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- Auguste Comte (1798-1857) : Auguste Comte refers to the founder of Positivism and coiner of the term Sociology. He felt that cultures passed through three stages in the way they explained phenomena: the theological, the metaphysical, and the scientific.
Authentic assessment refers to evaluation based on real performance, rather than test performance, showing mastery of a task
Authenticity (Erikson) Ritualization characterizing the third stage of development. This involves playful role authenticity (May)
Author refers to the person or persons responsible for a technical paper; a literature search via an author's name can be profitable source of additional references.
Authoritarian instruction refers to a restrictive style of instruction in which the teacher makes absolute demands and uses threats or force, that is "if necessary" to ensure that students comply