBmeasureBknowledgeBandBskillsBalreadyBlearnedBbyBs
tudents.
ActiveBlisteningB-BAnswerMentallyBparticipatingBtoBtheBspeaker.