ILTS Family and Consumer Sciences (217) flashcards

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NASAFACS standards

National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences Education: 16 areas of study with comprehensive standards and competencies that guide curriculum design and assessment in FCS programs.

Formative versus summative evaluation

Formative evaluation occurs during program delivery to improve instruction; summative evaluation occurs after completion to judge overall outcomes and effectiveness.

FCCLA

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America: the Career and Technical Student Organization aligned with Family and Consumer Sciences education, offering leadership and competitive events.

Logic model components

A program planning and evaluation framework linking inputs and activities to outputs, short-term outcomes, and long-term impact, used to justify FCS program results.

Mandated reporting

Legal obligation of educators and care professionals to report suspected child abuse or neglect to designated authorities, typically within a state-specified time frame.

Object permanence

Piaget's sensorimotor achievement, emerging around 8 to 12 months, in which a child understands that objects continue to exist when out of sight.

Authoritative parenting

Baumrind's style combining high warmth with high, reasoned control; associated with the most favorable child outcomes in self-regulation and social competence.

Secure attachment

Ainsworth attachment pattern in which an infant uses the caregiver as a safe base, shows distress at separation, and is readily comforted upon reunion.

Erikson identity versus role confusion

Adolescent psychosocial stage in which the task is forming a coherent sense of self; failure results in uncertainty about roles and values.

Family life cycle stages

Carter and McGoldrick's sequence: leaving home, joining families through marriage, families with young children, families with adolescents, launching children, and later life.

Tasks of mourning

Worden's grief framework: accept the reality of loss, process the pain, adjust to a world without the deceased, and find an enduring connection while moving forward.

Developmentally appropriate practice

Teaching grounded in knowledge of typical child development, each child's individual characteristics, and the social and cultural context of the child's family.

Macronutrient energy values

Carbohydrate and protein supply 4 kilocalories per gram, fat supplies 9, and alcohol supplies 7; total energy intake is the sum of these contributions.

Temperature danger zone

The range from 40 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit in which foodborne bacteria multiply most rapidly; perishable food should not remain there beyond two hours.

Poultry internal temperature

The safe minimum internal temperature for poultry, including ground poultry, is 165 degrees Fahrenheit, measured with a food thermometer in the thickest part.

Acceptable macronutrient distribution ranges

Adult AMDRs: 45 to 65 percent of calories from carbohydrate, 20 to 35 percent from fat, and 10 to 35 percent from protein.

Maillard reaction

Browning reaction between amino acids and reducing sugars under dry heat that produces flavor and color compounds, as in seared meat and toasted bread.

DASH eating pattern

Dietary approach emphasizing fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy, and potassium, calcium, and magnesium while limiting sodium to lower blood pressure.

Gluten-containing grains

Wheat, barley, rye, and triticale contain gluten; people with celiac disease must avoid them and use certified gluten-free grains such as rice, corn, and quinoa.

Compound interest formula

A equals P times the quantity one plus r over n raised to the power n times t, where P is principal, r the annual rate, and n compounding periods per year.

Rule of 72

Estimate of the years required to double an investment by dividing 72 by the annual interest rate, such as 72 divided by 6 equals 12 years.

FICA payroll deductions

Mandatory payroll taxes funding Social Security at 6.2 percent and Medicare at 1.45 percent of wages, matched by the employer, deducted from gross pay.

Annual percentage rate

The annualized cost of credit, expressed as a percentage and required to be disclosed under the Truth in Lending Act, allowing comparison across lenders.

Credit freeze

A consumer protection tool restricting access to a credit file to prevent new accounts being opened fraudulently, used in response to identity theft.

Opportunity cost

The value of the next-best alternative given up when a resource, such as money or time, is committed to one use rather than another.

Renters insurance coverage

A policy covering a tenant's personal property and personal liability, but not the building structure, which is the landlord's responsibility.

Wool fiber properties

A protein fiber with natural crimp that provides warmth and resilience, felts under heat, moisture, and agitation, and is relatively flame resistant.

Bias grain

The diagonal direction of woven fabric at 45 degrees to the warp and weft, producing the greatest stretch and used for draping and binding.

Knit fabric structure

Fabric formed by interlocking loops of yarn, giving natural stretch and recovery, unlike woven fabric made by interlacing warp and weft yarns.

Elements of design

Line, form, space, texture, and color: the fundamental visual components combined using design principles in apparel and interior design.

Complementary color scheme

A design plan using colors opposite each other on the color wheel, producing high contrast and visual intensity when used together.

Universal design

Seven principles for environments usable by all people without adaptation, including equitable use, flexibility, low physical effort, and appropriate size and space.