Keywords Flashcards

1
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Define aim.

A

what you are hoping to achieve through a project.

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2
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Define analyse

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Examine in detail to show meaning, identify elements and the relationship between them.

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3
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Define argument.

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A series of statements containing reasons and evidence which support a claim about a global issue.

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4
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Define assessment.

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Formative assessment enables the teachers to assess progress against learning objectives and give feedback to move learners forward.

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5
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Define bias.

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Unfairly prejudiced for or against something or someone.

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6
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Define causes.

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Responsible for making something happen.

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7
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Define citation.

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A reference to a specific piece of work in the body of a document.

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Define claim.

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To state asses that something is true (verb) ; a statement or assertion about an issue (noun)

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9
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Define collaborate.

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When two or more individuals work together to solve a problem, collaboration is similar to cooperation, most collaboration requires some form of leadership.

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10
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Define communicate.

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To share idea or feelings or info with other people.

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Define conclusion.

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A judgement reached by reflecting or arguments, reasoning and evidence.

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12
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Define consequences.

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Results or effects of something.

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13
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Define local.

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Relating to a particular area or neighborhood.

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Define national perspective.

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A viewpoint on a national issue which is supported by reasoning and evidence.

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15
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Define opinion.

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A view or judgement formed about something not based on fact or knowledge.

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16
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Define personal perspective.

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An individual’s response to an issue after learning, reflection and reasoning.

17
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Define perspective.

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A viewpoint or an issue based on evidence and reasoning.

18
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Define point of view.

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A particular attitude, perspective or way of looking at an issue.

19
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Define prediction.

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What someone thinks may happen in the future.

20
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Define reasoning.

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Thinking about something in a logical, coherent way.

21
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Define recommend.

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To suggest and give reasons.

22
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Define references.

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Citation or quotation of a source of info reproduced in a report.

23
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Define reflection.

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Thinking about or considering something in depth.

24
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Define reliability

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the extent to which a research method, experiment, test or measuring peocudure will get the same results every time.

25
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Define research.

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The systematic study of a global issue to find evidence and develop understanding.

26
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Define suggest.

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Apply knowledge and understanding to situations where there are a range of valid response in order to make proposals/put forward consideration.

27
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Define support.

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To give evidence, examples, information, discuss and explain - to help others.

28
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Define teamwork.

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To work in a group towards a project aim.

29
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Define test a claim.

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To explain how to check the accuracy of a claim.

30
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Define trend.

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A general direction in which something is developing or changing.

31
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Define topic.

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A general subject or field of enquiry that has global relevance.

32
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Define validity.

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The extent to which an expression, survey, or test, measure what it is supposed to measure.

33
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Define value judgement.

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An assessment of something as Good or bad in terms of someone’s standards or priorities.

34
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Define vested interests.

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a personal reason for involvement in an undertaking or a situation, especially expecting financial or some other gain.

35
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Define analyse.

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Examine in detail to show meaning, identify elements and the relationship between them.

36
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Define describe.

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State the points of a topic/give characteristics and main features,

37
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Define evaluate.

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judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something.

38
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Define explain.

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Set out purposes or reason/made the relationship between things clear/say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence.

39
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Define identify.

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Name/Select/Recognise