Chapter 6
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This chapter stated that vocabulary lists that focus on terms that are subject-specific are important.
The trouble with other lists is their relevance (to subject); some are sparse and inconsistent.
Computer generated lists depend on material fed into the computer.
The Standards Movement – Experts came together and constructed standards documents across the entire
content spectrum.
 List presented in Appendix is based on Standards documents. These words have both face and content validity.
Figure 6.2 below.
Mathematics
Science
History
Social Studies
Language Arts
The Arts
Civics
Economics
Foreign Language
Geography
Figure 6.2 Formally and Informally Recognized Standards Documents
Content Area
Documents
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. (2000).
Principles and standards for school mathematics. Reston,
VA: Author.
National Research Council. (1996). National science
education standards. Washington, DC: National Academy
Press.
National Center for History in the Schools. (1994). National
standards for history for grades K-4: Expanding children’s
world in time and space. Los Angeles: Author. National
Center for History in the Schools. (1994). National
standards for United States history: Exploring the American
experience. Los Angeles: Author. National Center for
History in the Schools. (1994). National standards for world
history: Exploring paths to the present. Los Angeles:
Author. National Center for History in the Schools. (1996).
National standards for history: Basic edition. Los Angeles:
Author.
National Council for the Social Studies. (1994).
Expectations of excellence: Curriculum standards for social
studies. Washington, DC: Author.
National Council of Teachers of English and the
International Reading Association. (1996). Standards for
the English language arts. Urbana, IL: National Council of
Teachers of English.
Consortium of National Arts Education Associations.
(1994). National standards for arts education: What every
young American should know and be able to do in the arts.
Reston, VA: Music Educators National Conference.
Center for Civic Education. (1994). National standards for
civics and government. Calabasas, CA: Author.
National Council on Economic Education. (1997). Voluntary
national content standards in economics. New York:
Author.
National Standards in Foreign Language Education Project.
(1996). Standards for foreign language learning: Preparing
for the 21st century. Lawrence, KS: Allen Press.
Geography Education Standards Project. (1994).
Geography for life: National geography standards.
Washington, DC: National Geographic Research and
Exploration.
Content Area
Documents
Joint Committee on National Health Education Standards.
(1995). Moving into the future: National health education
standards: Achieving health literacy. Reston, VA:
Association for the Advancement of Health Education.
National Association for Sport and Physical Education.
(1995). Moving into the future: National standards for
physical education: A guide to content and assessment. St.
Louis: Mosby.
International Technology Education Association. (2000).
Standards for technology literacy: Content for the study of
technology. Reston, VA: Author.
Health
Physical Education
Technology
 Figure 6.3 shows organization of terms. (See below)
Subject Area
Mathematics
Science
English Language
Arts
History
 General
History
 US History
 World
History
Geography
Civics
Economics
Health
Physical Education
The Arts
 Arts
General
 Dance
 Music
 Theater
 Visual Arts
Technology
TOTALS
Figure 6.3 Number of Terms Per Level in Each Subject Area
Level 1 (K-2)
Level 2 (3-5)
Level 3 (6-8)
Level 4 (9-12)
80
190
201
214
100
166
225
282
83
245
247
223
685
773
798
162
0
560
154
319
123
270
148
1311
425
0
89
45
29
60
57
245
212
145
68
68
100
301
258
210
89
75
50
297
300
213
155
77
34
843
859
613
341
280
241
14
18
14
5
3
23
782
36
24
83
14
41
47
2398
30
42
67
35
24
56
2352
9
37
32
13
8
79
2391
89
121
196
67
76
205
7923
Two Items of Interest
1. Highly uneven distribution of terms across content areas (History)
2. Large number of terms at Level 2 (grades 3 – 5)
Totals