FPS of Virginia Glossary

Q

 

Qualifying Problem

 

Quick Reference Guide

R

 

Rank/Rankings

 

Ranks of Royalty

 

Rare

 

Raw Score

 

Registration

 

Relevant (R)

 

Relevance of the Action Plan

 

Relevance of connection of criteria to the underlying problem

 

Research

 

Research applied

 

Resource Page

 

Rules of the Competition

 

S

 

"Santa Claus"

 

Scenario Performance (ScP)

 

Scenario Writing

 

Scholarship

 

Scoresheet

 

Scoring Guidelines

 

Senior Division

 

Solution Ideas

State Bowl

State Bowl Coordinator

 

State Director

 

Stem

 

Steps

 

Superlative

 

T

 

Topic

 

E. Paul Torrance

 

Total Rank Sum (TRS)

 

Training Booklet

 

U

 

Underlying Problem

 

V

 

vafps.org

 

W

 

Warm-up Fuzzy

 

Why (W) for the Challenge

 

Why (W) for the Solution Idea

 

Workshop

 

Wythe Award

 

Y

 

Yes (Y)




Glossary terms A - I

Glossary terms H - Z




 

F

 

Fact Sheet

 

Flexibility

 

Fluency

 

Focus

FPSPI Association

 

FPSP Mart

 

Future Problem Solving

 

Future Problem Solving Program International (FPSPI)

 

Future Problem Solving of Virginia (VAFPS)

 

Future Scene

 

Future Scene Charge

 

Future scene parameters

 

Futuristic Thinking

 

Fuzzy

 

G

 

Generic Criteria

 

Global Issues Problem Solving (GIPS)

 

Grade level division

 

Grid/evaluation of solution ideas

 

H
 

Host bid

 

"Hanging Judge"

 

Humaneness

 

I

 

Impact

 

Individual

 

Individual Competition

 

Insightful

 

International Conference (IC)
 

 

J

 

Junior Division

 

 

K

 

Key Tips

 

Key Verb

 

Key Verb Phrase (KVP)

 

M

 

Middle Division

 

Modified Criteria

 

"Mover & Shaker"

 

O

 

Originality Bonus

 

Overall Scoring Scales

 

P

 

Parameters

 

Perhaps (P) for challenges

 

Perhaps (P) for Solution Ideas

 

Postmark Deadline

 

Power Strategies

 

Practice Problem 1

 

Practice Problem 2

 

Presentation of the Action Plan

 

Purpose of the Underlying Problem

A

 

Action-based Problem Solving (AbPS)

 

Action Plan
 

Adequacy/Importance
of the Underlying Problem

 

Adult Division

 

Advanced Criteria

 

Affiliate

 

Affiliates Council

 

Affiliate Director

 

At-large Bid

 

B

 

Bid

 

Board of Trustees

 

Booklet

 

Booklet Submission

Brainstorming

 

C

 

Calendar

 

Categories

 

Challenges

 

Charge

 

Clarity

 

Coach

 

Community Problem Solving (CmPS)

 

Condition Phrase

 

Convergent Thinking

 

Correctly Written

Correctly Used

 

Cover Sheet

 

Creative

 

Creative Problem Solving

 

Creative Strength

 

Criteria

 

D

 

Deadline

 

Development of the Action Plan

 

District

 

District Bid

 

Divergent Thinking

 

Duplicate

 

E

 

Effectiveness

 

Elaboration

 

Evaluation Criteria

 

Evaluation Director

Evaluation grid

Evaluation Scale

 

Evaluator

 

Executive Board