MYP Command Terms Flashcards
Account for
present a reasoned case for the existence of something
Analyse
provide a comparison in detail of the causes and any possible effects of how the thing under consideration has developed or happened.
Apply
to apply your knowledge of a particular thing, say the monetary or fiscal policy, to a given situation.
Assess
measure and judge the magnitude or quality of something.
Calculate
specific knowledge’ that you should have i.e. a formula.
Comment
requires you to draw some conclusions about the issue under consideration.
Compare/Compare and contrast
describe two situations and present the similarities and differences between them.
Consider
asking fro reflections on the different options/alternatives that may exist to resolve / solve / defeat or possibly correct the problem that has been posed.
Define
a very clear and correct definition is given of a specific word or concept.
Describe
provide a description of a given situation.
Discuss
consider a statement or to offer a considered review of or balanced argument about a particular topic.
Distinguish
make clear their understanding of similar terms.
Evaluate
make an appraisal of a situation.
Explain
make intelligible and give reasons for a concept or idea.
How
requires the details be explained about how something is achieved or has been stopped or whatever other exercise the question is asking you to perform.
Justify
asking a student to explain the reasons why or for what reason something is happening or maybe not happening.
Outline
the main features relating to the issue to be given.
To what extent
evaluate the success or otherwise of one argument or concept over another.
What
clarify the nature of something, in contrast to either a temporal dimension or a spatial dimension.
What is
give an explanation about something.
Which
make a decision from the range of choices, decisions or methods.
Why
present reasons for the existence of something.
